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Union Pacific chief says energy, agri markets boosting business for railroads
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netThe CEO of Union Pacific Corp., the railroad transportation giant, told a Little Rock audience that he sees...
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The Supply Side: More men in the grocery aisle, opportunity for brands
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and...
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Crawford County officials push proposed site for new jail
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe effort to build a new jail in Crawford County has taken another step forward with the tentative selection of a location for the proposed facility....
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The Friday Wire: A short list of candidates and a happy trucker
A dearth of political candidates for legislative seats, tough allegations against the poultry industry, thoughts on “New Tech” schools and an excited trucking exec are part of the March 7 Friday Wire...
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Private Option insured 94,000 by end of February
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comMembers of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce received an update Friday morning (March 7) on the current state of the so-called Private Option,...
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Candidates draw ballot positions in Sebastian County
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFor anyone who has ever wondered how the order of candidates is determined on a ballot, the answer came at the Sebastian County Election Commission Friday...
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Teacher endorsement sparks war of words between Ross and Hutchinson
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netDemocratic gubernatorial front-runner Mike Ross received the endorsement of the statewide teachers’ union on...
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Peco Foods to invest $165 million, add 1,000 jobs in NE Arkansas
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Peco Foods will invest $165 million in the construction of a new fully integrated processing operation near Pocahontas in northeast Arkansas. The operation is expected to employ...
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UFCW still pushing for union vote at three O.K. Foods facilities
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA vote on unionization at O.K. Foods that was expected to take place in late 2013 is now likely to take place later this year, according to a union that has...
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Filing period shows GOP, Democratic party strengths, squabbles, strategies
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netFielding more candidates and having more contested primaries has the Arkansas GOP in new territory in...
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GOP primary opponents Altes and Pitsch push their positions
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe May 20 primary is little more than seven weeks away and the area's first political debate of the 2014 political season took place Monday afternoon (March...
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Proposed federal bill seeks more tornado warning time
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comResidents often have a few minutes to take action and seek shelter once a tornado warning has been issued. But a piece of legislation in the U.S. House of...
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Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith: ‘Just go get good at what we do’
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netEditor’s note: The following is an abridged story from the recently published Talk Business magazine. The...
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Wal-Mart CFO says financial metrics will improve in 2014
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Chief Financial Officer Charles Holley said Tuesday (March 11) that the retailer failed in three of its five main operating objectives last year — sales...
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Lane shifts set with I-540 construction, project still on track
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCommuters using Interstate 540 in Fort Smith and Van Buren should prepare for lane shifts starting Wednesday (March 12), a sign that the more than $78 million...
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Fort Smith Board discusses governance policy, city budget process
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFort Smith city directors spent much of a noon Board of Directors study session debating and discussing what they would like to see a board governance policy....
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Planning Commission OKs Fianna Hills Country Club project
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Planning Commission passed a set of planned zoning districts Tuesday (March 11), both of which faced opposition from residents in neighborhoods...
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Sparks Health System, Summit Medical again looking for a new CEO
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comSparks Health System is again looking for a CEO following the resignation this week of Charles Stewart, himself the second CEO to resign from the hospital...
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NWA, Fort Smith Realtors mixed on the benefits of Zillow and Trulia
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comReal estate is a local business, but two global marketers Trulia and Zillow have been hard at it transforming aggregated local data into booming businesses and...
View ArticleTennessee architect picked for Crawford County jail
Crawford County Judge John Hall announced the hiring of James Langford of Collierville, Tenn.-based SouthBuilt TEAM LLC to be the architect for the county's proposed jail.The jail, which would be...
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