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Arkansas’ large market home sales up 3.8% in 2014
The question for Arkansas’ home sales market going into 2014 was if the healthy pace of growth in 2013 could be maintained. It could, and it was. There were 21,447 homes sold in Arkansas’ four largest...
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Arkansas tax revenue up almost 10% in January, up 3.8% year to date
Arkansas tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year are up 3.8%, with sales and use tax collections – a measure of consumer spending and confidence – up 1.9% year-to-date.Gross...
View ArticleFederal settlement with S&P Financial to net Arkansas $21.5 million
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireArkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said Arkansas will receive $21.5 million as a result of a $1.375 billion...
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Wal-Mart, retail sector has much to gain by opening Cuba
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores may not admit it but retail experts don’t doubt there is already a team in Bentonville mulling the opportunities that may await...
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Arkansas' U.S. House delegation votes for Obamacare repeal
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireA bill that would repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, sent a clear message to...
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Fort Smith Mayor’s veto of rally funding stands, hire-fire issue tabled
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireThe majority of the Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to overturn Mayor Sanders’ veto of funding the Steel Horse Motorcycle Rally at the Feb. 3 regular...
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ArcBest 2014 income jumps to $46.17 million, revenue up almost 14%
With 2014 net income up more than 190% and annual revenue up almost 14%, officials with Fort Smith-based ArcBest plans to spend $200 million during 2015 to modernize and expand its trucking equipment,...
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Marshalltown Company eyes major expansion in Fayetteville
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTool maker Marshalltown Company continues to invest in its growing manufacturing centers in Fayetteville. Jack Murders, vice president of the company’s Arkansas...
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January building activity up in Fort Smith and Greenwood
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
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Forecast suggests more severe weather for the Spring season
story info from AccuWeather.comAccuWeather.com is predicting more severe storms in and around Arkansas during the upcoming Spring weather cycle. The severe weather season will ramp up compared to the...
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188th Wing receives ‘Sensitive’ number ahead of schedule
Those who have served in the U.S. military are likely familiar with the phrase “Hurry up and wait.” But the U.S. Air Force appears to be in a hurry-up-and-move-fast mode with respect to the 188th Wing...
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Acumen Brands founder John James moves to new role with venture fund
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comJohn James left the comfort of a successful business to lead an intense $100 million venture fund in Northwest Arkansas. Why? Because James says he’s more...
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Small business entrepreneurs share insights on creativity, leadership
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNorthwest Arkansas, a cradle of entrepreneurship, is well-versed on the importance of the small business community. The region helped birth three Fortune 500...
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The City Wire, Things To Do collaborate on weekly video series
The City Wire and Things To Do In Fort Smith are working together to provide an entertaining way to deliver recent news and to provide the readers of both websites even more access to regional event...
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Private Option bill clears House hurdles, tax cut plan to become law
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerA pair of bills involving the funding and operation of the state’s Private Option healthcare program for the poor and uninsured were...
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Hundreds gather in downtown Fort Smith to buy U.S. Marshals coins
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comSeveral hundred people stood in long lines at the Blue Lion in downtown Fort Smith to buy U.S. Marshals Service commemorative coins. Up to $5...
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Rep. Collins focused on pushing guns on campus legislation
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireRep. Charlie Collins, R-Fayetteville, says despite party line differences over his controversial guns on college campuses...
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Valentine’s Day sales projected at new record of $18.9 billion
American consumers are compassionate folks when it comes to celebrating Valentine’s Day. The National Retail Federation expects average per person spending to top $142.31 this year, up 6.3% from...
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CaseStack expanding locally and in the U.S., adding 95 jobs
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe ever changing world of retail is creating more demand for complex logistics services. That’s a good thing for Fayetteville-based CaseStack, which is...
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Workforce, number of employed continue decline in Fort Smith metro
December’s jobless rate was unchanged in the Fort Smith metro area, but the region continued the trend of decline in the size of the workforce and the number of employed. The one bright spot was that...
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