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NWACC faculty member named to national board
Dr. Wendi J.W. Williams, a NorthWest Arkansas Community College faculty member, was named to the board of directors for the national Triangle Coalition for STEM Education.The Coalition is a Washington,...
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Sources: Headquarter job cuts ongoing at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetail insiders and consultants to Wal-Mart Stores have told The City Wire the annual job elimination drill at corporate headquarters has been ongoing for the...
View ArticleWal-Mart settles hiring discrimination case in New Mexico (Updated)
Wal-Mart Stores East Inc. doing business as Walmart stores in Albuquerque, N.M. will pay $87,500 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit for retaliation filed by the U.S. Equal Employment...
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Arkansas one of six states to post year-over-year jobless rate rise
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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Van Buren Chamber sees growth, new relationships under Krutsch's leadership
story by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comThe Van Buren Chamber of Commerce of today looks drastically different than the chamber of 2007. When Jackie Krutsch came to the organization more than...
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Non-farm job growth gains impressive for Northwest Arkansas, Jonesboro areas
Northwest Arkansas’ nonfarm job growth percentage ranked No. 11 in the nation last year out of 372 metro areas, according to figures posted Tuesday (Jan. 28) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The...
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Fort Smith Convention Center sees revenue rise in 2013
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Convention Center saw a drop in the number of events it hosted in 2013, but that did not stop the event center from having one of its best...
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Local startup hosts Ben & Jerry’s execs in Springdale
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s a long way from Burlington, Vt., to Springdale, but the communities do have something in common, according to Ben & Jerry’s chairman Jeff...
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NWA city sales tax revenue up 5.6% in January report
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSales tax revenue rose 5.6% across Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities in January. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville cumulatively received...
View ArticleNWACC spring enrollment dips 6.1%
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled more than 7,500 credit students for the spring 2014 semester, college officials announced Tuesday (Jan. 28). The college had a preliminary count of 7,546...
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Retail experts note opportunities, threats for new Wal-Mart CEO
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAnalysts and retail experts anticipate strong, charismatic leadership from Doug McMillon when he takes the reins from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke on...
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Rising propane prices put pressure on poultry industry
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCasey Wilson, a poultry grower near Huntsville, Ark., said three of his seven houses are heated with propane gas and with two-week old birds and frigid...
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Arkansas Best full year net income reaches $15.8 million, beats estimates
Net income during 2013 for Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. was $15.8 million, much better than the $7.7 million loss in 2012 and the most the company has earned in a year since 2008. The per share...
View ArticleThird quarter income, revenue up for Acxiom
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerAcxiom Corp. saw its third quarter net income rise to $15 million, up from $14.5 million one year ago. Revenues also climbed higher to $277.87 million...
View ArticleMurphy Oil sees full year revenue top $1 billion
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerMurphy Oil Corp. saw a diminished fourth quarter due to its spin-off of its refinery and retail operations, but its full-year earnings topped $1...
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Wal-Mart agrees on pay structure for CEOs McMillon, Cheesewright
Wal-Mart’s board of directors has outlined the pay structure for the two highest ranking CEOs recently promoted from within the company ranks. The contract details were spelled out in filings with the...
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Walmart, Walton Family help Jones Center shave energy costs
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe Jones Center is an energy cow eating up some $569,399 in annual utility costs. The lights alone burn through $30,000 per month.But that’s about to change...
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No takers yet for historic Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA piece of Fort Smith history has been on the market for a year, still sitting unsold even with the property listed for only $14.27 per square foot.The fact...
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McLintock joins Arvest Asset Management in Springdale
Ben McLintock has joined Arvest Asset Management as the regional investment officer in the Springdale market in the branch at 3858 South Thompson Ave.Arvest Bank in Springdale President Lisa Ray made...
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Koprovic, Webb reappointed to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
With reappointments by Gov. Mike Beebe (D) of Chester Koprovic and Lee Webb, the Fort Smith region will continue to be home to two of the 16 members of the high-profile Arkansas Economic Development...
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