Murphy to build 200 fuel stations at Walmart stores
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. on Wednesday (Dec. 26) announced it will build more than 200 new fuel stations at existing Walmart Supercenter locations in the midwest and southeast United States. The...
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Cooper Clinic installs $1.8 million MRI machine
Cooper Clinic on Friday (Dec. 28) received a $1.8 million dollar piece of equipment that will soon allow the physician-owned medical group to double its MRI capability. With the installation of the GE...
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Economy, Wal-Mart top Arkansas stories during 2012
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netEditor’s note: This story is a list of the top stories from a statewide perspective. The City Wire on Wednesday...
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Most Arkansas share prices move higher in 2012
The share prices of the 15 Arkansas-based publicly held companies performed well in 2012, with 10 of the 15 shares ending the year with a price gain. However, the fourth quarter of 2012 was tough, with...
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Recent sales tax revenue growth muted
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers across Northwest Arkansas pulled back spending in October as the region’s four largest cities reported total sales tax revenue collections of $4.12...
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Top NWA stories include Mexico, motorcycles, museum
Editor’s note: Following are the top five news stories in Northwest Arkansas during 2012, as determined by The City Wire staff. Feel free to post in the comments area your thoughts on the top stories...
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Top stories include Whirlpool, Mitsubishi, 188th
Editor’s note: Following are the top five news stories in the Fort Smith metro area during 2012, as determined by The City Wire staff. Feel free to post in the comments area your thoughts on the top...
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Tax credit deal not enough to open Mitsubishi plant
The fiscal cliff deal approved by the U.S. Senate and House earlier this week included extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC), but it’s not what Mitsubishi needs to consider opening its new but...
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Golden Living to settle Medicaid fraud claim
Golden Living agreed to a $613,300 settlement on Wednesday (Jan. 2) for failing to provide adequate wound care at some of its Georgia-based nursing home facilities. Despite the agreement, however, the...
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Big Box retailer Target downgraded
A disappointing holiday season and tougher sales comparisons ahead were enough to prompt an analyst downgrade of Target Corp on Wednesday (Jan. 2).Target shares tumbled to $58.82, down 35 cents, while...
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Arkansas tax revenue continues positive trend
Arkansas tax collections continue to point to a stable economy, with year-to-date revenue up 3.3% and December collections up 7.6%. The driver of tax revenue gains continues to be individual income tax...
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Money raised to save The Great Passion Play (Updated)
Funds have been raised to stop foreclosure on the 677-acre property in Eureka Springs that is home to the iconic Christ of the Ozarks statue and the famed Passion Play. Ada, Okla.-based The Gospel...
View ArticleHormel Foods acquires Little Rock peanut butter plant
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partner On the surface, it appears to be good news in terms of job preservation. International food conglomerate Unilever today (Jan. 3) announced that it has...
View ArticleJonesboro mall property sells for $96 million
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerPublicly-traded Rouse Properties Inc. will acquire the Mall at Turtle Creek and an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing, in Jonesboro for $96.3...
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December was a mixed bag for retailers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers were picky about their shopping habits this recent holiday season causing some retailers to pause for concern while others raked in...
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New counsel named against Wal-Mart in bribery charge
Robin Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP was recently appointed as lead counsel against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in the pending class action suit brought by the City of Pontiac General Employees’ Retirement...
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Online sales grew 14% during the holiday season
Consumers spent $42.3 billion online between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, which marked a 14% increase from the same period in 2011, according to comScore.The latter portion of the season saw...
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Mitchell Communications acquired by Dentsu
Seventeen years ago Elise Mitchell’s dream of starting a world class public relations firm was born at her kitchen table in Fayetteville. She had high hopes at a time well ahead of the growth explosion...
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Competitors take issue with Wal-Mart ads
Competitors tired of being singled out by Wal-Mart touting lower prices in television ads have decided to fight back in several states, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. Wal-Mart ads have...
View ArticleFort Smith area consumer sentiment almost 'downright ugly'
Consumer sentiment ratings by regional consumers dropped significantly in the fourth quarter, down 14.7%, according to the preliminary report released Jan. 4 by the Center for Business Research and...
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