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Year-to-date building activity down 10% in the Fort Smith area
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Survey shows that manufacturers top concern is lack of skilled workforce
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comA lack of qualified workers remains the top threat to manufacturing growth among members for the second consecutive...
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Fort Smith HR director resigns, leaving for another job
In the midst of needing to hire a new city administrator and city fire chief, Fort Smith’s human resources director announced Monday (Sept. 21) that he is resigning effective Oct. 2.Richard Jones, who...
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Tyson Foods’ beef margins improve from fatter cattle ‘predicament’
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFewer and fatter cattle at U.S. feedlots are not fattening profits for feedlot owners, but packers and food companies like Tyson Foods are seeing a drop in...
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Arkansas leads nation in adult obesity at 35.9%, up from 17% in 1995
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comArkansas seldom ranks first in any category among the other 50 states, but when it comes to adult obesity the Natural State is at the top of the list, according...
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Group meets to begin selection of new Southside High School mascot
The 30-person group tasked to find a new mascot for Southside High School in Fort Smith first met Monday (Sept. 21), with committee chairman Wayne Haver charging them to consider mascots “that are not...
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Gov. Hutchinson unveils new plan to support Arkansas’ military installations
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comIn an Arkansas National Guard hanger filled with military personnel and a phalanx of government and legislative...
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Pendergraft family donates $1 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum
Donnie Pendergraft and her family have donated $1 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in honor of her late husband, Ross. The money will help build the Ross Pendergraft “Why Marshals?” Theater in the...
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Arkansas Tourism Ticker: Hospitality sector sets records in first half of 2015
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association.The first half of 2015 continues to show that a resurgent Arkansas tourism economy during 2014 wasn’t an...
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Field Agent survey says Walmart grocery pickup idea popular with users
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe good news is that 74% of those participating in a recent survey like the grocery pickup models being tested by Walmart, however, just barely one in 10 of...
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Rent-to-own giant Aaron’s buys Springdale finance firm for $100 million
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAaron's Inc. announced a deal on Tuesday (Sept. 22) to acquire all the outstanding stock of little known “nearprime” and...
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Fort Smith Board again debates budget cuts, new revenue sources
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireThunderous applause from city employees in attendance at Tuesday's (September 22) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors hinted at a...
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Opposition grows to idea to transfer road maintenance to cities, counties
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAmong the ideas being considered by the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding has been transferring some of the...
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Razorback athletic program one of few in the country to turn a profit
The University of Arkansas is one of only 24 programs out of 346 Division I athletic departments that generated more revenue than they spent in 2014, according to the NCAA Revenues and Expenses of...
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Rumors continue about deep job cuts at Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club HQ
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.com copyright TCW MediaRumored corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club offices in Bentonville persist, with five sources each telling The City Wire on...
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After strong 2013, GDP growth In most Arkansas metro areas slows in 2014
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comFive of the state’s eight metropolitan areas experienced flat or weaker business growth in 2014 as Arkansas’ economic...
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The Video Wire: Fried twinkies, cow manure and Elvis
Billy Idol, fried twinkies, cow manure, Beth Presley and Elvis Presley appear or are mentioned this week in the secret studio used by Dawson Meadows to conduct his brand of “journalism.”Also, fun, food...
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Wal-Mart pressures suppliers of Chinese-made goods for lower prices
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KFSM 5 considering moving some operations from Fort Smith to NWA
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comRumors that officials with KFSM 5 are looking to move the station’s primary studio and administrative offices from Fort Smith to Northwest Arkansas may be...
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Gov. Hutchinson suggests a ‘pause’ in plans for a state insurance exchange
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comThe state should not develop its own costly individual insurance exchange and instead should probably continue using...
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