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NWA home sales rally continues
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt took just four hours for Jim Long, a real estate agent with Crye-Leike In Bentonville, to sell one of his listings in May.“I also had another listing go under...
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New $42 million Mercy hospital could add 100 jobs
Mercy officials provided details Monday (June 17) on the $42 million Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Smith that should be completed by October 2014 and could add to up to 100 jobs to the economy. The new...
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Arkansas economy ‘improves at a modest pace’
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerWith the exception of Fort Smith, five of the six metro areas covered in the Little Rock Zone of the Federal Reserve’s St. Louis District showed...
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Wal-Mart board selects Cash as lead independent director
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Saturday that its board appointed James Cash Jr. as lead independent director. Cash is an emeritus professor at Harvard University and a member of Wal-Mart’s audit...
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Fort Smith area building permit values up 54%
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire and presented by Fort Smith-based...
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Tyson details assistance given to Moore, Okla.
Tyson Foods said its disaster relief teams served more than 80,000 meals to survivors and rescue workers in the aftermath of last month’s devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.The meat giant’s 53-foot...
View ArticleWalton Family Foundation grants $1.3 million to Arkansas schools
The Walton Family Foundation announced Tuesday (June 18) grants totaling $1.3 million to two organizations working to improve the quality of the state’s K-12 schools. The Arkansas Advanced Initiative...
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Local banking preference poll unveiled
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers living in Northwest Arkansas (420,000-plus) have 38 banks to choose from which makes Benton and Washington counties one of the most competitive markets...
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U.S. freight activity rebounds in May
What a difference a month makes. After declines in April, the American Trucking Associations’ truck tonnage index and the Cass Freight Index reported gains in May. The reports from the two...
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Questions raised about Brockovich’s Whirlpool review
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThey did not have to come. They chose to come after Fort Smith residents reached out and asked for help. But now there are questions about where Erin...
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New senior health program caters to ‘mind, body, spirit’
By Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.com When a patient lives with a age-related emotional and mental disorder such as Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the situation takes a toll on both the person...
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Bankruptcy filing outlines Metropolitan issues
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRogers Bancshares owns 99.75% of Metropolitan Bank, a financial institution that has recorded losses in excess of $98 million since 2009. But it turns out the...
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PSC approves Flint Creek power plant work
The Arkansas Public Service Commission on Wednesday (July 10) approved a $408 million plan to add environmental protection equipment to the Flint Creek Power Plant near Gentry, Ark., that could...
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UAFS report: Fort Smith area economy improving
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt is no secret that the Fort Smith economy has had its ups and downs throughout the recession, but things are starting to look up according to one local...
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Processing center to bring jobs to Rogers
Serco, an information and technology service provider, has set its sights on Rogers for a new facility slated to open this fall. The company’s domestic base is in Virginia, but the firm is...
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Local foreclosure activity heats up in June
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe ongoing real estate recovery is making progress in better pricing and increased sales but increased foreclosures activity and rising interest rates could...
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Wal-Mart to re-evaluate expansion in D.C.
If Wal-Mart is to win the battle to do business in Washington D.C., it looks it will be through online sales.Wal-Mart said it is scrapping plans to build three stores in the nation’s capital city,...
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Traffic up at XNA, down in Fort Smith and Little Rock
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire and presented by Fort Smith-based Benefit Bank. Other supporting sponsors of The...
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UA makes staff changes at Division of Advancement
Major staff changes were announced Thursday (July 10) at the troubled Division of University Advancement at the University of Arkansas. The advancement division manages the university’s critical...
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U.S. House passes ‘split’ farm bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (July 10) narrowly approved a five-year farm bill measure that did not include funding for food stamp programs. The passage creates uncertainty with U.S....
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