Kum & Go to open CNG station in Springdale, first in NWA
Convenience chain Kum & Go is opening its first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Springdale. This will be the first CNG station open to the public in Northwest Arkansas and one of...
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USA Truck CEO says he has lung cancer, no timetable for return
Strokes and lung cancer are what caused USA Truck CEO John Simone to in early April take an indefinite leave of absence, according to a statement issued Thursday (May 7) by the Van Buren-based trucking...
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Northwest Health hires new pain specialty physician
Dr. Altagrace Hanley, a board certified pain medicine physician, recently joined the medical staff of Northwest Health System. She is practicing at Northwest Sports, Spine and Physical Medicine, 601 W....
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The Supply Side: Payment for ‘free’ tech experts debated
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 services...
View ArticleWalmart Canada capitalizes on vacated Target stores, investing $289 million
Walmart Canada said it will acquire about 3 million square feet of retail and warehouse distribution space from Target, who pulled out of the country last year. Wal-Mart Stores expects to invest...
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UAFS mentor program connects students with business leaders
story info from the University of Arkansas at Fort SmithUniversity of Arkansas at Fort Smith student Casey Millspaugh’s life was changed by a business card. Millspaugh was a senior business student at...
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Special Session set May 26 for jobs superproject, election primary date
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireGov. Asa Hutchinson will call lawmakers into special session May 26 to pass a bond issue to help Lockheed Martin land a...
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Zero Mountain expands with trucking and logistics operation
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comZero Mountain is more than six months into expanding with its Zero Mountain Logistics company. The new division employs 30 people, including 17 truck...
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Wal-Mart, competitive grocery prompts Safeway to shutter 9 Denver stores
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comGrocery giant Safeway announced the closing of nine stores across the Denver market, which is 45% of its real estate in the mile-high metro area. The culprit of...
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Wal-Mart ‘satisfied’ so far with test of Care Clinics in supercenters
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comA test by Wal-Mart Stores to offer access to affordable health care that involves 17 Care Clinics inside Walmart U.S. supercenters is going well, according to...
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Arkansas consumer optimism grows, lags Missouri and Oklahoma
The economy across the Natural State is looking up which has helped hoist consumer sentiment measured by Arvest Bank’s semi-annual survey. This spring report released Tuesday (May 12) shows the index...
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Former AEDC boss: Lockheed deal would be a big win for Arkansas
story by Michael Tilley and Talk Business & Politicsmtilley@thecitywire.comWith one of the worst-kept economic development secrets officially out in the open, former Arkansas jobs chief Grant...
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Whirlpool suggests ‘strategic demolition’ for shuttered Fort Smith plant
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA Whirlpool vice president said Tuesday (May 12) that a successful redevelopment plan for the company’s shuttered manufacturing plant and associated 95...
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Wal-Mart eyes expansion opportunities with its optical, vision services
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTucked discretely away at one of the busiest intersections in Fayetteville more than 630 workers are turning out an average of 62,000 pair of...
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Arkansas River tonnage down 9%, heavy rains could slow May activity
Shipping on the Arkansas River continues to slow in 2015, with the U.S. Corps of Engineers reporting a 9% dip during the first four months of the year. Recent heavy rains in Arkansas, Kansas and...
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Whole Foods, adjoining businesses, months away from opening
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comA new Fayetteville development, anchored by a 40,000 square foot Whole Foods Market, is on target to open on North College Avenue in September and...
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Wal-Mart partners with Alibaba unit to offer mobile pay in China
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetail giant Wal-Mart Stores confirmed that it has partnered with Alibaba’s financial arm, Ant Financial, to offer mobile pay in China. It’s an interesting deal...
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt Transport gives $500,000 to Walton Arts Center
J. B. Hunt Transport Services has made a $500,000 contribution to the Walton Arts Center toward the nonprofit’s $23 million fundraising campaign. The logistics company has been a long time WAC...
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Busch named branch manager Arvest Bank, Springdale
Arvest Bank promoted Jeffrey Busch to branch manager in Springdale. He will oversee operations at the 2012 South Pleasant Street branch.Busch has four years’ experience with Arvest, most recently as an...
View ArticleSmashburger set to open in Bentonville May 27
Denver-based Smashburger is about to be christened in Bentonville, the first of what could be three or four are locations for the hamburger chain in the future, according to Christine Ferris, corporate...
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