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Frustrated Fort Smith Board OKs insurance deal on city property, vehicles
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireCity directors appeared frustrated with Fort Smith management at the Feb. 17 Board of Directors meeting as part of a discussion to renew insurance for an...
View ArticleSTAR program in place at Mercy Fort Smith
Mercy Fort Smith has announced it is the only certified cancer Survivorship Training and Rehab (STAR) program in Arkansas.Through the Mercy Oncology Rehabilitation certified Survivorship Training and...
View ArticleContract worker in Tennessee dies in Tyson Foods plant accident
An employee of a contract cleaning company died while sanitizing equipment at a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Shelbyville, Tenn., on Tuesday (Feb. 17). James Currier, 38, of Shelbyville fell into the...
View ArticleWal-Mart ‘customer satisfaction’ rating sinks
The new management team at Walmart U.S. has no where to go but up, according to a recent survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index released Wednesday (Feb. 18). While consumers’ overall...
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U.S. cattle supply up slightly, but beef prices not expected to ease
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe next U.S. presidential election may come and go before consumers no longer have to choose between buying a few steaks or making a car payment.Multiple...
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Hutchinson prison expansion, public safety plan to cost $64 million
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerGov. Asa Hutchinson announced a prison reform plan Wednesday that will spend $64 million, including $32 million this biennium, to create an...
View ArticleHarry Robinson Buick GMC receives three annual awards
Harry Robinson Buick GMC has received a 2015 DealerRater Dealer of the Year award, a 2015 DealerRater Consumer Satisfaction Award and a Women’s Choice Award from WomenCertified.The Dealer of the Year...
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Summit Medical changes name, $10 million ER expansion planned
Community Health Systems plans to invest $10 million in an emergency room expansion at Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, and is also changing the name of Summit to Sparks Medical Center – Van...
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America’s Car-Mart third quarter earnings up more than 400%
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comStrong car and truck sales along with more on-time payments at America’s Car-Mart helped to push third quarter net profits to $7.461 million, up 407.5% from the...
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Wal-Mart improves comp sales, income up 2.1% to $16.36 billion (Updated)
story by Kim Souza and Michael Tilleyksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: Updated at the end of the story with other earnings report details.It may have not been a stellar financial year for Wal-Mart...
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McMillon rolls out ‘bold’ $1 billion plan to raise Wal-Mart wages, offer...
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comLess than a year after promising to address worker pay, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon has made what he calls a bold move to invest $1 billion in corporate...
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Redman seeks $40 million lost in ‘onshoring’ deal with Wal-Mart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comPrimary rules of thumb for any partnership is to know your partner and avoid unequally yoked arrangements. That was case for Rogers-based Redman & Associates...
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Now is your chance to ‘Wig Out!’ and ‘Dig In!’
event preview by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comNorthwest Arkansas isn't letting a little winter weather get in the way of a good time. The coming weeks will include "The Great Reveal" at...
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Fort Smith to enjoy Spaghetti Dinner, Grape Escapes, and more
event preview by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comThe coming weeks will offer a diverse sampling of events in the Fort Smith area, including Clayton Conversations, Immaculate Conception's annual...
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The Video Wire: Festival of Murals and frustrated city officials
This week Dawson Meadows updates us on a Mars Petcare expansion that could add up to 95 good-paying manufacturing jobs, insuring more than $240 million in Fort Smith city assets, and a Festival of...
View ArticleNational firms buy the Ranch at Pinnacle Point in Rogers
Balfour Beatty Communities and Block Multifamily Group have acquired the Ranch at Pinnacle Point, a 392-unit multifamily community built in 2007 in northwest Rogers. In this joint venture, Balfour...
View ArticleThe open carry question
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...
View ArticleUAFS, UA System grants emeritus status to Mark Horn
The University of Arkansas System bestowed the title of vice chancellor emeritus to Mark Horn of Fort Smith during a University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Board of Visitors meeting held on UAFS campus...
View ArticleFCRA approves property deal for high-end homes near new ArcBest HQ
The Fort Smith Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) on Thursday (Feb. 19) approved the sale of more than 50 acres that could within the next few years be the location of a subdivision featuring expensive...
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Arkansas House panel OKs bill diverting general funds for highways
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerA bill that would take $2.8 billion from general revenues over 10 years and dedicate the money to highways passed the House Committee on...
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