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The Supply Side: Hispanics provide growth potential for suppliers, retailers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and...
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Whirlpool submits revised pollution mitigation plan to ADEQ
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFull-scale chemical oxidation treatments of a chemical plume in south Fort Smith will not happen until Spring 2016 while a soil monitoring station will be...
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Economy, public projects focus of Mayor Freeman’s state of the city talk
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comVan Buren is still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, as evidenced by a mix of sales tax figures, number of building permits issued and other...
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Sources: Headquarter job cuts ongoing at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetail insiders and consultants to Wal-Mart Stores have told The City Wire the annual job elimination drill at corporate headquarters has been ongoing for the...
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Arkansas one of six states to post year-over-year jobless rate rise
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire and presented by Fort Smith-based Benefit Bank. Other supporting sponsors of The...
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U.S. farm bill vote will test Cotton, Pryor positions
On Monday, federal lawmakers announced that an agreement on a U.S. farm bill had been made. The move includes a variety of changes that Senate and House members have opposed, and an upcoming vote on...
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Van Buren Chamber sees growth, new relationships under Krutsch's leadership
story by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comThe Van Buren Chamber of Commerce of today looks drastically different than the chamber of 2007. When Jackie Krutsch came to the organization more than...
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Non-farm job growth gains impressive for Northwest Arkansas, Jonesboro areas
Northwest Arkansas’ nonfarm job growth percentage ranked No. 11 in the nation last year out of 372 metro areas, according to figures posted Tuesday (Jan. 28) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...
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Fort Smith Convention Center sees revenue rise in 2013
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Convention Center saw a drop in the number of events it hosted in 2013, but that did not stop the event center from having one of its best...
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Local startup hosts Ben & Jerry’s execs in Springdale
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s a long way from Burlington, Vt., to Springdale, but the communities do have something in common, according to Ben & Jerry’s chairman Jeff...
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NWA city sales tax revenue up 5.6% in January report
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSales tax revenue rose 5.6% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in January. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received...
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Arkansas Sens. Pryor, Boozman critical of Obama’s State of the Union address
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comPresident Barack Obama delivered his fifth annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night (Jan. 28) in Washington, and...
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Political fight to continue on ‘far from a perfect’ federal farm bill
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comDemocrats and U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., will do all they can to make political hay with U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton’s vote Wednesday (Jan. 29) against the...
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Retail experts note potential, threats for new Wal-Mart CEO
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAnalysts and retail experts anticipate strong, charismatic leadership from Doug McMillon when he takes the reins from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke on...
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Ross rails against ‘raw politics’ during stops in Fort Smith, Greenwood
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA long pause ensued after Democratic gubernatorial candidate and former Arkansas Congressman Mike Ross was asked his thoughts about President...
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Rising propane prices put pressure on poultry industry
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCasey Wilson, a poultry grower near Huntsville, Ark., said three of his seven houses are heated with propane gas and with two-week old birds and frigid...
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Arkansas Best full year net income reaches $15.8 million, beats estimates...
Net income during 2013 for Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. was $15.8 million, much better than the $7.7 million loss in 2012 and the most the company has earned in a year since 2008. The per share...
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Wal-Mart agrees on pay structure for CEOs McMillon, Cheesewright
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has outlined the pay structure for the two highest ranking CEOs recently promoted from within the company ranks. The contract details were spelled out in filings with the...
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Walmart, Walton Family help Jones Center shave energy costs
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe Jones Center is an energy cow eating up almost $570,000 in annual utility costs. The lights alone burn through $30,000 per month. But that’s about to change...
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Bank of the Ozarks acquires Summit Bank for $216 million
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerLittle Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks announced Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with Summit Bancorp, Inc. and...
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