Springdale Chamber highlights workforce training plan
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce highlights a menu of 10 suggested actions to create a seamless workforce training system that upgrades workplace skills faster and more efficiently. The plan, a...
View ArticleFort Smith Board approves bonds for Dixie Cup, conducts review of city boss
The Fort Smith Board of Directors Tuesday (Nov. 18) voted unanimously to approve a resolution regarding the issuance of $55 million in bonds for Dixie Consumer Products that will add 15 jobs to the...
View ArticleNWACC Health Center garners LEED certification
NorthWest Arkansas Community College has received silver LEED certification for its Center for Health Professions, which opened in early 2013.The structure is the college’s first green building...
View ArticleFedEx delivers holiday trees to military families
FedEx Corp. and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation again are joining together to deliver 17,000 Christmas Trees to service members and their families this holiday season.This year marks the 10th...
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Phoenix Village mall owner acquires Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith
Lance Beaty, the developer who transformed the eyesore that was once Phoenix Village Mall into an area that is now home to more than 1,100 jobs, hopes he is able to perform similar magic on the iconic...
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Survey: Moms peg family time as top Thanksgiving priority
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTurkey Day traditions run deep within family tapestries and though it’s historically a day of big family meals, football and afternoon naps, shopping in recent...
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Tyson Foods boss predicts 12% earnings growth in 2015
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCEO Donnie Smith said Tyson Foods “2.0” is at the beginning of a new growth phase with the integration of Hillshire Brands it acquired earlier this year at a...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center hires vice president of operations
Walton Arts Center announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that Wendy Riggs will join the arts center as vice president of operations. Riggs brings over 30 years of arts and venue management, marketing,...
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Car-Mart quarterly profits of $7.51 million beat expectations
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAmerica’s Car-Mart is beginning to reap the rewards of its disciplined business model. The company posted net profits of $7.519 million in its second quarter of...
View ArticleDollar General in talks with FTC over Family Dollar
Dollar General Corporation affirmed its commitment to the acquisition of Family Dollar Stores in a statement to the media on Wednesday (Nov. 19).The discounter said it is actively engaged in...
View ArticleScammers prompt Wal-Mart to tweak online price matching policy
Less than a week after Wal-Mart said it would match prices with online retailers in its stores, scammers found a way to cheat the system. Shoppers showed store cashiers a bogus online Amazon ad print...
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Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith metro post income gains in 2013
Of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, five had per capita personal income growth and three posted declines in 2013 compared to 2012. Only three Arkansas counties – Pulaski, Union and...
View ArticleBlythe found guilty of bankruptcy fraud, faces up to 15 years in prison
Longtime Fort Smith car dealer and business man Randy Blythe has been found guilty of three counts of bankruptcy fraud and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.A jury issued the...
View ArticleDillard’s shares surge on talks of a real estate spin off
Investors of Dillard’s Inc. enjoyed a hefty $10 jump in share price on Thursday (Nov. 20) as the stock rose 9.4% to $121.14 per share in very active trading.The rally was linked to an announcement from...
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Whirlpool says TCE pollution plume reduced up to 80% in some areas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhirlpool claimed in a Nov. 17 letter to Fort Smith City Administrator that levels of toxic potentially cancer causing trichloroethylene (TCE) hasv been...
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NLRB accuses OK Foods of union vote interference, calls for a new election
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA May 1 vote against unionizing at the Fort Smith-based OK Foods processing facility in Heavener, Okla., has been thrown out by the National Labor Relations...
View ArticleBlueinGreen, partners garner contract with city of Fayetteville
BlueInGreen and its partners, Pinnacle Ozone Solutions and PCI Inc., suppliers of ozone process technology and equipment, announced that they have been selected to provide a new ozone system for the...
View ArticlePicasolar raises $1.2 million in equity investments
Picasolar Inc., one of the five startups to watch for 2014 as tagged by The City Wire, announced a recent $1.2 million capital infusion from public and private investors. The investment funds came on...
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NanoMech celebrates a company milestone, expands headquarters
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNanoMech is a dream come true for Dr. Ajay Malshe said he shared his dreams for what would become NanoMech 12 years ago with his wife. They packed...
View ArticleUSA Truck hires execs for Dedicated Freight Team
Greg Lutes has been hired as vice president and general manager to the Dedicated Freight Team at Van Buren-based USA Truck. Steve Kendall was hired as vice president of dedicated sales for the expanded...
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