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Gov. Hutchinson moves to increase oversight of ‘high-risk’ DHS contracts
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (June 11) he has spent considerable time studying concerns expressed by lawmakers on...
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Defense, trade and government waste part of recent Congressional week
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe schedule in the nation’s capital this week was hectic as lawmakers dealt with national security, defense, trade and...
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story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson said Arkansas may shop for another federal venue to challenge the president’s controversial Clean...
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Educators: Having children in school not a prerequisite for school board service
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comWhether a school board member has children in the local schools isn’t a prerequisite to run for a seat on a local school board and shouldn’t make a...
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Wal-Mart corporate reputation near the bottom of the retail sector
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart’s corporate reputation lags almost all of its competitors according to a new report published by Reputation Institute for U.S. retailers in 2015. The...
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Fort Smith area home sales inch higher in May, sales up for the year
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’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 in the...
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Arkansas drilling rig count falls to 5, lowest level in a decade
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comArkansas’ rig count has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade as drillers and oilfield equipment companies...
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43 Arkansans win at least $1 million in state lottery program
The Arkansas Lottery Scholarship program may be struggling to make ends meet, but in the the past five years the 43 Arkansans who were million dollar winners through the program should have been able...
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Devon Ramsey says public schools should do more to push skilled trades
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comDevon Ramsey, 19, has a great job. He’s just barely one year out of high school, making well over $75,000 a year, has a new truck, no student loan debt and...
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Wal-Mart execs say investment in people paying off, must do more for stores
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart says its $1 billion investment in people is already starting to pay off as cashier turnover in the front-end of its stores began to slow the day the $9...
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Auto industry generates 62,000 Arkansas jobs, $1.07 billion in taxes, revenue
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireOnly a half dozen years after the Great Recession, the auto industry is experiencing a strong resurgence in payrolls with...
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Tropical Storm Bill likely to further delay normal Arkansas River navigation
Editor's note: Some story info from AccuWeather.Predictions that Tropical Storm Bill will bring another six to 10 inches of rain to watershed areas of the Arkansas River could mean that normal...
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Fort Smith Board OKs street tax committee, notes pending Bushkuhl retirement
A committee will soon be formed to provide citizen input on more than $20 million collected each year by the city of Fort Smith through its 1% street tax program. The Fort Smith Board of Directors...
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2012 ARK Challenge winner MineWhat seeks to raise $1 million
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s Note: This is the second of a three-part series on the progress of ARK Challenge winners from 2012 and 2013. Link here to the first story.The road...
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The Supply Side: Suppliers must assess, reconfigure retail strategy
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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Arkansas officials consider options in Obamacare Supreme Court ruling
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comIt’s possible that by Thursday (June 18), a U.S. Supreme Court decision will result in 68,232 Arkansans losing...
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Central Arkansas restaurant delivery service expands to Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRyan Herget, CEO and founder of Little Rock-based Chef Shuttle, has spread his wings from central Arkansas westward to offer a new restaurant delivery service in...
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The Video Wire: Static, vodka and Tugboat Willie
Dawson Meadows works through the static this week to walk us through the news and things to do and comparing his youthful “vodka-fueled” habits to those of successful welder Devon Ramsey.Hank Hill from...
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Wal-Mart pushes supercenter rehab with ‘fast, friendly and in-stock’ focus
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comExecs at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug...
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Credit card balances rise nationwide despite increased reduction of debt
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comAmericans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far...
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