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U.S. Marshals Museum opening delayed to 2017
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe U.S. Marshals Museum, a more than $50 million museum to be built along the banks of the Arkansas River, will still have a September groundbreaking, but...
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Spring could bring spike in stormy weather in Arkansas
Editor's note: Info and images for this report comes from State College, Pa.-based AccuWeather.com.Much of Arkansas is in the area of “greatest risk” for severe weather that may include a spike in...
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Governor’s Cup seeding entrepreneurial spirit in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: This story first appeared in the most recent issue of Talk Business Arkansas magazine. Link here for the online version of the magazine.Even...
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Regional and statewide foreclosure activity slows in February
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comForeclosures continue to be a smaller part of the local housing markets of Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area. Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac...
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Beebe's institutional memory, experience may be hard to replace
story by Benjamin Hardy, with Talk Business MagazineEditor’s note: This story first appeared in the most recent issue of Talk Business Arkansas magazine. Link here for the online version of the...
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Tim Schmidt named interim CEO at Sparks Health, Summit Medical
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt didn't take long for Sparks Health System to name an interim CEO while the organization conducts a search for a permanent replacement.According to a...
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Arkansas medical marijuana advocate thinks measure is a ‘shoe in’
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhile the race between Tom Cotton and Mark Pryor for the U.S. Senate is getting a lot of attention, at least one other race is bound to create a buzz. For the...
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The Friday Wire: Another marijuana push and a museum delay
A second shot at attempting to legalizing medical marijuana in Arkansas, a prediction on severe weather in the early Spring, and a planned union vote at Fort Smith-based O.K. Foods are part of the...
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Wal-Mart opens first Walmart to Go convenience store
story and photos by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAfter more than a year of planning, the Walmart to Go convenience-store format quietly opened in Bentonville on Saturday (March 15), with the grand...
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AEDC director supports Arkansas minimum wage hike
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partner talkbusiness.netArkansas Economic Development Commission director Grant Tennille says he’s supportive of efforts to raise the state minimum wage to $8.50...
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Hutchinson says private option ‘law of the land,’ seeks reforms
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netWith the funding secured for the next fiscal year, GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson says he will...
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January marks 60 months of Arkansas’ jobless rate above 7%
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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New complaint filed in Maggio case may involve Fort Smith businessman
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAttorneys for the family of a Faulkner County woman who died in April 2008 due to what the family alleged was neglect and negligence have added even more fuel...
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Gun ban, new degree programs on UA System Trustees agenda
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe University of Arkansas System announced Monday (March 17) that its Board of Trustees would meet Thursday (March 20) and Friday (March 21) at the...
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Fort Smith Board uncertain on vote for Fianna Hills Country Club
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA unanimous vote by the Fort Smith Planning Commission to approve the planned zoning district (PZD) at the site of the Fianna Hills Country Club does not...
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Wal-Mart seeks U.S. suppliers for patio furniture
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThere were hundreds of soundbites at Wal-Mart’s recent Year Beginning Meetings held in Orlando. But one that resonated with potential suppliers came from...
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The Supply Side: Humankind Water continues success, serving
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comMost Walmart suppliers probably measure their bottom line in regards to profit margins and the number of SKUs (products) available in the stores. For Humankind...
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Union vote set for May 1 at OK Foods’ facility in Oklahoma
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA vote on unionization at one of OK Foods' local facilities will move forward on May 1.According to Anthony Elmo of the United Food and Commercial Workers...
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Local and national questions raised about prayer at public meetings
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA question at a Fort Smith town hall meeting and court hearings in Maryland normally do not intersect, but the topic raised by Fort Smith resident David...
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2014 first quarter unkind to most Arkansas-based stocks
Just seven of the 17 publicly held companies based in Arkansas enjoyed a share price gain during the first quarter of 2014, a reversal from the 13 of the 16 followed in 2013 that had share price gains...
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