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CNG conversion creates cost savings, more jobs for Fort Smith business
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA Fort Smith-based company has added 30 employees this year and compressed natural gas could be part of the reason.Billy Turner, fleet supervisor at Tri-State...
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Wal-Mart, Target hope to capture holiday sales with shipping, savings plans
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe pricing battles between retailers nearly two months before Christmas are heating up as Wal-Mart Stores and competitor Target unveiled plans to sway consumers...
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Democrats hope Clinton rallies close gaps on top ticket races
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFormer President and former Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton made his way through the Fort Smith and Texarkana areas Sunday (Nov. 2) on what is likely his last 2014...
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Rate hikes, more tonnage boost net income, revenue at ArcBest
Third quarter net income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest was $19.618 million, well ahead of the $13.982 million in the same quarter of 2013, and thanks in large part to an almost 10% gain in ABF Freight...
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USA Truck posts third quarter gain, on track to end five years of losses...
With a better than expected third quarter net income of $2.717 million, Van Buren-based USA Truck is on track in 2014 to end five consecutive years of losses.The third quarter net income of $2.717...
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Arkansas home sales, sales values see healthy gains in September
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets rebounded in September, with year-to-date sales up almost 4% and the value of homes sold up almost 2%. September sales in the four markets were up 7.26% and...
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Study: Walmart.com prices beat supercenter and Amazon
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comKantar Retail released its annual price leadership study between mega retail competitors Wal-Mart and Amazon on (Oct. 30), and the results show Walmart.com had...
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ADEQ disputes Whirlpool finding that TCE plume is not growing
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIn an Oct. 22 response to questions by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality about the stability of a toxic plume of potentially cancer-causing...
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Crawford County officials facing budget shortfall, possible job cuts
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comEven after two rounds of finance committee meetings meant to slash the budget line item by line item, the Crawford County Quorum Court is still facing a...
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GOP sweeps Congressional races, state constitutional offices
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comArkansas' congressional delegation will now be all Republicans starting in January 2015 after the party swept state constitutional and federal offices Tuesday...
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The City Wire respondents guarded in response to GOP sweep
While Arkansas Republicans were jubilant – and rightfully so – with Tuesday night’s election results, respondents to a call from The City Wire for post-election comments were more guarded and...
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Freeman re-elected Van Buren mayor, Hutchings returns to Fort Smith Board
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA former Fort Smith city director is returning to the Board in January and a local mayor is entering his third and final term following the general election...
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Report shows decline in home ownership rates, first-time buyers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFirst-time homebuyers are the catalyst for the rest of the housing market but this important demographic is shrinking nationwide according to a new report from...
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Fort Smith metro building permits up in October, down year-to-date
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCombined building permits for the cities of Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren were $17.886 million for the month of October, an increase of 22.39% over the...
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GOP challenge in Legislature is to ‘govern as statesmen’
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWith a sweep of all federal offices, statewide offices including the governor's office and a larger majority in the General Assembly going into the 90th...
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Fort Smith, Arkansas officials meet again with Feds on Clean Water Act issues
Officials with the city of Fort Smith and the office of Arkansas Attorney General are expected on Thursday (Nov. 6) to renew talks with federal officials in Dallas about the city’s efforts to respond...
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Fuel, utility prices expected to remain low through the winter
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comAs crude oil prices fall into bear market territory, industry analysts are forecasting that pump prices in Arkansas and the rest of the U.S. may remain...
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Gov.-elect Hutchinson names transition team, talks ‘Private Option’
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe team helping Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson become the next governor will include Mike Carroll of Fort Smith and Philip Taldo...
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Womack: Patience a must after ‘phenomenal shift’ of political power
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWith Republicans taking control of the U.S. Senate, all seven Arkansas constitutional offices and strengthening their majority in the Arkansas General...
View ArticleSebastian County officials discuss options with ‘a close budget’
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comA change in insurance rates and possible cost of living raises the major highlights of the proposed Fiscal Year 2015 budget presented to the Sebastian County...
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