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Skyline, CBRE reports show high occupancy rates for NWA apartments
story by Rose Ann Pearce, special to The City WireNorthwest Arkansas apartments reached a new high in occupancy as the 2015 began with apartments communities nearly full, reporting a 98% occupancy...
View ArticleMike Duke joins Carlyle Group private equity
Mike Duke, the former CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., has joined the global consumer and retail group of private equity firm The Carlyle Group.He will began work at Carlyle this month, according to a...
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Bentonville entrepreneurs put Junk Brands on the national retail map
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIn just under three years Kourtney and Beau Barrett have disrupted the fitness headband segment with Junk Brands, a growing custom headband manufacturing...
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Student design portfolios get a critical look from professionals
story by Rose Ann Pearce, special to The City WireAs thousands of college seniors prepare to receive their degrees next month and then head out into the job market, a group of students from the...
View ArticleUA Chancellor Gearhart, wife to donate $1 million to the university
University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart and his wife Jane, announced plans to make a $1 million donation to the college’s upcoming campaign efforts. The campaign, known as Campaign Arkansas,...
View ArticleWaller named interim dean of Sam M. Walton College of Business
Matthew Waller was named interim dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas and will assume the duties of dean Eli Jones who is leaving the UA to return to his alma...
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Whirlpool settles on most claims related to TCE pollution at Fort Smith plant
Whirlpool officials said Friday (April 17) they have paid more than $3 million to property owners harmed by pollution around the company’s former manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, and have settled...
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Farmers Markets signal arrival of Spring in Washington, Benton counties
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comAs spring rolls into the Ozarks, farmers markets are opening across Benton and Washington counties as if to announce the arrival of a new season. Locally...
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Fort Smith metro tourism industry indicators mixed to begin 2015
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 in the Fort Smith region. Supporting sponsors of...
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J.B. Hunt shareholders meet, approve directors and dividend
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.com“Think big, looking forward” was the agenda at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. annual shareholder meeting Thursday (April 23), and has been the focus of this...
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Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue inches higher in April reports
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas reported $4.388 million in sales tax revenue last month, inching up just 1.82% from the year ago results.Sales...
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Wal-Mart to focus on food ‘upstreaming’ agenda
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFresh is an important word at Wal-Mart Stores these days as the retail giant’s U.S. CEO Greg Foran believes the retailer can and will do a better job in this...
View ArticleFort Smith GRIT award winners announced
The Fort Smith Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Giving Recognition in Tourism (GRIT) Award recipients were announced Thursday (April 23), with the Robert Westphal Family capturing the Polly Crews...
View ArticleSowersby named chief accounting officer at ArcBest
Traci Sowersby has been named vice president-controller and chief accounting officer for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corporation, with her first day set for April 27.Sowersby, a certified public...
View ArticleCJRW wins Webby Award for Riceland website work
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS) has named Little Rock-based CJRW a Webby Award Honoree for the development and design of Riceland Foods’ new website. The Webby Awards...
View ArticleSiloam Springs Farmers Market set to open April 28
Main Street Siloam Springs said it will open its outdoor Siloam Springs Farmers Market on Tuesday, April 28 at 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The market will also be open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m....
View ArticleDebbie Martin assumes executive director role at Havenwood
Havenwood announced Debbie Martin as its new executive director. Having lived in Northwest Arkansas for more than 25 years, Martin brings business, nonprofit and organizational development experience...
View ArticleABF Logistics named one of top national brokerage firms
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest, was recently recognized for the first time by Transport Topics on the Top Brokerage Firms of 2015 list.ABF Logistics provides third-party...
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NWA GiveCamp helps 10 nonprofits with new websites, tech needs
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMore than 35 tech professionals volunteered their expertise and talents to help 10 local nonprofits with website design and functionality at the third...
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Wal-Mart, other retailers push to broaden liquor sales in Texas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores has licenses to sell beer and wine at 546 locations across Texas, but the retail giant wants more and recently filed suit against the Texas...
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