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J.B. Hunt plans new office space for 1,250 employees at Lowell HQ
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comJ.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to start construction this summer on a seven-story office tower on its corporate headquarters campus in...
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Arkansas medical providers likely unprepared for costly coding switch
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comOn Oct. 1, the coding system used by Arkansas medical providers for billing insurance companies and the government...
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Hutchinson leads delegation to Paris Air Show, German steel conference
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson will depart Saturday for the world’s largest airshow in Paris and a side trip to Germany where he...
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Rains push Arkansas River traffic down 61.3% in May, down 18% year-to-date
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe swollen Arkansas River has forced Marty Shell to use his small trucking fleet to haul raw materials from Mississippi River ports to customers in the...
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Wal-Mart sees India, South Africa markets as long term projects
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAccess to 1.2 billion consumers nor the estimated $534 billion value of India’s retail market is enough to entice Wal-Mart to alter its wholesale-only strategy,...
View ArticleKMF receives safety award for seven-year record
Fort Smith-based KMF Metal Fabrication on Thursday (June 11) was recognized for seven years without a lost day because of work-related accident or illness.Attending the ceremony was Ralph Hudson,...
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McMillon: Wal-Mart must reduce bureaucracy, push exciting products
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comClinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center receives $500,000 from Starr Foundation
The Walton Art’s Center is closer to its $23 million fundraising campaign thanks to a $500,000 donation from the Starr Foundation and family. This gift is designated for the nonprofits expansion...
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Wal-Mart corporate reputation near the bottom of the retail sector
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart’s corporate reputation lags almost all of its competitors according to a new report published by Reputation Institute for U.S. retailers in 2015. The...
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NWA home sales up 19.3% in May, average prices on the rise
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe cost of owning a home in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise as steady buyer demand outpaces the supply of properties for sale. Realtors in Benton and...
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Fort Smith area home sales inch higher in May, sales up for the year
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’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...
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Arkansas drilling rig count falls to 5, lowest level in a decade
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comArkansas’ rig count has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade as drillers and oilfield equipment companies...
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43 Arkansans win at least $1 million in state lottery program
The Arkansas Lottery Scholarship program may be struggling to make ends meet, but in the the past five years the 43 Arkansans who were million dollar winners through the program should have been able...
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Devon Ramsey says public schools should do more to push skilled trades
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comDevon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt and...
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Wal-Mart execs say investment in people paying off, must do more for stores
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart says it’s $1 billion investment in people is already starting to pay off as cashier turnover in the front-end of its stores began to slow the day the $9...
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Auto industry generates 62,000 Arkansas jobs, $1.07 billion in taxes, revenue
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireOnly a half dozen years after the Great Recession, the auto industry is experiencing a strong resurgence in payrolls with...
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Harris joins Arvest Bentonville as commercial lender
Justin Harris has joined Arvest Bank as a commercial loan officer and vice president in the Bentonville market.He recently moved to Northwest Arkansas from Dallas and has more than 15 years’ banking...
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JBU names Lucas Roebuck as chief communications officer
John Brown University announces Lucas Roebuck’s promotion to chief communications officer and director of government affairs. Roebuck, 40, previously served six years as the director of university...
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Tropical Storm Bill likely to further delay normal Arkansas River navigation
Editor's note: Some story info from AccuWeather.Predictions that Tropical Storm Bill will bring another six to 10 inches of rain to watershed areas of the Arkansas River could mean that normal...
View ArticleWalton Family Foundation to give 1,000 trees to local residents
The Walton Family Foundation, Steuart and Tom Walton will provide 1,000 trees this year to residents in Benton County to plant around the homes.“Having grown up in the Ozarks, we know there are certain...
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