World Trade Center Arkansas receives $207,000 SBA grant
The World Trade Center of Arkansas in Rogers received its third round of grant funding from the State Trade Export Program (STEP). This year's award totaled $207,535.The grant was created to increase...
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The City Wire editorialadmin@thecitywire.comThe last line in the 1970 hit movie “M.A.S.H” is simple and emotionally fitting: “That is all.” It now seems a simple and fitting response to a speech Monday...
View ArticleUAFS to host Sept. 11 memorial art exhibit
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host a memorial exhibit from Sept. 8-11 in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks.The exhibit will contain prints of...
View ArticleSiloam Springs Regional Hospital joins statewide stroke response network
Siloam Springs Regional Hospital has joined with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to provide emergency care for stroke patients in the region.Called AR SAVES (Arkansas Stroke...
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Dennis Smiley pleads guilty to bank fraud, faces prison and restitution
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFormer Arvest Bank President H. Dennis Smiley on Tuesday (Aug. 25) waived indictment and entered a guilty plea of bank fraud in federal court on before U.S....
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Oshkosh wins $30 billion JLTV award, Arkansas plant misses the cut
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAlways a bridesmaid, never a bride. Arkansas lost another bid for a superproject. After courting three of the nation’s...
View ArticleTyson Foods files opening brief in Supreme Court for overtime case
Tyson Foods filed its opening brief with the Supreme Court who is hearing the meat giant’s challenge to lower-court rulings that awarded a $5.8 million class-action payout for 3,300 employees at an...
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Good Roads group calls for special session to consider 10-cent gas tax hike
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comThe Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, a group that advocates for transportation investment and spending, is...
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‘Parker’s Anchor’ to film in Fayetteville, key actor from Fort Smith
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comA Hollywood-based movie production company is partnering with Northwest Arkansas businesses to help create the company’s next theatrical production. The...
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5781 sides reach out to Fayetteville voters in the weeks before Sept. 8 vote
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comA line is drawn in the sand as the two sides of a proposed controversial ordinance in Fayetteville move into the final two weeks trying to encourage...
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Fort Smith Board demands more info on city health benefit plan
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comIt soon became apparent Tuesday (Aug. 25) that at least four members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors are not happy with a pitch by city Human...
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Still on the Hill delights concert goers at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to The City WireBarefoot children frolicked among picnic blankets and lawn chairs at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks (BGO) Tuesday (Aug. 25) as more than 400...
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Kaiser Foundation report praises Arkansas’ Private Option program
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comArkansas’ private option has reduced the state’s uninsured ranks, reduced uncompensated care, and strengthened the...
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Former NWACC boss launching women’s empowerment program
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWhen Dr. Becky Paneitz walked away in 2013 from her 10 years as president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, she had no long-term plans for what she would...
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U.S. GDP revised up to 3.7% in second quarter, better than estimates
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comIn the “second revision” of the nation’s real gross domestic product, or GDP, the federal report shows the U.S....
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Bentonville’s Sugar Creek Days includes bank robbery, music
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comJust a heads up, but there will be a bank robbery on the Bentonville Square on Sept. 4. And some local officials may be accomplices.But it will all be in...
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Wal-Mart kicks off Christmas toy deals before Labor Day, other retailers to...
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comHoliday toy sale competitions among retailers don’t usually begin until early October, but Wal-Mart has announced a preemptive strike as it kicks off the 2015...
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The Video Wire: Hoverboards and Hogs
A “future” school that could teach Fort Smith students how to build “Back To The Future” style hoverboards is in the works. That’s according to the recent edition of The Video Wire, which has been...
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Tusk to Tail: Godfather and the others all in for another Hog season
story by David RiceEditor’s note: Welcome to the fourth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog fans who have been tailgating together...
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Fort Smith general fund revenue up 4.4% in January-July period
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
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