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Marshals Museum fundraising still important after groundbreaking
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe U.S. Marshals Museum will break ground Wednesday (Sept. 24), the 200th anniversary of the Marshals Service's founding. But even with dirt moving at the...
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Startups to Watch: Overwatch app launch, Ecovet scores with I.O. Metro
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The City Wire has consulted with people closely affiliated with Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial programs to compile a list of the five...
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Economic study lays the groundwork for Crawford County jobs growth plan
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was a night full of data that may seem run of the mill or even ordinary to some. But according to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock economist who...
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CPG companies must plan for a digital future or lose market share
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is...
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Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up in September report
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers opened their wallets and purses a little wider mid summer, perhaps spurred on by lower utility bills and lower fuel prices, which boosted the region’s...
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Airport traffic gains continue at Fort Smith, XNA, down in Little Rock
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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Plan proposed to extend Kelley Highway to downtown riverfront
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was announced Tuesday (Sept. 23) that an important link in future infrastructure development along the Arkansas River could become a reality by the end of...
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Arkansas, next Governor need new model for workforce development
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerArkansas has jobs. Arkansas has people who need jobs. Arkansas has too many people who need jobs who can’t do the job.Those problems were...
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UAFS enacts programs to protect students from sexual assault, other issues
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe University of Arkansas at Fort Smith introduced a variety programs Tuesday (Sept. 23) at its Board of Visitors meeting that it said would protect students...
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Latture Sr. praised for river vision, connection to manufacturing
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAn awards banquet held Tuesday night (Sept. 23) in Fort Smith honored the legacy of a man some say is single-handedly responsible for Fort Smith becoming the...
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As pump prices fall below $3 a gallon, local price wars ignite
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comAs pump prices across Arkansas retail locations move below the psychological $3 a gallon level, local price wars are igniting at strategic and high-traffic...
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Large crowd gathers in Fort Smith for U.S. Marshals Museum groundbreaking
story by Ryan Saylor, photos by Michael Tilleyrsaylor@thecitywire.comGround was broken Wednesday (Sept. 24) on the U.S. Marshals Museum along the banks of the Arkansas River near downtown Fort Smith,...
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Wal-Mart expands banking services with Green Dot, legal challenge possible
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart continues its move toward big box banking by unveiling a new checking account partnership with Green Dot Corp. aimed at lower costs for its core...
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Marijuana economic impact of $22.6 million may not play out in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA study released by the personal finance website NerdWallet says if marijuana were legalized in the state of Arkansas, the economic and tax revenue impacts...
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August report sales tax revenue up in Fort Smith, below budget estimate
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFor the third month in a row, Fort Smith sales tax collections have surpassed the same month last year. But even with the increase in revenues, sales tax...
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Field Agent, a mobile market research startup, to go global
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comHow does a retailer or product supplier find the proverbial “Bubba” to review a deer hunting product? Or how would a property manager based in Fayetteville or...
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Exec says culture helps Wal-Mart remain competitive, be able to ‘course correct’
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe retail landscape has never been more competitive even for the almost half-trillion dollars in sales Wal-Mart Stores will report this year. A difference maker...
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Most area public school board seats were unopposed
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWith all the focus on statewide races for governor and U.S. Senate, as well as local special elections on millage rate increases, one likely would not be...
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Fort Smith reviews trail, bikeways plan; may seek funds from street tax
story and photos by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFort Smith citizens were offered the opportunity Thursday (Sept. 25) to have a say in the future of the city's 88-mile trails and greenways master...
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Start date for I-49 widening, expansion in Fayetteville still two years away
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comOne of the largest Interstate 49 work projects outside of the Bella Vista and North Springdale bypasses will be up to $65 million in major improvements on the...
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