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America's Car-Mart posts thinner profits (updated)
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAmerica’s Car-Mart Inc. said higher than expected credit losses curbed its earnings in the company’s fiscal first quarter ending July 31. But the...
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Bekaert may add 45 jobs at Van Buren plant
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comForty-five jobs could be on the way to Van Buren following action taken by the town's city council tonight (Aug. 19). At the meeting, the council approved an...
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Fort Smith area home sales up 38% in July
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comArea home sales continue to show signs of strength as July's home sales report shows a jump in sales in July that is 38% higher than July 2012. Sebastian...
View ArticleOwners of fraudulent adoption business fined $1.2 million
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced Tuesday (Aug. 20) that former owners of an adoption agency found guilty of defrauding Arkansas consumers have been ordered to pay more than $1.2 million in...
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Home appraisals lag the rising market
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comHome sales and foreclosure listings are rising across the Northwest Arkansas region which has veteran appraisers working overtime. But despite the hectic pace,...
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Cooper Clinic sues Mercy Fort Smith, Mercy doctors
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA lawsuit filed Aug. 2 by Fort Smith-based Cooper Clinic against Mercy Fort Smith and St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System not only more fully...
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Crystal Bridges hires executive chef and membership manager
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has recently hired two new staff members, Emily Ironside and Bill Lyle. Emily Ironside joined Crystal Bridges’ advancement team on August 1 as the membership...
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Fayetteville to be surrounded by ‘Mayor's Box’
story by Ben Pollock, special to The City WireOther cities call such a road system a beltway, but Fayetteville city planners call theirs the "Mayor's Box," Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan said,...
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Osborne joins Summit Medical Center as a physical therapist
Summit Medical Center has announced that Tinika Osborne has been hired as a new physical therapist. Osborne, PT, DPT, RYT, is now caring for patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings. This...
View ArticleSparks Health System adds CT scanner at medical plaza office
Sparks Health System has added a new computed tomography (CT) scanner for use in the Sparks Medical Plaza. The General Electric Bright Speed 16-slice scanner is the same model in use at Sparks Regional...
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U.S. freight tonnage levels dip in July
Two closely watched indices measuring the health of the U.S. freight sector during the first half of the year have pointed to slow and uncertain economic growth in the nation’s economy. The July...
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Retailers gear up for holiday showdown
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe back-to-school sales are not even in books yet and retailers from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are already unveiling new incentives to woo holiday shoppers....
View ArticleTyson Foods to expand Mexican Original
Tyson Foods continues to grow its value-added, higher margin sales making strategic investments into various facilities across the country. The latest of those deals is a $5.3 million expansion to its...
View ArticleClark Partners Realty Group add tenant rep position
Fayetteville-based Clark Partners Realty Group has hired Alex McGowen as a tenant representative to manage all rental/lease inquiries. McGowen is a business major at the Walton Honors College and...
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U.S. Manufacturing Summit 'just a start'
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSome of the most influential business and public policy leaders in the country took the stage today in Orlando, at Wal-Mart's U.S. Manufacturing Summit to...
View ArticlePilgrim's to close Batesville plant
Arkansas is widely known as a poultry producing state but one of the nation’s largest chicken company’s continues to move its business elsewhere. Pilgrim’s Pride, based in Greeley, Colo., announced...
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Beebe: Wal-Mart onshoring push ‘has a lot of legs’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comOn the opening day of a Wal-Mart-sponsored manufacturing summit, Gov. Mike Beebe met with officials from two Asian-based electronics manufacturing...
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Fort Smith tax revenue falls for fourth month
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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NWA cities report sales tax revenue gains
Sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’s largest cities continues to rise with solid collections reported in August. Spending across the region is up from last year despite fickle consumer behavior...
View ArticleJBU opens new counseling clinic
John Brown University recently opened its new CARE Clinic, a counseling facility located on the Siloam Springs campus. The clinic features facilities designed to utilize play therapy, a form of...
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