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Wal-Mart plans to offer online grocery pickup in Rogers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe Rogers Planning Commission last week cleared the way for Wal-Mart Stores to build a grocery pickup site at its supercenter located at 4208 Pleasant Crossing...
View ArticleUA-affiliated Ozark Integrated Circuits garners NASA grants
NASA has awarded two grants totaling nearly $245,000 to Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc., a technology firm affiliated with the University of Arkansas.The company, which designs semiconductors at the...
View ArticleArcBest Board approves 6-cent per share quarterly dividend
The board of directors of ArcBest Corp. on Tuesday (July 28) declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share to shareholders as of Aug. 11 and payable on Aug. 25.The Fort Smith-based...
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The Supply Side: Legends Bedding headed to select Walmart stores
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...
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Fort Smith metro job numbers, workforce size up in June
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. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
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June report shows number of employed up 4.7% in Northwest Arkansas
The Northwest Arkansas job market continues its record-setting pace of growth, with the region in June topping the 250,000 mark for the workforce size and topping the 240,000 mark for the number of...
View ArticleNew report says climate change will be costly for Arkansas agri industry
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comA Wall Street-based nonprofit initiative funded and chaired by billionaire and former New York City Mayor Michael...
View ArticleBoeing breaks ground on new facility in Oklahoma City
Boeing on Wednesday (July 29) broke ground on a new 290,000 square-foot facility in Oklahoma City that will house 800 employees.The new structure, the third in Boeing’s existing campus, will open in...
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Arkansas airport activity slows in June, XNA and Fort Smith up for the year
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View ArticleMurphy Oil posts $73.8 million quarterly loss, to cut 7% of workforce
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireArkansas oil giant Murphy Oil Corp., now a pure play oil and gas explorer, saw its second quarter earnings fall deeper into...
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Overall second quarter NWA building activity slows, housing starts up
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNorthwest Arkansas homebuilders and commercial contractors slowed their pace of work during the second quarter of 2015 compared to a year ago. This comes on the...
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20% GDP health care projection raises questions about costs, efficiencies
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comHealth care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013...
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U.S. GDP rose 2.3% in second quarter, first quarter revised up to 0.6%
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe nation’s economy gained momentum in the second quarter as real gross domestic product in the U.S. rose 2.3% in the...
View ArticleAl Madani joins Sparks Health as an interventional cardiologist
Dr. Mohammad Al Madani has joined Sparks Health System and will work as an interventional cardiologist at the Cardiology Center at Sparks.He recently completed his training and fellowship in...
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Freight reports show ‘tepid’ U.S. economy, consumer gain from Iranian oil
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report says a factor...
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Wall Street expects big third quarter profits for Tyson Foods
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAnalysts predict Tyson Foods will earn $387 million in fiscal third quarter net income, a gain of 45% from the year-ago period. That equates to 93 cents per...
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Bank of Fayetteville acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville’s oldest hometown bank, is being acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart to form a $1 billion financial...
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Tyson Foods names new board member
Tyson Foods has named Mikel Durham as a new board member which was made effective July 30.Durham will be an independent director. She serves as the chief commercial officer of CSM Bakery Solutions, a...
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ArcBest second quarter income up 16%, YTD income up more than 72% (Updated)
Editor's note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout.ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter net income of $19.967 million, up 16% compared to the same quarter of 2014, thanks in large part...
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Quarterly income up 31.9% for Tyson Foods, revenue up more than 40% (Updated)
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout.A more than $900 million gain in prepared food segment revenue helped push fiscal third...
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