FCRA approves property deal for high-end homes near new ArcBest HQ
The Fort Smith Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) on Thursday (Feb. 19) approved the sale of more than 50 acres that could within the next few years be the location of a subdivision featuring expensive...
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Arkansas House panel OKs bill diverting general funds for highways
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerA bill that would take $2.8 billion from general revenues over 10 years and dedicate the money to highways passed the House Committee on...
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Sen. Cotton hears about the ‘F’ word from tourism officials
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netU.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., joined a tourism and travel roundtable on Friday to learn...
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Gov. Hutchinson talks warrantless searches, criminal justice changes
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerOn Wednesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson unveiled his plan to reform the state’s prison, parole and probation programs in a holistic,...
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Fort Smith officials hear ideas on changing mobile food vendor regs
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comAn effort by Fort Smith city officials to update mobile food vendor regulations that one city official says are “antiquated” and “too restrictive” is...
View ArticleDillard’s net income rises to $331.9 million in fiscal 2014
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerMall and online retailer Dillard’s capped off a healthy year with a mighty fourth quarter as the Little Rock-based company reported rising...
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Clean Line electric project drawing opposition in Arkansas
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireThe Plains and Eastern Clean Line transmission project will reportedly deliver more than 3,500 megawatts “of low-cost wind power from the Oklahoma...
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The Supply Side: Chef Jenn creates gourmet seafood for Wal-Mart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and...
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West Coast port backlogs will take months to unwind
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMore than 80 ships sitting in the harbor and hundreds of containers stacked in empty parking areas at most of the western ports will take months to sort through...
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Funding bills advance, maternity leave, gun, drone bills filed
story by Michael Wilkey, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netCold, wintry weather didn’t freeze legislators from taking action on Monday. The House approved a bill that was...
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‘Uniform non-discrimination’ bill becomes law with Governor’s signature
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerA bill whose net effect would prohibit local governments from establishing anti-discrimination ordinances is now Arkansas law.SB 202, which...
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Wal-Mart’s e-commerce momentum builds, but room for improvement noted
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe expectations for Wal-Mart’s e-commerce business is high coming off of 22% sales growth last year. This accomplishment was deemed “solid but not quite as...
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Two Springdale-based companies to expand into Fort Smith
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comSpringdale-based Career Academy of Hair Design is expanding into Fort Smith thanks in part to an estimated $1.35 million renovation by FSM Redevelopment...
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Wal-Mart eyes ‘phase three’ of its sustainability plan, critics want more
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been more than a decade since Wal-Mart Stores publicly began its sustainability journey, and while there have been notable accomplishments, the greater work...
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BHP will not sell Fayetteville Shale assets, but future activity in doubt
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAustralian mining giant BHP Billiton announced today that it has been unable to find a viable suitor for its...
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Obama’s Keystone veto draws rebuke from Arkansas’ Congressional delegation
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerThe veto of a bill to build a nearly 3,000 mile pipeline from Canada through the United States drew a stinging rebuke from the state’s...
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Fort Smith monthly residential sewer rates may rise from $20 to $53 by 2017
Monthly Fort Smith sewer bills that could rise from an average of $20 per month to $53 a month by 2017 and a lower than expected increase in city staffing were just a few items presented Tuesday (Feb....
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Lottery bill goes to Governor, cell phone ban nixed, and voting age bill filed
story by Michael Wilkey, with Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netA bill that would get rid of the state’s lottery commission drew overwhelming support Tuesday from the House, while a...
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Process begins to build Fort Smith homeless campus, ADFA approves grants
The Old Fort Homeless Coalition is moving forward with the design and bid process after receiving approval of $695,000 in grants from the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to support the first...
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Wal-Mart exec says retailer still committed to U.S manufacturing push
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThere have been many executive changes at Wal-Mart Stores in recent months, including a new management team at the retailer’s mammoth U.S. division. And while...
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