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Fort Smith park rule change could bring more shows
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comChanges are on the way to Harry E. Kelley Park in downtown Fort Smith and it could mean more shows and booze. A unanimous vote by the Fort Smith Board of...
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Fort Smith area building permit values up 54%
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comEditor’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...
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Sam’s Club ‘Sensory Lab’ tests holiday products
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSam’s Club puts every fresh product sold in its clubs through a rigorous six-step regimen because company officials said its members expect quality, diversity...
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Justice Hannah notes threat to judicial system
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.net Arkansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Jim Hannah sees a threatened future for the state’s independent judicial...
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Local banking preference poll unveiled
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers living in Northwest Arkansas (420,000-plus) have 38 banks to choose from which makes Benton and Washington counties one of the most competitive markets...
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U.S. freight activity rebounds in May
What a difference a month makes. After declines in April, the American Trucking Associations’ truck tonnage index and the Cass Freight Index reported gains in May. The reports from the two...
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3rd District safe for Womack, tough for Democrats
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAnnouncements have been pouring in in recent weeks for every office from state representative to governor. One such announcement was by Republican Thomas...
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Questions raised about Brockovich’s Whirlpool review
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThey did not have to come. They chose to come after Fort Smith residents reached out and asked for help. But now there are questions about where Erin...
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New senior health program caters to ‘mind, body, spirit’
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comWhen a patient lives with a age-related emotional and mental disorder such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the situation takes a toll on the person...
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Grain crop vulnerable to heat over next six weeks
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRain is seen as a blessing from the heavens unless it keeps farmers from planting or harvesting on time.As the rain continued to fall throughout the spring...
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Fort Smith Board approves $3 million landfill upgrade
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAmenities at the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation are about to get a drastic upgrade thanks to the passage of a resolution at Tuesday's (June 18) Board of...
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Food retail is a marketshare game
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSince the great recession five years ago, food retailers and consumer packaged goods suppliers have largely relied on inflation to drive top line revenue growth,...
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Brockovich: I have not abandoned Fort Smith
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThat didn't take long. Less than 24 hours after The City Wire published an article questioning why colleagues of environmental activist Erin Brockovich had...
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Sebastian County OKs new grievance policy
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe personnel manual for county employees has been updated following a vote authorizing the new manual at last night's Sebastian County Quorum Court meeting....
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Growth for suppliers linked to e-commerce
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart is keenly focused on leveraging its assets to boost the bottomline profits in an era when sluggish growth and hyper competition have curtailed top line...
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The Compass Report: Economy slows in Fort Smith area
The Fort Smith regional economy ended 2012 on a positive note, but first quarter 2013 conditions did not continue the trend, according to data collected for The Compass Report. First quarter 2013...
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The Compass Report: Trends positive for NWA economy
Economic conditions in Northwest Arkansas have been strong for several quarters, and the first quarter 2013 economy improved compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. The first quarter 2013 grade of B...
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New accounting rules could help small business
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.net Earlier this month, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) introduced a new framework of standards...
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Duo hope to build on NWA retail sector
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comIt’s a simple concept that excites Adam Kuettel and Christian Baldwin: connect retail ideas with retail experience and, possibly, retail money in such a...
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Fort Smith area home sales flat YTD
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comHomes sales for the month of May were pretty even with the same month last year, though total sales volume in Crawford County was up slightly while Sebastian...
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