Capitol rally opposing gay marriage draws cheers and jeers
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireSupporters of Arkansas’ anti-gay marriage amendment rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, the day before the Arkansas Supreme...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center hires vice president of operations
Walton Arts Center announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that Wendy Riggs will join the arts center as vice president of operations. Riggs brings over 30 years of arts and venue management, marketing,...
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Car-Mart quarterly profits of $7.51 million beat expectations
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAmerica’s Car-Mart is beginning to reap the rewards of its disciplined business model. The company posted net profits of $7.519 million in its second quarter of...
View ArticleDollar General in talks with FTC over Family Dollar
Dollar General Corporation affirmed its commitment to the acquisition of Family Dollar Stores in a statement to the media on Wednesday (Nov. 19).The discounter said it is actively engaged in...
View ArticleScammers prompt Wal-Mart to tweak online price matching policy
Less than a week after Wal-Mart said it would match prices with online retailers in its stores, scammers found a way to cheat the system. Shoppers showed store cashiers a bogus online Amazon ad print...
View ArticleBlythe found guilty of bankruptcy fraud, faces up to 15 years in prison
Longtime Fort Smith car dealer and business man Randy Blythe has been found guilty of three counts of bankruptcy fraud and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.A jury issued the...
View ArticleDillard’s shares surge on talks of a real estate spin off
Investors of Dillard’s Inc. enjoyed a hefty $10 jump in share price on Thursday (Nov. 20) as the stock rose 9.4% to $121.14 per share in very active trading.The rally was linked to an announcement from...
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NWA cookie artist featured in international pastry publications
story by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comMost would agree that baking is an art. Those who don't obviously have never seen one of Amber Ebbrecht's cookies.The 29 year-old Northwest Arkansas...
View ArticleCar-Mart shares surge on strong earnings
Thursday (Nov. 20) was the best one day action for investors of America’s Car-Mart in years. The buy here, pay here used-car dealer shares (NASDAQ: CRMT) surged 14.20% to close at $50.25, a gain of...
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Whirlpool says TCE pollution plume reduced up to 80% in some areas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhirlpool claimed in a Nov. 17 letter to Fort Smith City Administrator that levels of toxic potentially cancer causing trichloroethylene (TCE) hasv been...
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NLRB accuses OK Foods of union vote interference, calls for a new election
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA May 1 vote against unionizing at the Fort Smith-based OK Foods processing facility in Heavener, Okla., has been thrown out by the National Labor Relations...
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Jones Center activities pick up steam, ‘reaching its intended purpose’
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIn just two and a half years there has been tremendous change taking place at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. The sprawling, cavernous facility has...
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Obama unveils immigration plan, Arkansas GOP leader vows to ‘push back’
story by Talk Business & Politics and The City WirePresident Barack Obama used a primetime White House speech to tell a national audience of changes he plans to make to the U.S. immigration...
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Tusk to Tail 2014: Notes on senior players and hopes for another SEC win
from the Tusk to Tail crewEditor’s note: Welcome to the third season of Tusk to Tail, a special “web reality” presentation of the tailgating experience as organized, performed and perfected by a group...
View ArticleBlueinGreen, partners garner contract with city of Fayetteville
BlueInGreen and its partners, Pinnacle Ozone Solutions and PCI Inc., suppliers of ozone process technology and equipment, announced that they have been selected to provide a new ozone system for the...
View ArticlePicasolar raises $1.2 million in equity investments
Picasolar Inc., one of the five startups to watch for 2014 as tagged by The City Wire, announced a recent $1.2 million capital infusion from public and private investors. The investment funds came on...
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NanoMech celebrates a company milestone, expands headquarters
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNanoMech is a dream come true for Dr. Ajay Malshe said he shared his dreams for what would become NanoMech 12 years ago with his wife. They packed...
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Gov. Beebe talks pardons, being Episcopalian, and a ‘positive swagger’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comGov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat who maintains high popularity among voters even as the state shifted to Red, is having fun with his “farewell tour.” There were...
View ArticleWal-Mart adds Tom Horton, former CEO of American Airlines, to its board
Tom Horton, former American Airlines chairman, has been appointed to Wal-Mart Stores Board of Directors as of Friday, Nov. 21. Horton is the 16th member of the retail giant’s board and will serve on...
View ArticleSterne Agee bullish on Simmons First National earnings potential
Simmons First National Corp. management continues to earn the respect of banking analysts at Sterne Agee who recently initiated coverage on the Pine Bluff-based financial institution.The analysts rate...
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