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Gov. Beebe talks about regrets, successes, life after he leaves office
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netDemocratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage recently with political...
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Gala at Peel Mansion Museum features gourmet wine dinner
story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to The City WireSoft white lights, Christmas trees and gleaming wine glasses set the mood for The Gala at The Peel Mansion Museum and Heritage Gardens on...
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Dax Moreton promoted at Arvest Bank Prairie Grove
Arvest Bank promoted Dax Moreton to loan manager in the Prairie Grove market. He replaces Steve Purdy, who is retiring in January after serving as loan manager in Prairie Grove for 19 years.Moreton has...
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Fort Smith Public Library hosts Holiday Open House, hundreds attend
story and photos by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comHundreds of visitors made their way to the Fort Smith Public Library on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for the organization's 12th annual Holiday...
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Osteopathic college in Fort Smith on track, ASU effort hit with a denial
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe planned Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith remains on track for a fall 2016 opening, but the application by...
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Home sales numbers still rising in Crawford, Sebastian counties
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comHome sales across Fort Smith continued to rally through November with another double-digit growth rate marking the third consecutive month of solid gains.Agents...
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Tyson appoints new animal welfare exec
A new leader has been selected to oversee the animal well-being efforts at Tyson Foods. Dr. Christine Daugherty has been named vice president-Animal Well-Being Programs and Technology, replacing Dr....
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NWA home sales market likely to finish 2014 on a high note
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWith two weeks to go before consumers ring in 2015, real estate agents and economists say there is reason for optimism in the housing market based on the growth...
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New study offers options to third Fort Smith high school
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA report presented Monday night (Dec. 15) to the Fort Smith Board of Education appears to throw a wet blanket on previous talk among school officials to...
View ArticleAsa’s cool hand
guest commentary by John Burris. His comments are provided courtesy of Talk Business & Politics. He can be reached by e-mail atJohnburris@capitoladvisorsgroup.comOpinions, commentary and other...
View ArticleNWACC program hits 15 year milestone
For the second straight year, a graduate of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program received a perfect 800 score on the National Physical Therapy Assistant...
View ArticleUAMS Northwest North Street Clinic offers diabetes treatment for Marshallese
The new North Street Clinic on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Fayetteville said it will offer chronic disease management for type 2 diabetes. The clinic is open on Thursdays...
View ArticleWachter Inc. invests $2 million in Lowell expansion
Wachter Inc., a provider of electrical, data, communications, automation and other building systems to Wal-Mart Stores and other business, announced the expansion of its facility in Lowell.The company...
View ArticleNWACC to offer spring science fiction course
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will soon have another special topics course to add to its repertoire. The course, titled “Science Fiction as Literature,” will be instructed by Timothy McGinn and...
View ArticleSpringdale Chamber of Commerce selects 2015 board directors
A slate of five chamber of commerce members has been selected to serve on the Springdale Chamber Board of Directors beginning Jan. 1. The five members in good standing who received the most votes are:...
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Doug Babb to step down as Cooper Clinic CEO, new boss named
Doug Babb, CEO of Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic, one of the largest physician-owned medical groups in Arkansas, is stepping down at the end of 2014. His more than seven-year run as the clinic’s chief...
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XNA pushes through traffic record, enplanements up at Fort Smith
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire and sponsored in the Fort Smith region by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of...
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Private label items give Walmart pricing edge in new study
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWalmart’s private label grocery and consumable products continues to offer substantial savings for consumers watching every dime they spend, according to a...
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Fort Smith Board approves DOJ consent decree, 2015 general fund budget
It was a big dollar, big decision night for the Fort Smith Board of Directors. The Board approved – after a third reading – a roughly $48 million general fund operating budget and accepted the...
View Article‘Parrot Island Water Park’ approved as name for new aquatics center
With a close vote in both bodies, the Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted to approve “Parrot Island Water Park” as the name of the aquatics park now under...
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