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Sam’s Club CEO shines in the spotlight, may be next Target chief
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe recent lackluster first quarter financials from Sam’s Club haven’t tarnished the image of CEO Rosalind Brewer who according to Wall Street’s Brian Sozzi,...
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Mid-South chief continues to advocate for Arkansas workforce training reforms
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netThe West Memphis campus of Mid-South Community College is hyping its musical past with an eye on the...
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Hutchinson, Ross talk vision for future at Delta Group event
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netArkansas gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross spoke in back-to-back appearances to a...
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U.S. Senate, state school boss races drawing headlines in Oklahoma
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comPrimaries take place in Oklahoma on June 24 and all eyes appear to be on the Republican primary to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, a Republican from...
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Brown takes cancer-fighting message to national audiences
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comPatricia Brown has been handed her fair share of hard knocks. Not only a recurrence of breast cancer that has spread to her lungs and other parts of her body,...
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The Supply Side: Is snacking the new health craze?
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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May home sales up in Sebastian County, fall in Crawford County
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCrawford County posted its second consecutive month of declining home sales, while Sebastian County continues posting double digit improvements.For the month...
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May home sales down almost 9% in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMay was a milestone month in Northwest Arkansas as the growing region reached 500,000 in population, helped by those moving to Benton and Washington counties....
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Wal-Mart tests its own health clinics to shave insurance costs
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart has 400 million reasons to aggressively test company-owned heath care clinics in its retail stores, which it recently began piloting in Texas.With more...
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Crawford County officials hear details about spending jail tax proceeds
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Crawford County Quorum Court got their first look at when it will be able to start spending bond monies tied to the voter-approved sales tax to fund...
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Freight reports suggest a healthy U.S. economy for rest of 2014
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comAlthough the first quarter U.S. GDP hit negative territory for the first time in almost three years, two trucking and shipping reports suggest the U.S....
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Arkansas legislators hear about Private Option 2.0
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netArkansas lawmakers heard Tuesday (June 17) about the next wave of Private Option concepts that will be...
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Bricktown Brewery to renovate downtown Fort Smith restaurant, add jobs
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA taste of Oklahoma City's Bricktown is coming to downtown Fort Smith with the news Tuesday (June 17) that Varsity Sports Bar and Grill has been sold to the...
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Springdale Chamber announces $2.6 million ‘Ignite Springdale’ campaign
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been three years in the making but the Springdale Chamber of Commerce made public an economic development plan aimed at creating 3,700 jobs by 2017. The...
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Hutchinson pitches his jobs and tax plans to manufacturers
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comRepublican gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson addressed the onshoring of jobs to the United States and what he said was a burdensome regulatory...
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Legislators say they are near a special session for teacher insurance fix
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerThe House and Senate leaders of a task force charged with addressing soaring school employee health insurance rates said Tuesday (June 17)...
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Sebastian County again searching for an election coordinator
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comSebastian County is on the hunt for an election coordinator for the third time since November 2013 after the latest hire tendered his resignation Monday (June...
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Fort Smith Board rejects legal review, approves fire training center
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFort Smith City Director Philip Merry's third attempt to get a review of the city's legal billings and the formation of a committee to review whether the city...
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Urban agriculture on the rise in Northwest Arkansas
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comWhen Melissa Terry and her husband Flint Richter were children, they grew up on a farm, him near Springfield, Mo. and her in central Arkansas. Their background...
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Action begins with announcements for Fayetteville city races
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCandidates for Fayetteville municipal races cannot start filing to run for office until July 25, but that has not stopped several incumbents and challengers...
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