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Wall Street expects big third quarter profits for Tyson Foods
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAnalysts predict Tyson Foods will earn $387 million in fiscal third quarter net income, a gain of 45% from the year-ago period. That equates to 93 cents per...
View ArticleThe NWA Free Health Clinic changes name to ‘WelcomeHealth’
A long-time area provider of free and affordable healthcare services has a new name as part of an expanded effort to offer medical services to a broader audience.The Northwest Arkansas Free Health...
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Medicare, Medicaid programs turns 50, covered 53.8 million people in 2014
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comAs Congress continues its never-ending debate about Obamacare and Arkansas legislators consider alternatives to the...
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Bank of Fayetteville acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville’s oldest hometown bank, is being acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart to form a $1 billion financial...
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Tyson Foods names new board member
Tyson Foods has named Mikel Durham as a new board member which was made effective July 30.Durham will be an independent director. She serves as the chief commercial officer of CSM Bakery Solutions, a...
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Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit bring their No. 1 album to downtown Fort Smith
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comIf great live music is religion, then more than 3,500 people gathered for some church at the inaugural Peacemaker Music & Arts Festival with...
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Beat the Heat Luncheon promotes hydration education for area coaches
story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to The City WireRhonda Fincher lost her son to heat stroke 20 years ago and has worked since then to educate coaches, parents and athletes on the importance of...
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Self-correcting homo sapiens
guest commentary by Daniel MaherEditor’s note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire to deliver an ongoing series of...
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Former Arkansas Senate Chief of Staff goes ‘Inside the Arkansas Legislature’
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netFormer Arkansas State Senate Chief of Staff Bill “Scoop” Lancaster has a new book out...
View ArticleThe FOP should end its investigation effort
The City Wire editorialadmin@thecitywire.comA decision by the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police to “investigate” certain members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors is as understandable as it is...
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ArcBest second quarter income up 16%, year-to-date income up more than 72%
ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter net income of $19.967 million, up 16% compared to the same quarter of 2014, thanks in large part to a more than 13% reduction in fuel and supplies expenses and an...
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Quarterly income up 31.9% for Tyson Foods, revenue up more than 40% (Updated)
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout.A more than $900 million gain in prepared food segment revenue helped push fiscal third...
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UA System to lead on tech, workforce solutions with $20 million NSF grant
The new Center for Advanced Surface Engineering, a collaboration between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas industries, will be funded from part of a $20 million grant from the National Science...
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EPA issues state carbon emission rules, Gov. Hutchinson opposes the plan
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe federal Environmental Protection Agency on Monday released its final rules on President Obama’s far-reaching and...
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Little Rock-based Arkansas Children’s Hospital eyes Springdale for new facility
story by Kim Souza and Talk Business & Politicsksouza@thecitywire.comA growing population in Northwest Arkansas and continued benevolent support for Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation are two...
View ArticleAvoiding the escalation
guest commentary by John Burris, courtesy of Talk Business & PoliticsEditor’s note: John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature and the author of this opinion column. He can be...
View ArticleDr. Rahim Khorassanizadeh joins Sparks Health System
Dr. Rahim Khorassanizadeh, an endocrinologist, has joined Sparks Health System in Fort Smith. His clinic, Sparks Thyroid and Endocrinology, is located at 4700 N. Kelley Highway.Board certified in...
View ArticleATU-Ozark gets green light on logistics management class
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted approval to Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to offer an Associate of Applied Science in Logistics Management beginning...
View ArticleBeall Barclay & Company hires Patrick Deakins, Robert Floyd
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company has hired Patrick Deakins and Robert Floyd. Deakins will work in the company’s Rogers office, with Floyd working in Fort Smith.Deakins was named senior...
View ArticleCooper Clinic adds audiologist to ENT department
Dr. Jason Johnson, an audiologist has joined the Cooper Clinic Department of Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy. His services include hearing and balance testing for all ages, customized hearing aid...
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