Wal-Mart names Chinese shoe company ‘Supplier of the Year’
Wal-Mart Stores named Calson Investment Limited as its “supplier of the year” for fiscal 2015 at the retailer’s beginning year meetings held in Orlando last week (Feb. 2 -5).Calson is based in China...
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Hutchinson signs private option bill, new tax cut bill proposed
story by Michael Wilkey, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netGov. Asa Hutchinson signed the funding bill for the state’s Private Option program securing spending authority...
View ArticleExecutive shifts at J.M. Smucker Company
On the heels of the Big Heart Pet Brands acquisition, J.M. Smucker announced a series of key executive promotions. The board of directors have approved the following changes, effective April 1.Vincent...
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Take Back the Fort effort ends first week with 398 'firm' signatures
The group seeking to change the form of government in Fort Smith collected just short of 400 signatures during their first full week of the petition process.Take Back the Fort 2015 first met Jan. 16 to...
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Report says UA Fayetteville has $1.2 billion annual economic impact
Just a day after a $692.175 million appropriation bill for the University of Arkansas system was filed in the Arkansas General Assembly, UA officials issued a report that the flagship university in...
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P.A.M. Transportation sees stellar profits in 2014, driver problems persist
P.A.M. Transportation Services was on course for record earnings to end 2014, but a recent $5.6 million lawsuit and anticipated settlement over minimum wage violations reduced profits for the fourth...
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Wal-Mart’s small format push not new, but offers new opportunities
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTiming is everything when it comes to hitting the curve balls that are the constantly changing trajectories of the retail sector. History is also a great coach,...
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State Chamber planning workforce needs, opportunities push
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is preparing a major campaign to call attention to the state’s workforce needs and...
View ArticleHutchinson appoints directors for ADEQ, Veterans Affairs, and Securities
Gov. Asa Hutchinson named three new cabinet-level positions on Tuesday.Hutchinson announced Becky Keogh as Director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), Lt. Colonel Matt Snead as...
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Fort Smith Board debates auto and property insurance costs, options
A more than $230,000 difference between two bids for the city of Fort Smith’s auto and property insurance did not present an easy choice for members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors who on Tuesday...
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Amendments filed to select Supreme Court Justices, extend county terms
story by Michael Wilkey, with Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netArkansas voters may decide next year on a plan to select – versus elect – the state’s Supreme Court justices, if a...
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USA Truck posts 2014 income of $6 million, ends five years of losses
If there is a comeback kid in the Arkansas corporate world, it would have to be Van Buren-based USA Truck. Officials with the long-haul trucking and logistics company announced 2014 net income of...
View ArticleBe careful what you say around your TV
guest commentary by Ethan NoblesEditor’s note: Ethan Nobles is an attorney in Benton focusing on real estate, contracts, wills, trusts, incorporations and other areas of law as the mood...
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2015 ‘Home and Living Show’ to promote life in the Fort Smith area
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireThe annual Home Show presented by the Greater Fort Smith Association of Homebuilders will run from Friday, Feb. 20, through Sunday, Feb. 22, and this...
View ArticleWal-Mart eyes a liquor license in Texas
Adult beverages are one of the faster growing categories at Wal-Mart Stores and one of the ways the retail giants seeks to woo Millennials. But Texas law prohibits publicly held corporations from...
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New events, Crystal Bridges focus of Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber banquet
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comThe collaborative nature of the Bentonville/Bella Vista community, as well as all of Northwest Arkansas, seemed to be a theme at the 88th Annual...
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Valentine’s Day weekend could deliver ice and snow to Arkansas
All of Arkansas could be covered in ice and snow beginning Sunday night (Feb. 15) and into Monday, according to a report from AccuWeather.Overall, AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski reports that...
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Andrew Gibson joins Atlas Technology Group
Atlas Technology Group of Bentonville has named Andrew Gibson as chief data scientist. He will report directly to Nicholas Dozier, president of the retail data consultant group.“Andrew’s...
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Sean Connolly to become CEO of ConAgra Foods
Sean Connolly will become CEO of ConAgra Foods effective April 6 upon the retirement of Gary Rodkin.Rodkin will serve as a senior advisor to the company between April 6 and the end of May. Most...
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Latest trends offered at Northwest Arkansas Home Show this weekend
story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to The City WireBuilding or remodeling a home will become easier for area residents this weekend (Feb. 13, 14, and 15) with the opening of the 25th annual...
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