Real estate newcomer makes career, family gamble in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comKentucky native Stephen Brooks was headed north in his corporate marketing career with Chick-Fil-A when he jumped off the bandwagon and ventured south to...
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Wal-Mart to expand Savings Catcher for the holidays
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWalmart Savings Catcher, a mobile app that compares local sale prices of branded grocery items within a particular region, is being expanded to include toys and...
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Mental health hospital adding 25 jobs, 40 beds with $5.1 million expansion
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA Fort Smith mental health hospital is investing $5.1 million in an expansion that will add a total of 25 jobs.According to Valley Behavioral Health System...
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Bricktown Brewery opens in historic downtown Fort Smith building
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe building at 318 Garrison that was the home of Varsity Sports Grill for more than 20 years may have not served up a cold brew and a hot meal in months, but...
View ArticleMurphy Oil quarterly profits dip as crude oil prices fall
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comEl Dorado oil giant Murphy Oil Corp. saw third quarter earnings fall 10.8% from a year ago as sliding crude prices and weaker international oil demand cut into...
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September job gains push Northwest Arkansas jobless rate down to 4.4%
Big gains in September job numbers and declines in the number of unemployed pushed the Northwest Arkansas jobless rate down to 4.4% compared to 5.5% in September 2013.Metro employment of 223,690 was...
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Slight gains in Fort Smith metro job numbers, tourism jobs reach new high
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View ArticleWal-Mart to close 30 stores in Japan
Wal-Mart’s Japanese business unit Seiyu announced today (Oct. 30) plans to close 30 of its stores as it seeks to revamp that business with more investment in freshness and online shopping.The plan...
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UA officials say Fayetteville Tech Park has had $522 million impact
story by Wesley Brown, with Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe head of the Arkansas Research and Technology Park said Thursday that the “town and gown” collaborative effort between the...
View ArticleOzarks Electric awarded for customer satisfaction efforts
The Palladium Group inducted Ozarks Electric Cooperative into the 2014 Palladium Balanced Scorecard Hall of Fame for Executing Strategy.Since the adoption of the Balanced Scorecard in 2008, Ozarks...
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J.B. Hunt’s Shelley Simpson shares passion for workplace diversity
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWorkplace diversity is a passion for Shelley Simpson, president of the trucking and integrated brokerage operations for logistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport...
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CNG conversion creates cost savings, more jobs for Fort Smith business
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA Fort Smith-based company has added 30 employees this year and compressed natural gas could be part of the reason.Billy Turner, fleet supervisor at Tri-State...
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Wal-Mart, Target hope to capture holiday sales with shipping, savings plans
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe pricing battles between retailers nearly two months before Christmas are heating up as Wal-Mart Stores and competitor Target unveiled plans to sway consumers...
View ArticleABF Freight wins 2014 ATA President’s Trophy
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight has been awarded the American Trucking Associations’ President’s Trophy award for an unprecedented seventh time. No other national carrier has won the category award more...
View ArticleRegulators lift enforcement action against Decatur State Bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. lifted that consent order against Decatur State Bank in September, according to a filing which was made public Friday (Oct. 31.).Decatur State Bank was on the verge...
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Rate hikes, more tonnage boost net income, revenue at ArcBest
Third quarter net income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest was $19.618 million, well ahead of the $13.982 million in the same quarter of 2013, and thanks in large part to an almost 10% gain in ABF Freight...
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USA Truck posts third quarter gain, on track to end five years of losses...
With a better than expected third quarter net income of $2.717 million, Van Buren-based USA Truck is on track in 2014 to end five consecutive years of losses.The third quarter net income of $2.717...
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Arkansas home sales, sales values see healthy gains in September
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets rebounded in September, with year-to-date sales up almost 4% and the value of homes sold up almost 2%. September sales in the four markets were up 7.26% and...
View ArticleNWACC hosts ‘Return to Learn’ workshop
NorthWest Arkansas Community College will offer a workshop on Nov. 11 for individuals interested in taking college credit classes or pursuing a workforce certification or high school equivalency...
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Study: Walmart.com prices beat supercenter and Amazon
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comKantar Retail released its annual price leadership study between mega retail competitors Wal-Mart and Amazon on (Oct. 30), and the results show Walmart.com had...
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