OGE earnings up 6.4% in 2012
Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp., parent company of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) and OGE Enogex Holdings (Enogex), posted 2012 net income of $280 million, up over the $263 million...
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Arkansas’ average jobless rate falls, layoff claims up
Arkansas’ annual average jobless rate fell from 7.9% during 2011 to 7.3% during 2012, according to a report released Friday (Mar. 1) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, January...
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Tyson shutters local plant, transfers workers
Tyson Foods announced Friday (Mar.1) plans to close a small processing facility in Springdale as it continues to find ways to increase operational efficiencies.The 68 hourly workers were notified this...
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Teamsters: ABF talks going ‘in the right direction’
After a slow start and some less than kind comments from both parties about tactics, progress is being reported on contract negotiations between the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arkansas...
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Arkansas YTD tax revenue up 3.8%
Fiscal cliff-related delays in the filing and processing of federal tax returns are being blamed for a more than 12% decline in individual tax refunds to Arkansans for the first eight months of the...
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New birth center model opens in Rogers
story info submitted by the University of ArkansasThe first birth center in Arkansas has been established as a model that can be duplicated nationally, with the first birth possible before month’s end,...
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Auto sales improve as credit terms ease
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAuto dealers across the local region and country are benefiting from a perfect storm scenario that began brewing in recent months thanks to active consumer...
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Car-Mart opens dealership No. 121
America's Car-Mart Inc. announced the opening of dealership No. 121 that is located in Harrisonville, Mo."Harrisonville is our 16th location in Missouri and our seventh new dealership for this fiscal...
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Waltons and Hunt among richest people on the planet
Forbes released it’s “Richest People on the Planet” list Monday, (Mar.4) and two prominent Northwest Arkansas families were among the 1,426 billionaires listed from around the world.Forbes says the...
View ArticleArvest promotes Ruddell to private banking post
Arvest Bank announced Tuesday (Mar. 5) that Joe Ruddell has accepted the position of private banking business development officer. Ruddell will work in the Village on the Creeks location of Arvest...
View ArticleWalton College of Business signs memo with Brazilian business school
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Fucape Business School in Brazil to work toward the exchange of students and...
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Wal-Mart: Simon says ...
Bill Simon, CEO of Walmart US, spoke at the Raymond James Investor Conference held in Orlando on Tuesday (Mar. 5).The retail executive said the company is sharing its financial success with $1.5...
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Wal-Mart mole threatens corporate trust
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s troubled with the breach of trust from one member of its corporate ranks who recently played reporter at a Feb. 1 officer’s...
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Bentonville wins tourism nod, Fort Smith area misses out
Nominations from the Fort Smith region did not make the cut, but the City of Bentonville received the Community Tourism Development Award during the Tuesday night (Mar. 5) Henry Awards presentations at...
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Mobile, cloud tech to create major disruption
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywireWhen you leave your home today, the first three items you’re likely to grab include: keys, wallet and your smart phone.ATT Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said...
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Student loan debt, delinquencies escalate
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comZeek Miller, a 25-year-old waiter in Northwest Arkansas, hasn’t cashed a tax refund check for the past two years as it has been garnished by the federal...
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UA entrepreneur teams place at business competitions
The University of Arkansas continued its success this year in graduate student business plans, reaching the finals in each of the last two competitions in which it competed.EverClean Coating Solutions,...
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Agenda outlined by new aerospace alliance chief
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comWith just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an...
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Arkansas in a ‘good position’ for aerospace job growth
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.com Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield Jr., and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews...
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10 new cabins open at Lake Fort Smith State Park
A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the Arkansas Department...
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