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Fort Smith area job numbers up in November, still below 2013 levels
The number of employed during November in the Fort Smith metro area reached a new high for 2014, but the number is still below the 2013 monthly average and the size of the regional workforce is also...
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Beef industry faces higher prices, lower margins and shrinking demand
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe cattle markets are set to ring up another record year for producers and packers even with tightening supplies expected to continue through 2019.Derrell Peel,...
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Most Arkansas-based stock prices move higher in 2014
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comIt would have required one helluva crystal ball in early 2014 to bet that two struggling Arkansas-based trucking companies would see their stock price more...
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Wal-Mart seeks to capitalize on unwanted, unused gift cards
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe popularity of holiday gift cards continues to rise to an estimated $31.74 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation. Yet, nearly $1...
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‘Most powerful commission’ meets again on office-holder salaries
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe Independent Citizens Commission charged with setting salaries for legislators, constitutional officers, and judges hopes...
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Gov.-elect Hutchinson names new state Surgeon General
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson named Dr. Greg Bledsoe as the state’s new Surgeon General. He replaces Dr. Joe Thompson, who was...
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Hutchinson keeps Oil & Gas, Parole Board chiefs, names Fecher to Rural Services
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson ended 2014 with an announcement that he will keep two agency directors and bring back a Huckabee...
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Reports show online shopper sentiment mixed on in-store pickup option
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEarly reports suggest retail efforts to combine e-commerce orders with in-store pickup have yet to create systems to best capture what could be a lucrative and...
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Gov.-elect Hutchinson expects ‘quick start’ on legislative agenda
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson made plenty of news in a pre-session Q&A with reporters at the...
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EPA settlement will not change rates for Fort Smith wholesale water users
Van Buren and other wholesale water customers of the Fort Smith water system will not see their rates change to help pay for the estimated $480 million Fort Smith will have to invest by 2026 as part of...
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Arkansas’ all-Republican Congressional Delegation sworn in
story by Michael Wilkey, with Talk Business & Politics mwilkey@talkbusiness.netA new session of Congress started Tuesday, as two new congressmen and a new senator made history as an all-Republican...
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Hutchinson kicks off tour in Rogers and Fort Smith, names Carroll to AEDC
story and photos by Kim Souza and Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson and soon-to-be First Lady Susan Hutchinson held their first two pre-inauguration events in their “home”...
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Fort Smith Board hears citizen complaints about planned sewer rate hikes
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireA light agenda gave way to a spirited town hall session at the Jan. 6 meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors, and there was one main topic on...
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Arkansas Legislative leaders seek quick action on big issues
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe leaders of the Arkansas House and Senate hope the Legislature takes quick action on Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson’s middle...
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Boys & Girls Club officials ‘closely monitor’ Whirlpool pollution movement
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comJerry Glidewell has been concerned for more than six months about the small amounts of cancer-causing TCE pollution from Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant found...
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New Year savings resolutions are plenty, but few are successful
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTo save more money is a common New Year’s resolution made by many, but financial consultant Joel Doelger of Credit Counseling of Arkansas said few people put an...
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2015 Legislative Preview: Jobs, healthcare, prisons, ethics, and much more
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerWhen the 90th General Assembly convenes next week, the ghosts of Arkansas’ political past won’t recognize the party make-up of the state...
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Hutchinson sworn in as 46th governor, says jobs are top priority
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson will give a “health care reform address” Jan. 22, he said Tuesday to a packed Arkansas House of...
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Tyson plays down the impact of China’s ban on U.S. poultry
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comChina, an important U.S. trade partner for the U.S. poultry industry, has once again shut off imports following the discovery of avian influenza in backyard...
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Conner Eldridge: ‘I’m here to be a prosecutor’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: This story first appeared in the January-February 2015 issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine. Link here to read the digital version...
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