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Arkansas to pull out of Common Core PARCC exam (Updated)
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comEditor’s note: Story update with changes throughout.A study group recommended changing the state’s Common Core test...
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Army, Mayor Sanders tout economic impact of Fort Chaffee training event
story info and photo from the Arkansas National GuardRental of more than 2,000 Fort Smith area hotel rooms and more than $250,000 spent locally by the U.S. Army are just two examples of the economic...
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Wal-Mart execs defend expensive tech investments, will ‘take time to pay off’
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart has in recent years spent billions on its e-commerce focus. The investments have included numerous acquisitions and significant internal growth at the...
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story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comA French manufacturer plans to set up shop in West Memphis to supply glass insulators for a multi-state renewable...
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The Supply Side: Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club focusing more on private label
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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Qbox emerges strong as one of ARK Challenge winners in 2012
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s Note: This is the first of a three-part series on the progress of ARK Challenge winners from 2012 and 2013.Northwest Arkansas was buzzing in 2012...
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Manufacturing technology orders down 8.5% in April
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireApril U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $384.81 million, according to The Association For Manufacturing...
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Pulaski County Judge says Arkansas must recognize same sex marriages
Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Wendell Griffen ruled Tuesday (June 9) that same sex couples who married May 10-16, 2014 in Arkansas, must be provided the same access to state employee benefits as...
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Disagreement heard on need for citizen committee for 1% street tax program
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comDiscussion of a proposal to create a citizen committee to provide input into the city’s capital improvement plan became somewhat testy at Tuesday’s (June...
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Area building permit values down almost 27% in May, still up year-to-date
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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Congressional delegation asks for more comment time on Clean Line project
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe state’s congressional delegation – Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Reps. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro,...
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Push to return manufacturing jobs to U.S. remains ‘very strong’ at Wal-Mart
story by Michael Tilley and Kim Souzamtilley@thecitywire.comMichelle Gloeckler says Wal-Mart Stores remains focused on helping return manufacturing jobs to the U.S., with the number of success stories...
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Law enforcement, volunteers collect 10 tons of prescription drugs in Arkansas
A recent statewide prescription drug Take Back effort cleared more than 20,000 pounds of drugs from medicine cabinets with the help of volunteers across the Natural State., Department of Drug...
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Arkansas sees tepid 0.8% GDP growth in 2014, farming income drops 19.9%
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comArkansas’ real gross domestic product (GDP) output lost momentum in 2014 as the Natural State’s economic growth fell...
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Arkansas medical providers likely unprepared for costly coding switch
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comOn Oct. 1, the coding system used by Arkansas medical providers for billing insurance companies and the government...
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The Video Wire: G.I. Joe and committee confusion
Anchor Dawson Meadows gets the news slightly screwed up on stories about military training at Fort Chaffee and discussion of a new committee to help oversee Fort Smith’s street tax program.Also “50...
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Hutchinson leads delegation to Paris Air Show, German steel conference
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson will depart Saturday for the world’s largest airshow in Paris and a side trip to Germany where he...
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Rains push Arkansas River traffic down 61.3% in May, down 18% year-to-date
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe swollen Arkansas River has forced Marty Shell to use his small trucking fleet to haul raw materials from Mississippi River ports to customers in the...
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McMillon: Wal-Mart must reduce bureaucracy, push exciting products
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comClinging to the core operating principles of Sam Walton, but also retooling Wal-Mart Stores for the future is always on the mind of CEO Doug McMillon who has one...
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Arkansas Board of Education to retain PARCC testing, rejects Hutchinson request
story info from Talk Business and KUAR FM 89.1Not so fast on the move to end controversial PARCC testing in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Board of Education voted 7-1 Thursday (June 11) against allowing...
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