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Crye-Leike continues to grow market strength in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been six years since Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike Real Estate, expanded the company’s footprint into Northwest Arkansas. He said the local business has...
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Car-Mart shares hit 52-week low on interest rate competition concerns
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comHigher-than-expected loan losses prompted America’s Car-Mart to amend its credit agreement with lenders. The 2% adjustment to credit losses cut third quarter...
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Only one bid received for Sebastian County golf course management
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comSebastian County's hopes of possibly leasing out the golf course at Ben Geren Regional Park appear dim as the only proposal from an outside firm for the golf...
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Wal-Mart quarterly and annual revenue and income miss the mark (Updated)
That was ugly. Not only did Wal-Mart Stores miss by a large margin its fourth-quarter earnings expectations, but the global retailer’s full year net income was down 5.7% compared to the prior year and...
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Wal-Mart to accelerate rollout of small-store format
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConvenience is what consumers want and officials with Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday (Feb. 20) they committed to giving shoppers what they want by doubling the...
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Poll numbers confirm ‘Independent’ streak among Arkansas voters
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA poll conducted this month shows that 43% of voters would vote for an unnamed, generic Republican candidate, while 35% would vote for the Democrat and 22%...
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U.S. doctor shortage will help medical college in Fort Smith recruit students
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA looming doctor shortage in the U.S. that Kyle Parker classifies as a “crisis” is one of the primary reasons the Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation...
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Sebastian County officials pushing online property tax payment system
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comSebastian County property owners are among the first in the state to be able to not only pay personal property taxes online, but also receive eStatements and...
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The Friday Wire: Size matters and a gubernatorial dead heat
Notes about the importance of size, a real-world example of how Obamacare halted a business expansion and the push to sustain sustainability are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for Feb....
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The Friday Wire: A note of gratitude and jail money
A note of thanks, positive home sales in January and the fourth push for a tax to build a new jail in Crawford County are part of the Feb. 21 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith region.NOTES & ANALYSIS•...
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Big plans set for downtown Bentonville Arts District and Markets District
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been less than three months since the city of Bentonville unveiled an ambitious project involving the redevelopment of an 18-acre southeast extension to...
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Sen. Pryor endorses state minimum wage increase
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netU.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., endorsed a proposal to raise the state minimum wage incrementally to $8.50 over...
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Bella Vista POA seeks higher assessments to offset reserve loss
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBella Vista Property Owners Association is seeking a 62.5% rate increase in the monthly fees paid by homeowners in Bella Vista to combat a $60 million shortfall...
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Weather takes bite from February sales tax revenue in NWA
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSales tax revenue dipped 3.5% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in February. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received...
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Arkansas’ ‘Open Carry’ gun law reviewed by UA law professors
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe debate over whether Arkansans can openly carry a firearm in public continues, and this time the University of Arkansas' law school has thrown itself in...
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Consumer saving could further hinder big ticket sales for major retailers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMore consumers plan to sock away their tax refunds which is bad news for retailers like Wal-Mart who are sitting on higher inventory levels two months removed...
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Fort Smith officials talk about how to be more business friendly
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comDevelopment and business friendliness took center stage for much of a more than hour long brainstorming session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Monday...
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More than 260 candidates file for elected offices on first day of filing period
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerDay One of political filing in Arkansas saw contestants for U.S. Senator, Congress, Governor, and Lt. Governor file paperwork at the state...
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Whirlpool to speed up TCE pollution mitigation plan
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhirlpool Corporation has submitted yet another revised Revised Final Work Plan to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) as the company...
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U.S. Chamber exec warns against overregulation of energy industry
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netA U.S. Chamber of Commerce official warned an Arkansas audience that overregulation of fracking...
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