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January weather hurts NWA March sales tax revenue reports
Businesses across Benton and Washington counties collected 9.8% less in sales tax in January across the region’s four largest cities. Total sales tax revenue slid to $3.938 million in March, compared...
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Simmons First to buy Delta Trust for $66 million
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netSimmons First National Corp. will acquire Little Rock-based Delta Trust & Banking Corp. for roughly $66...
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Group has worked more than 2,100 tax filings in NWA, Fort Smith area
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comTax filers the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas who have waited until the last few weeks of tax season do not have to go it alone.According to Susan...
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The Supply Side: CPG growth shifts to smaller companies
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is...
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Startups to Watch: Picasolar, Overwatch plan for production
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe past few months have been a blur of activity for execs at Silicon Solar Solutions/Picasolar and Overwatch, both tagged as startups to watch in 2014 by The...
View ArticleSenior Arkansas Best officer to retire in March
Jim Keenan, senior vice president of Enterprise Customer Solutions for Arkansas Best Corporation, will retire March 31, 2014, after 33 years of service with the company."Jim's many years of service at...
View ArticleNWACC to offer online credit courses for high school students
High school students can meet Arkansas’ new digital learning requirement and earn college credit at the same time through an offering of NorthWest Arkansas Community College.NWACC was one of 23...
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Disney vacation costs outpace middle-class income growth
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comA Disney World theme park vacation may be every kid’s dream, but with the escalating costs of a one-day ticket such a fairy tale trip could be out of reach for...
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Fort Smith sales tax collections indicate a slow Christmas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comSales tax collections for the city of Fort Smith were down in both city and county sales taxes for a period that included the typically busy Christmas...
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Arkansas River study requested; River operator says real fix needed
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Congressional delegations from Arkansas and Oklahoma released a letter Tuesday (March 26) requesting funding for a study that would allow the U.S. Army...
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Wal-Mart recalls dolls due to fire hazard
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued an immediate recall of the My Sweet Love / My Sweet Baby Cuddle Care Dolls sold exclusively at its store since August 2012. The dolls were pulled from the retailer’s shelves...
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Wal-Mart presence grows in Silicon Valley with new tech center
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores Inc. planted more seeds in Silicon Valley recently by opening a technology center in Sunnyvale, Calif., that is dedicated to growing the...
View ArticleJBU teams win construction competition
John Brown University Construction Management students brought home several awards from the Associated Schools of Construction Student Competition. The team placed first against ten other teams in the...
View ArticleWal-Mart sues Visa over interchange fees
Wal-Mart Stores filed suit against Visa this week in U.S. District Court (Fayetteville) claiming the defendant conspired with large banks to fix interchange fees charged to merchants between Jan 1,...
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College football player ‘union’ ruling could force NCAA changes
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe University of Arkansas had no detailed comment on a Wednesday (March 26) ruling that football players at Northwestern University could unionize, but...
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Chain restaurant growth slows nationally, NWA remains hot
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNorthwest Arkansas, particularly Benton County, continues to be a hot attraction for chain restaurants looking to expand their reach. Some of the fastest growing...
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Brewer joins Arvest Benton County
Payne Brewer has joined Arvest Bank, Benton County, as senior vice president and commercial banker. He will work from the Village On The Creeks in Rogers, according the release.Brewer has worked for...
View ArticleWal-Mart FCPA expenses exceed $439 million
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has coughed up more than $439 million in legal fees over the past two years to investigate bribery allegations and other potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt...
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Credit card fraud is a growing business in the U.S.
Consumers, banks and merchants fall prey to some $11.3 billion in card fraud annually creating chargebacks and losses of $3.4 billion in 2012 for credit card issuers, according to eConsumer Services,...
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February home sales up 7.3% in Arkansas despite winter weather
Two months is not a trend, but home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas are up almost 7% for the first two months of 2014 and were up 7.3% during February. The number of homes sold in all of...
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