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Fort Smith Board approves ordinance limiting placement of signs
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at its Tuesday (Aug. 5) meeting that would restrict the location of temporary signs in rights of ways, a...
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Hendren of Gravette elected Arkansas Senate majority leader
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerArkansas Senate Republicans on Tuesday elected by acclamation Sen. JIm Hendren, R-Gravette, as Senate majority leader and Sen. Jimmy...
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Missouri vote leaves Bella Vista bypass/I-49 connection in limbo
story by Michael Tilley and Kim Souzamtilley@thecitywire.comA sales tax increase rejected by Missouri voters has pushed that state’s highway officials back to square one in terms of finding money to...
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Greene, Thicksten to seek open Alma mayor's office
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comTwo decades long Alma residents have filed to be the city's next mayor following news that long-time Mayor John Ballentine would not seek re-election. The...
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Consumer trends push changes in digital coupon strategies
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDigital coupons are becoming somewhat of a necessary evil for retailers, according to Carol Spieckerman, CEO of NewMarketBuilders. But not all retailers are on...
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ALDI tops as low-price grocery leader, Walmart 11th in overall service
Discount grocer ALDI – a small box, no frills, private label grocery format – was recognized as the nation’s low-price grocery leader for the fourth year by consumer research firm Market Force.The...
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AOG opens second CNG fueling station in Fort Smith, 8th in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comArkansas now has eight public compressed natural gas fueling stations with the opening Thursday (Aug. 7) of Fort Smith's second compressed natural gas fueling...
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Arvest settles with 18 of 20 banks in the Smiley interpleading
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comArvest Bank, which turned over $551,764 to the Benton County Court in the interpleader case of H. Dennis Smiley, has reportedly settled with 18 of the 20 banks...
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Compliance with Clean Water Act could cost Fort Smith more than $350 million
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe city of Fort Smith has invested $201.2 million since 1993 on wet weather sewer improvements and another $150 million or more could be poured into...
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National voter ‘engagement’ for GOP may not play out in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA recent Pew Research study said Republicans nationwide have a clear electoral engagement advantage going into the November mid-term elections, but enthusiasm...
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APEX moving Springdale operations to South Carolina, 250 jobs lost
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFor the second time in a week, Northwest Arkansas’ manufacturing sector was handed a slap in the face as jobs are being moved elsewhere amid corporate...
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Corps officials talk river priorities during three-hour Arkansas River tour
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFort Smith area business leaders, politicians and other local stakeholders got a first hand glimpse of the United States' largest diesel tugboat as the U.S....
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Cotton and Pryor visit Fort Smith, talk jobs, farms and Iraq
story by Michael Tilley and Ryan Saylormtilley@thecitywire.comThe two leading Arkansas candidates in the U.S. Senate race were in Fort Smith on Friday (Aug. 8) with one talking about a jobs plan and...
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Africa holds promising growth amid Wal-Mart, U.S. investment
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart took part during the past week in a three-day U.S.-African Business Forum in Washington, D.C. where business and government leaders discussed investment...
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Bank experts applaud Arvest settlement of major Smiley debts
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comArvest had plenty of reasons to settle claims with 18 of 20 banks who were owed money by former Arvest group president Dennis Smiley. The Fayetteville-based...
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Arkansas CEOs optimistic about improving economy
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netThe latest survey of more than 150 Arkansas company leaders indicates an improved outlook for...
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Fort Smith airport obtains largest-ever FAA grant, updates fire service plan
A $4.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to the Fort Smith Regional Airport is the largest single grant received by the airport and will pay for completion of a major taxiway...
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Broadband can reach public schools with existing funds, access savings noted
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerArkansas should be able to connect all of its schools to high-speed fiber optics broadband networks within a few years using $15 million it...
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Northwest Arkansas should work to be a major tech hub
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s not enough that Northwest Arkansas be considered a bedrock of retail expertise, some say it now must become a technology hub in its own right as retail and...
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Arkansas startups find difficulty in accessing capital
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCapital is the essential grease that keeps the entrepreneurial wheels turning and despite lots of cash on the table, area startups say investments are more...
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