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Bird flu impact minimal so far on U.S. meat markets
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFrom chicken processors to pork packers the fallout of the recent Avian Influenza outbreak is a concern and worth examining, according to Derrell Peel, Oklahoma...
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U.S. House passes highway funding extension
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireFaced with the expiration of the federal highway funding law and the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund,...
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Fort Smith Board OKs food truck rules, new budget format, sewer hiring
There was no disagreement Tuesday (May 19) on adopting new rules for food trucks in the city, but members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors were not in complete agreement over a change in how the...
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Survey: Consumers spend 40% of gas savings on necessities
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comConsumers likely spent 40% of savings from lower gasoline prices on necessities such as groceries and rent, according to a new research from...
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Gov. Hutchinson outlines Special Legislative Session agenda
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireGov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 20) made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26...
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Wal-Mart exec says ‘fresh’ and store operations must improve
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe changing food segment is too big for Wal-Mart Stores to get wrong. Groceries and consumables comprised 56% of Walmart’s U.S. sales last year. But consumer...
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XNA and Fort Smith airport traffic up, declines continue in Little Rock
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View ArticleAcxiom to sell IT unit for $190 million, reports decline in 2014 income
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAcxiom Corp. announced that it is getting out of the IT services business as the Little Rock technology company...
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Opinion sought as to legality of Altes’ job as state drug director
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comSebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue has asked Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for an opinion on the legality of Sebastian County...
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Bank repossessions push April foreclosures to 18-month high
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBanks taking back more homes across the country is the primary reason foreclosure filings rose 9% in April from a year ago. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac...
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Sam’s Club under pressure to do better, pushes out new strategy
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a...
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The Video Wire: Happy pigs and shoveling behind horses
A somewhat “sexier” Dawson Meadow talks about Bass Reeves, Arkansas’ healthy tourism sector, what really makes a pig happy and an erroneous report that Fort Smith Directors will clean up behind the...
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Gov. Hutchinson outlines $87 million bond deal, agency mergers
story by Wesley Brown and The City Wire staffwesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but...
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Car-Mart reports nearly 40% annual earnings growth in fiscal year
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The buy here, pay here car dealer reported...
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Fort Smith Mayor vetoes Board action changing city budgeting method
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders has vetoed an ordinance approved Tuesday (May 19) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors that changes how the city manages a more than $42 million general fund...
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Legislative consultant outlines advantages of Lockheed superproject
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netAs part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers...
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‘Golden Fleece’ award, trade and highway bills part of Congressional work
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAs lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade,...
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Campus Concierge CEO named 2015 Young Entrepreneur of the Year
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comAt 25, Anna Morrison is an articulate entrepreneur running a successful and growing tutoring business blocks away from the University of Arkansas. She is...
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Wal-Mart adding salaried managers to auto service centers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart confirmed plans to add a salaried position of an assistant manager to each of its more than 2,500 Walmart Tire and Lube Express centers within its U.S....
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Recent reports show a decline in U.S. freight sector activity
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have resulted...
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