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UA entrepreneurial team snags top Reynolds business plan prize
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comUnder the direction of Dr. Carol Reeves, University of Arkansas graduate students Kenny Bierman and Phillip Turner received top honors in the Donald W. Reynolds...
View ArticleWal-Mart contributes $500,000 to flood relief efforts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and the Walmart Foundation donated $500,000 to organizations that are assisting with flood relief efforts in Texas and Oklahoma.In Henderson and San Marcos, Texas, Wal-Mart...
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River barges parked, six locks closed from Fort Smith to Pine Bluff
story by Talk Business & Politics and The City WireAs of Friday morning (May 29), six of the 13 locks on the Arkansas portion of the Arkansas River system were closed. Locks were closed early...
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Broad organizational realignment underway at Walmart U.S.
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWalmart U.S. is in the process of a major organizational realignment under the supervision of Judith McKenna, chief operating officer for the retailer’s U.S....
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AEDC’s Mike Preston explains what’s next In superproject pursuit
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netWhile the Lockheed Martin superproject was well in the works before he was ever...
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Andy Wilson named president of Rausch Coleman Homes
Former Wal-Mart exec and Cross Church leadership director, Andy Wilson, is taking over as president for Fayetteville-based Rausch Coleman Homes. The new job became official on Monday (June 1).Wilson...
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Wal-Mart shareholder week brings crowds, celebrities, concerts and protestors
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe countdown has begun again on what is arguably one of the region’s biggest events each year: The Wal-Mart shareholders meeting. More than 5,000 Wal-Mart...
View ArticleSouthwest Steel to expand, add 100 jobs at Newport operation
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireSouthwest Steel Processing, a manufacturer of railcar and oil and gas components, announced it is expanding its facility in...
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Burlington Coat Factory moving forward in Rogers, Fort Smith
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comResidents in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area will soon have a new place to shop for winter coats and apparel when a Burlington Coat Factory...
View ArticleMexican officials approve sale of Tyson de Mexico to Pilgrim’s Pride
The sale of Tyson Foods’s Mexican/Brazilian poultry business will move forward and is expected to close soon. The Federal Economic Competition Commission approved the deal on Monday (June 1), according...
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Retail watcher talks decades of Wal-Mart coverage, picnics and float trips
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe Wal-Mart shareholders meeting set for Friday (June 5) will find a high-profile gaggle of celebrities more than 14,000 people packed into Bud Walton Arena on...
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Arvest consumer report, Creighton Index show mixed economic outlook
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comA new Arvest survey indicates Arkansans are growing more confident about the financial situation, and a closely...
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Arkansas tax revenue up on better economy, consumer spending
Arkansas’ May tax revenue report is the second consecutive months of more than 4% gains in sales and use tax collections, which is an indication of improving consumer confidence. Overall, tax revenue...
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Education leaders want more time to assess Common Core in Arkansas
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comCommon Core State Standards is a term that elicits strong support or strong opposition among Arkansans without discernible middle ground in the...
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Year-to-date home sales up more than 7% in Arkansas’ large markets
Home sales in Arkansas’ four large markets are up almost 7% through April, even with a decline in homes sold in two of Arkansas’ four large metro markets during April. Also impressive is that the...
View ArticleConstruction to begin on solar power plant in Camden
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comNashville-based renewable energy provider Silicon Ranch Corp. announced Tuesday (June 2) that it has hired...
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Things you may not have known: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMuch like an iceberg, the part of Wal-Mart visible to most is a small part of what makes up the global retailer based in the small Arkansas town of...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center receives $500,000 from General Mills
The Walton Arts Center received $500,000 from General Mills toward the nonprofit’s expansion and renovation of its Fayetteville center.The total cost of the 30,000 square foot expansion and other...
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Lindsey company looks to buy, develop Razorback Park Golf Course
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comA proposed new Lindsey development in northwest Fayetteville couldn’t clear the first hurdle in the process when the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory...
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Wal-Mart offers a peek at robot grocery pickers and other innovations
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIf there is a measure for how focused Wal-Mart is on using technology to dig deeper into the pockets of consumers, this may be it: 2,500 Wal-Mart employees at...
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