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Arkansas workplace discrimination charges fall 35% in 2013
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA report of the number of charges filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the basis of harassment and discrimination showed the state of...
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Plans show Whole Foods Market prepping for Fayetteville store
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhole Foods Market appears to have taken one more baby step toward a Fayetteville location.Plans submitted to the city of Fayetteville this week show what...
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Deed restrictions placed on Whirlpool site, TCE clean up continues
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Whirlpool site in Fort Smith that has been the center of a pollution cleanup has now had deed restrictions put in place, limiting certain future...
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Arvest Bank names Craig Rivaldo the CEO of Benton County operations
Arvest Bank has chosen Fort Smith banker Craig Rivaldo to head up its Benton County market operations. Jason Kincy, spokesman for the bank made the announcement in an email release this afternoon...
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Attitudes split on medical marijuana, support seen for minimum wage
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerTwo potential issues that may be on the November ballot offer contrasting attitudes from Arkansas voters.The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll of...
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Planning Commission OKs water park plan, reacts to Fianna issue
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Planning Commission approved a conditional use Tuesday (April 8), removing the final road block in what has been a long and winding road in the...
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Parker named osteopathic college CEO, says project moving ‘quickly’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comFort Smith attorney Kyle Parker, who has been named president and CEO of the planned Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, said...
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Democrats again pursue Rep. Cotton on charge of ethics violation
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netA bipartisan House panel unanimously rejected an ethics complaint filed months ago by the Democratic Party of...
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Sen. Holland disputes poll results that show a lead for his opponent
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comNew internal polling obtained by The City Wire in the race for the District 9 Senate seat shows one candidate with a distinct lead, while his GOP primary...
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USA Truck removes poison pill provision ahead of annual meeting (Updated)
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with comment from USA Truck CEO John Simone.Officials with Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc. have pulled the plug on their poison...
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Retailers hope Easter sales will shake off winter doldrums
The Easter Bunny is a welcome sight for retailers hoping to shake off winter blues. One of the largest holiday spends of the year, Easter shopping is expected to top $15.8 billion this year, according...
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Fort Smith area jobless rate falls to 7.4% in February
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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The Friday Wire: Herbal questions and downtown development
Voter opinions on medical marijuana, a new medical college chief, development in downtown Fort Smith, and less harassment in the workplace are part of the April 11 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith...
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Civil and criminal charges mount against former Arvest banker
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe Bank of Fayetteville won’t likely be the last one to file suit against H. Dennis Smiley Jr., who owes more than $4.5 million to about 20 Arkansas banks. The...
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Attorney General McDaniel to appeal 12-week abortion ban ruling
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerAt the behest of Sen. Jason Rapert, R-Bigelow, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling on a controversial...
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More banks sue Dennis Smiley and former employer Arvest
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThree more banks filed counter complaints against former bank executive H. Dennis Smiley in Benton County Circuit Court on Friday (April 11).Smiley was the...
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Ethics-term limit proposal not popular with Arkansas voters
story from Talk Business, a content partner with The City WireA legislative-referred proposed constitutional amendment is opposed more than two-to-one by voters, in large part due to a proposed change...
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Winter storms dampen J.B. Hunt Transport earnings growth
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNet profits of Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services declined in the first quarter to $68.664 million, down 6.38% from the same period last year. The...
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Retailers report strong March sales as winter ebbs
March was a good month for retailers spurred on by warmer weather and pent-up demand from consumers wanting to shake off the winter blues. The National Retail Federation reported a 1.6% increase in...
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Walmart to Go not necessarily a game changer for smaller stores
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWalmart to Go may have just opened its first location in Bentonville March 16, but industry insiders who spoke with The City Wire said what could become...
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