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Reports show online shopper sentiment mixed on in-store pickup option
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEarly reports suggest retail efforts to combine e-commerce orders with in-store pickup have yet to create systems to best capture what could be a lucrative and...
View ArticleArvest expands asset management regions for Smith, Cottrell
Arvest Bank has expanded the territories of Andy Smith and Asa Cottrell.Smith is the regional investment officer for Arvest Asset Management in the Fort Smith, River Valley and Eastern Oklahoma areas....
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NWA commercial building sector growth continues in November
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBuilders across Northwest Arkansas requested new construction permits for housing and commercial properties totaling $47.524 million in November among the...
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New Year savings resolutions are plenty, but few are successful
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTo save more money is a common New Year’s resolution made by many, but financial consultant Joel Doelger of Credit Counseling of Arkansas said few people put an...
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Personnel changes announced at Arvest Bank Springdale
Arvest Bank Springdale announced the addition of Angela Whitlow as human resource manager for that market. The bank also said Megan Ford has been promoted to the new branch manager of the Walmart...
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Hog games, motorcycles help boost third quarter NWA hospitality revenue
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFootball, craft fairs, art and a growing Northwest Arkansas economy helped to spur a 8.2% jump in hospitality taxes among the region’s four largest cities...
View ArticleNew hires announced for Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Four administrative staff members have been hired for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education and the proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing.The recent additions are...
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Public projects help boost 2014 building permit values in the Fort Smith area
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
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The Supply Side: Locally made Glucose Health seeks a place with retailers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and...
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Survey: Optimism on the rise among Arkansas CEOs
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netTop business leaders in Arkansas are full of optimism headed into the new year. The latest...
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Tyson Foods’ execs score big raises and bonuses in 2014
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods had a record year of earnings and $37.6 billion in sales in addition to pulling off the $8.5 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands. Tyson Foods’...
View ArticleJerry Jones donates recent land investment to alma mater
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has donated a 254-acre real estate investment in south Fayetteville to the University of Arkansas, his alma mater. The development known as South Pass was seized by...
View ArticleRetailers posted best holiday sales since 2005
The U.S. retail sector enjoyed a robust holiday season as consumers spent more money creating the best holiday sales increase since 2005.ShopperTrak reports holiday spending during November and...
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Hutchinson names new directors for DFA, Livestock & Poultry, State Police
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Larry Walther as the new Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, Jami Cook as the...
View ArticleNo update on asset sale in large portion of Fayetteville Shale Play
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comNearly three months after being put on the auction block, there is no word on the sale of BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville Shale assets as natural gas prices...
View ArticleNew members named to Arkansas Colleges of Health Education board
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has added four people to the board. The new members, elected by the current Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Board of Trustees,...
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Family Dollar asks shareholders to OK merger deal with Dollar Tree
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe public fight for expanded turf among the three prominent dollar store players is expected to end with a shareholder vote by Family Dollar slated for Jan. 22....
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Walmart AMP to host Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band announced plans to perform at the Walmart AMP on May 19, as part of his 2015 North American Tour. The band will perform two full sets each night during this tour.Tickets for the...
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Tyson plays down the impact of China’s ban on U.S. poultry
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comChina, an important U.S. trade partner for the U.S. poultry industry, has once again shut off imports following the discovery of avian influenza in backyard...
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Downtown Bentonville development spurs higher residential prices
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDowntown Bentonville is the place to be, but garnering such an address doesn’t come cheap even with three new multifamily projects slated to open this year....
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