‘Parrot Island Water Park’ approved as name for new aquatics center
With a close vote in both bodies, the Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted to approve “Parrot Island Water Park” as the name of the aquatics park now under...
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Gov.-elect Hutchinson names more key members to administration
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson (R) made several key appointments to his upcoming administration. Brigadier Gen. Mark Berry was named as the 52nd Adjutant General of Arkansas, Rep. Allen Kerr will be the new...
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The Compass Report: Third quarter trends positive for top three Arkansas metros
While not broad, improvements in employment, sales tax collections and tourism sector employment helped push positive economic trends during the third quarter of 2014 for Arkansas’ three largest metro...
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NWA growth fuels new $101 million U.S. 412 bypass project
More road construction is on tap for Springdale. The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department agreed Wednesday (Dec. 17) to pay nearly $101 million for the construction of the first section of...
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ARE-ON not needed to improve broadband speeds in public schools
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerArkansas public schools can have necessary broadband internet at no extra cost to the state and without connecting to a “backbone” such as...
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Retail watchers say Nook would be a good fit for Wal-Mart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart is reportedly mulling a purchase of Nook from Barnes and Nobles as the Bentonville-based retailer continues to explore ways to expand its footprint and...
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Arkansas Agri leaders like new Cuba policy, political opinions mixed
story by Michael Wilkey, with Talk Business & Politics mwilkey@talkbusiness.netAgricultural opinions were upbeat about President Obama's plan to move towards normalizing relations between the...
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Lower pump prices to fuel holiday travel and spending, AAA says
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe good vibes that Arkansas and U.S. consumers are getting from lower pump prices this holiday season will also make...
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Technology firm born in Fayetteville to locate operations in Fort Smith
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA private group of Fort Smith investors has helped recruit to Fort Smith an advanced manufacturing company created through a Fayetteville-based venture...
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Arkansas posts job gains in November, manufacturing sector up 3.5%
Arkansas’ November labor report show a positive trend in terms of labor force growth and shows a gain of almost 12,000 jobs compared to November 2013. The report included a significant decline in the...
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Holiday travel weather good in the South, poor in upper Midwest and Northeast...
Weather for holiday travel prior to Christmas should be good in large parts of the country, but those traveling in the upper midwest, large parts of the Northeast U.S. and a part of the Northwest U.S....
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Freight industry data points to stronger U.S. economy
Two national freight reports suggest that 2014 may be one of the best years for shippers since the end of the Great Recession, and that tonnage is up and moving despite “costly freight bottlenecks” at...
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Retailers and shippers boost 2014 holiday hiring, promotions
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetailers from Wal-Mart to Kohl’s and Target each ramped up their seasonal hirings ahead of an expanded promotional holiday throughout 2014. Shoppers armed with...
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Hutchinson appoints Bassett, Games; will search nationwide for AEDC chief
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will conduct a national search for the next Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director and will...
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Arkansas personal income up in third quarter, U.S. GDP up 5%
A wide range of economic data has been released by the federal government in the days prior to the holiday break, with some figures showing a gain in Arkansas’ combined personal income during the third...
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AG McDaniel sets appeal in motion on Arkansas’ same sex marriage ban
story by Talk Business and The City WireArkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Tuesday (Dec. 23) that he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that struck down Amendment 83, the state’s...
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Revised ADEQ Whirlpool pollution plan says Boys and Girls Club in plume
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality issued on Dec. 19 a revised plan for addressing pollution in and around Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant that says pollution has reached the Fort Smith Boys...
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New medical college, ArcBest expansion top Fort Smith area news in 2014
A more than $30 million medical college with a reserve of more than $100 million, a significant expansion of a large employer with a global footprint and an unsettling settlement to address federal...
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GOP sweep, bank industry changes, legal rulings top Arkansas stories in 2014
story by Talk Business & Politics, and The City WirePolitics certainly dominated the headlines in Arkansas during 2014, with the GOP sweep in Arkansas likely to be noted by future historians as a...
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Armstrong Bank to acquire Fort Smith-based Benefit Bank
Muskogee, Okla-based Armstrong Bank has entered the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas banking markets with the planned acquisition of Benefit Bank. Terms were not disclosed in the statement issued...
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