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Fort Smith Board debates stop sign placement
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comTwenty-three minutes. That is how long the Fort Smith Board of Directors spent discussing a stop sign. And that was why Director Keith Lau spoke up during the...
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Arkansas bankers meet with a Dodd-Frank regulator
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netThe head of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray, met with about 15 Arkansas bankers...
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The Compass Report: Gains seen in Fort Smith area economy
Improvements in the number of employed and gains in building permit values in the Fort Smith region helped boost the economy in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of the year and...
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Area home sales jump in August
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comEditor’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...
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Officials say area river bridges safe from barge impact
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was just late last month that two barges went on a directionless journey down the Arkansas River in Little Rock, striking the Interstate 30 bridge and a...
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Ben Geren golf course to lose at least $150,000
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCounty officials on Wednesday (Sept. 18) were touting more than $1 million in improvements made at Ben Geren Regional Park over the last decade. Much of the...
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Some Arkansas manufacturers have trouble filling jobs
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt may seem odd to hear of a shortage in manufacturing workers following a decade which saw a nearly 25% decline in the number of manufacturing jobs available...
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Arkansas employers must offer benefits to same-sex couples
Although Arkansas has a ban on gay marriage, many Arkansas employers must now manage certain retirement plans, health insurance plans and other workplace benefits to include same-sex couples legally...
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U.S. freight traffic up in August
The roads and rails were busier in August compared to July, but an economist with the American Trucking Associations’ says the increase in tonnage hauled may not accurately reflect national economic...
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HMA begins review of deal with Community Health
The newly seated Board of Directors at Health Management Associates said Wednesday (Sept. 25) that it will seek a second opinion on a previously announced plan to sell the hospital company to Community...
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Wal-Mart supplier hopefuls featured in web-reality series
Over the next five weeks, 20 finalists in Wal-Mart’s “Get on the Shelf” campaign will promote their product on the retailer’s website, a page borrowed from the popular reality television format....
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No clear consensus emerging on teacher insurance issue
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.net A consensus exists to solve the teacher insurance crisis, but a consensus solution has far from materialized....
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USA Truck faces another takeover attempt (Updated II)
Editor's note: See updates throughout the story.Van Buren-based USA Truck faces a second takeover attempt in less than two years, with Knight Transportation on Thursday morning going public with a $9...
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Interstate 540 work on track, six bridges demolished
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt has been a little less than nine months since Interstate 540 through Fort Smith and Van Buren was reduced to one lane in both directions, causing traffic...
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Officials, experts gather for Connecting Arkansas conference
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.net State business, education and policy leaders are meeting at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock to...
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Pew: 15% of American adults remain offline
In a world that has never been more connected through technology and the internet, there is still roughly 15% of American adults who are not plugged into the World Wide Web, according to a study by Pew...
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Fort Smith officials open to idea of large bike rally
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA thousand motorcycles rumbling down Fort Smith’s Garrison Avenue and delivering millions of dollars in economic impact is not unreasonable, says one...
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Community input: Economy top threat facing Fort Smith
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe public got its first glimpse at the results from the city's Future Fort Smith Community Forum series and "Meetings-in-a-Box" on Thursday (Sept. 26) at the...
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Food needs push Baloney Sandwich Index higher
The October Baloney Sandwich Index (BSI) predicts a Fort Smith area jobless rate increase when the September and October metro jobless rates are released on Dec. 9.October’s BSI rose to 166.1 from...
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County golf course future could include alcohol sales
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was September when Sebastian County Judge David Hudson revealed that the golf course at Ben Geren Park would lose $150,000 during fiscal year 2013, the...
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