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The Supply Side: Markets may improve in 2015 for consumer food companies
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is...
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Northwest Arkansas Council to ‘get moving’ on new economic goals for 2017
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBusiness leaders in Northwest Arkansas raised the bar for regional growth and economic performance expectations over the next three years, according to data...
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Arkansas jobless rate dips to 5.7%, rate much higher for minorities
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comArkansas’ labor market is showing signs of stability, but the jobless rate for black teenagers in Arkansas hovers at or below 40%, and has in recent years...
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Higher meat prices, consumer demand likely to boost 2015 profits for Tyson Foods
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe U.S. meat industry got off to a good start in 2015 and Tyson Foods is one of several meat companies expecting strong earnings this year behind higher demand...
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Fort Smith Board talks domestic violence policy, Whirlpool pollution clean up
On the agenda was sex, violence and toxic water. Nope, it was not the latest original show from Netflix, but Tuesday’s study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors.Consuming a majority of the...
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Sebastian County officials review 2015 budget shortfall, Whirlpool lawsuit
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireBudget projections, Whirlpool, the 2015 Personnel Project, and a resolution approving ArcBest Corporation for the Tax Back Program were among the...
View ArticleUneven home price gains could limit home equity market growth in 2015
With Arkansas’ housing market on the mend in recent years, homeowners may be tempted to take out a home equity loan and banks and other financial institutions are likely eager to capture that business....
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Unused Mitsubishi plant at Chaffee Crossing is listed for sale
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale...
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MLK-Lee holiday bill voted down, Senate committee OKs Private Option plan
story by Talk Business & Politics and The City WireA bill that would seek to eliminate a dual status for a state holiday fell short in committee Wednesday, and the Governor’s private option plan...
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Things you may not have known: Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods is certainly not the regional company it was 40 years ago or the large national company it was just a few decades ago. It’s now a global meat processing and distribution company, and you...
View ArticleThree tech companies to locate in downtown Conway, add 140 jobs
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netThree technology companies announced plans to locate new facilities in downtown Conway,...
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Marshals Museum airguns sell out, commemorative coins now on sale
The staff and supporters of the U.S. Marshals Museum are likely hoping that commemorative coin sales are as successful recent sales by Umarex USA of a limited edition airgun connected to the museum...
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‘Take Back the Fort’ group wants to have petitions ready by March 2
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe petition drive seeking to change the form of Fort Smith city government is set to begin Friday (Jan. 30), with around 35 group supporters gathering...
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Tyson posts record sales of $10.8 billion, income up 21.6% (Updated)
story by Kim Souza and Michael Tilleyksouza@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout.It is indeed a happy new year at Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based global...
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Tyson shareholders elect directors, reject three shareholder proposals
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods shareholders convened in Springdale on Friday (Jan. 30) for their annual no-frills meeting, but there was plenty to celebrate on the heels of a...
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Director Settle moves to change Fort Smith’s hire-fire authority
Less than 18 months after the Fort Smith Board of Directors granted the City Administrator broader authority to hire and fire department heads and other key personnel, City Director and Vice Mayor...
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$100 million NWA capital fund unveiled at economic forecast luncheon
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comYou know the economy is bright when a local entrepreneur can take the stage in front of nearly 1,000 business professionals and announce his plan to establish a...
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Arkansas prison reform debate likely to follow tax cut, private option votes
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netWith the early session push to approve Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s signature tax cut plan and...
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The Supply Side: Welcome to the supply chain revolution
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThere have been few major changes in the physical retail supply chain that has served big box retailers for more than three decades. But as more consumers shift...
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Kyya Chocolate company emerges from Uganda orphanage trip
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comThe Kyya Chocolate story was born in 2012 when a nonprofit group traveled to a Uganda orphanage with the idea of building relationships and a chicken farm for...
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