Home Bancshares posts record profit
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerHome Bancshares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted record fourth quarter and full year profits. The Conway-based bank holding company...
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Springdale business memorializes Helen Gurley Brown
story by Julie Bagleyjbagley@thecitywire.comWhen Arkansas-native, author, publisher and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown died in August, a business far removed from the...
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Tyson could benefit from Cargill plant closure
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods and the rest of the beef packing industry got a boost Thursday (Jan. 17) as competitor Cargill announced plans to close its Plainview, Texas,...
View ArticleUA researchers see ties with specialization and economic growth
University of Arkansas researchers have discovered that interaction between products plays an important role in economic growth. In the early stages of product development, these synergies allow for a...
View ArticleLowell group charged in $1 million fraud action
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, and Randy Coleman, special agent in charge of the Arkansas Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced Thursday (Jan. 17)...
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Walton Arts Center moving forward with expansion plans
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comExpansion plans are moving forward for the Walton Arts Center and officials still expect to have the Fayetteville portion of the project finished by 2015. Last...
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Fort Smith real estate market shows resilience
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywireThe Fort Smith metro area had its share of challenges in 2012 with the closing of Whirlpool and other manufacturing job losses, but the local housing market held up...
View ArticleABF expands shipping reach into South America
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System continues to expand its global reach with ocean transport services now reaching Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay.“ABF Global is providing a...
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Fewer jobs pushes Arkansas jobless rate higher
Small percentage declines in Arkansas’ workforce numbers and the number of employed pushed Arkansas’ December unemployment rate to 7.1%, up from 7% in November, but below the 7.8% in December 2011....
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Days appear numbered for the 188th A-10s
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comChief of Staff of the Air Force General Mark Welsh III, left little room for doubt Friday (Jan. 18) as to the future of the A-10 mission with...
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Northwest Arkansas’ Rockfish leads 'Hackathon'
story by Julie Bagleyjbagley@thecitywire.comMore than 100 people gathered for 24-hours Friday in Rogers, Ark., to brainstorm and develop cutting-edge technologies.Rockfish Interactive hosted a...
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State hay supplies hit record low
Persistant drought for more than two years sent U.S. hay production down nearly 18% to 120 million tons last year producing the lowest stock level since 1974, according to Derrell Peel, livestock...
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Walmart Visitor Center sees increase in visitors, exhibits
story by Julie Bagleyjbagley@thecitywire.comComing off the 50th anniversary of Wal-Mart, the Walmart Visitor Center in Bentonville, Ark., saw an increase in visitors and will continue to add new...
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Arkansas Medicaid expansion debated
Medicaid expansion in Arkansas was recently debated via guest commentaries by Joe Thompson, Arkansas’ Surgeon General and Director of the Arkansas Center of Health Improvement, and Dan Greenberg, a...
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More homebuyers chose Rogers in 2012
Home sales and median prices rose across Northwest Arkansas in 2012 but the not all zip codes participated in the rally, according to the latest report from MountData.com. This report drills down to...
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NWA Dining Dialogue: The lighter Jon Williams
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comBaseball delivered Jon Williams from Longmont, Colo., to Northwest Arkansas, but his family, a popular radio show and an ever-growing Loyal and Royal Army...
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Volunteerism part of Wal-Mart supplier culture
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comWhen most people think of a common thread that runs throughout an entire corporate culture, the word generosity probably isn’t the first that comes to mind....
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Freight reports not optimistic about 2013 economy
A national trucking association report indicates the year ended on a positive note for the industry, but a broader index of the U.S. freight industry continues to indicate a weak national economy. In...
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Wal-Mart expands Canadian footprint ahead of Target debut
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding its retail footprint across Canada this year by adding 1.4 million square feet, or 37 supercenters and several distribution...
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Fort Smith officials review billboard regs
There are only 189 that fall under the jurisdiction of the city of Fort Smith, but billboards and their regulation were the focus of a Fort Smith Board of Directors study session held Tuesday (Jan....
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