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Fort Smith tax revenue still below 2012 levels
Sales tax revenue to fund Fort Smith city operations continues to move in the wrong direction. For the first four reporting months of 2013, the collections are 1.55% below 2012 levels and 4.33% below...
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Phones ringing off the hook for storm shelter firm
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFollowing the deadly tornado that struck Moore and Oklahoma City and the bumpy weather that rattled nerves across northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area...
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Info tech jobs decline in Arkansas, but talent ‘strong’
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partner talkbusiness.netArkansas continues to push for growth in the information technology field. With the evolution of the companies that comprise this...
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OUR Walmart workers to strike
Roughly 100 members of OUR Walmart, a group of employees who have been outspoken about work conditions and low wages, said they are striking this week in the San Francisco Bay Area, Massachusetts and...
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Sustainability leader, Wal-Mart fined for hazardous waste
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores Inc. has pled guilty to dumping hazardous waste across California between 2003 and 2005 incurring $81 million in fines. As part of the plea, the...
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Smithfield Foods acquired by Chinese firm
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comShareholders of Smithfield Foods got a huge payday Wednesday (May 29) when the pork company announced a blockbuster $7.1 billion acquisition by Shuanghui...
View ArticleWalmart.com adds new marketing exec
Brian Monahan, managing partner at Interpublic Group’s Magna Global, was named vice president of marketing for Walmart.com, the retailer said Tuesday (May 28).Monahan will lead overall brand strategy...
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NWA jobless rate falls to 5.1% in April
The workforce size in Northwest Arkansas grew by almost 5,000 in April compared to March, with the number of employed up more than an estimated 5,400 – two clear signs of a thriving regional economy....
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Fort Smith area jobless rate dips to 7.2% in April
Gains were seen in the size of the workforce and the number of employed in the Fort Smith region during April, but the numbers are still below year-ago figures. April’s 7.2% jobless rate was well above...
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Arkansas’ large market home sales up 11.06%
Home sales in Arkansas continue to paint a picture of an improving economy in three of the state’s four largest metro areas, with the Fort Smith region seeing a decline in home sales for the first four...
View ArticleAward winners named for Fort Smith Partners In Education
The Fort Smith Public School District Partners In Education program held its annual banquet on Thursday (May 29) and announced its partnership award winners. The Norma Shaffer Partnership of the Year...
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Former Sam’s Club execs talk club history
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSam’s Club operates in the shadow Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but if it were a stand-alone business, the warehouse club that posted $56.4 billion in revenue last year...
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Entrepreneur Mo Elliott's ‘Fayettechill’ keeps growing
story by Josh Taylor Souza special to The City WireYou would never mistake Mo Elliott for a white-collar big-board, business exec, but make no mistake about it, the wunderkind owner/founder of...
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First quarter Arkansas bank income up 30.6%
A reduction in real estate holdings and the monetary value of problem loans is the top reason why Arkansas bank income was up more than 30% during the first quarter of 2013. The 126 financial...
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Car-Mart adds new dealership in Grove
America's Car-Mart Inc.opened its 125th dealership on Friday (May 31). The newest location is in Grove, Okla., and is the first new store to open in the company’s fiscal 2014 year. Car-Mart continues...
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Tyson acquires assets of ethnic food company
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods Inc. on Monday continued to accelerate the expansion of its value-added foods portfolio acquiring of the assets of Circle Foods. This deal is in line...
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UALR unveils ‘game changer’ analytics center
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Monday (June 3) the opening of a more than $5 million analytics center that is being labeled a “game...
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Dental office chains expanding in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhat used to be a business of locally-owned and operated dental clinics in cities small and large alike is transforming into corporate-structured operations...
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14,000 Wal-Mart employees gather in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe world’s largest retailer does things in a big way, and its annual shareholder week is certainly no exception.Roughly 14,000 are expected to fill Bud Walton...
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Finances improve for Arkansas’ unemployment fund
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netNearly two years after the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund found itself $360 million in...
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