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Legislators visit UAFS robotics lab, hear about classes for employers
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAn Arkansas legislative committee heard directly from employers and educators at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Wednesday (Aug. 27) about how they...
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Arkansas home sales up 7% in July, year-to-date sales up 5.6%
The average Arkansas home sales price may be down more than 2% for sales during the first seven months of 2014, but the number of homes sold is up almost 6% and the value of the sales are up 6.59%....
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Whirlpool: TCE pollution near Boys & Girls Club poses no risk
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhirlpool Corporation said in a statement Thursday (Aug. 28) that previously detected TCE contamination near a south Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club facility...
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Fort Smith tax collections up in July report, below estimates year-to-date
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFor the second month in a row, Fort Smith sales tax collections have surpassed the same month last year. But even with the increase in revenues, sales tax...
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Tyson Foods completes Hillshire deal, makes management changes
Tyson Foods on Thursday (Aug. 28) completed the $8.5 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands, the largest deal ever in the meat industry.As expected, Hillshire CEO Sean Connolly will not remain with...
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Arkansas stakeholders debate impact of proposed ‘Clean Power Plan’
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comSix stakeholder groups went back-and-forth Thursday for several hours on the economic impact of the Environmental Protection Agency’s pending regulations to...
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Arkansas environmental director says state has flexibility with EPA plan
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireArkansas’ efforts to grapple with a new EPA rule that will have a huge impact on the economy is still in the education phase...
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Dassault announces $60 million expansion of Little Rock operation
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netDassault Falcon Jet broke ground on its new $60 million completion facility in Little...
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Building permits up almost 10% year-to-date in Fort Smith area
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $18.149 million in August, up 2.71% from August 2013's total of $17.7 million.Even though combined values are up over the same...
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CBID approves Jimmy John’s variance request, discusses splash pad
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Central Improvement District approved a variance at a special meeting Tuesday (Sept. 2) that would allow a new Jimmy John's sandwich shop under...
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Fort Smith Board approves Chaffee road closure, Whirlpool pollution protection
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comThe Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Sept. 2) to close a portion of Veterans Avenue in Chaffee Crossing to make way for possible future expansion...
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Arkansas tax revenue up 1.9% in first two months of fiscal year
Overall Arkansas tax collections for the first two months of the fiscal year are on a positive track, with the topline up 1.9% compared to the same period in 2013.Year-to-date gross revenue (July...
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Poll shows support to use ARE-ON to boost school broadband access
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netA statewide survey conducted last week found that a strong majority of Arkansans are...
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Wal-Mart exec outlines growth strategy for Latin America
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comLeaders with Wal-Mart’s Mexican and Central American business unit have announced a three-prong plan to grow sales over the next year on the heels of solid...
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Linam to pursue ‘progressive path’ as new AOG boss
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comMike Callan’s office at Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. was almost empty the Thursday before the Labor Day weekend. There were hooks on the walls...
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Farmers Coop chief says unusual summer weather has been good for agri
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comArkansas may have just had its coldest July on record, according to an Aug. 12 report from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center, but it does not mean the...
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Low Fort Smith metro 'smart borrowing’ score does not tell the complete story
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA recent study released by the website Nerd Wallet lists Fort Smith as one of the cities in America "that are borrowing the least smart," but according to a...
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The Supply Side: Creative Things responding to challenges of onshoring
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNo one told Keith Scheffler that moving his plastics manufacturing business from Asia to Lowell, Ark., would be easy, even if Wal-Mart Stores is the company’s...
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ARK Challenge 2.0 teams drum up investment, make contacts
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comJeff Amerine says there is no cure for serial entrepreneurs whether they are age 17 or 37 or 97. Even if launching a startup venture and seeing it through two...
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Superintendent: Millage bump needed to handle Greenwood student growth
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comVoters in the Greenwood School District will go to the polls on Sept. 16 to decide whether to increase the district's millage rate by 1.9 mils and generate an...
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