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A struggling Sam's Club refocuses on treasure hunt deals, daily values
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSam’s Club executives are focused on more “newness” everyday in the 650 clubs across the country in hopes of improving the lackluster financial performance that...
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Wal-Mart works to correct ‘Made In USA’ label problem
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWhoops. The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.” The news comes...
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Odds build against reinstating business license fees in Fort Smith
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comAn informal survey of the Fort Smith Board of Directors places the odds against the city reinstating a business license fee to cover a shortfall in the...
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Fayetteville-based EquityNet finding success with crowdfunding effort
story by Todd Jones, courtesy of Talk Business & PoliticsEquityNet is a Fayetteville-based company that has operated a leading crowdfunding platform since 2005. The company’s platform membership...
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Most Arkansas stocks post share price declines through June 2015
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been a tough six months for most of the publicly held companies based in Arkansas, with just five of the 17 tracked by The CIty Wire showing a share price...
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Study: Consumers favor ‘Made in USA’ products over sustainability
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAmerican consumers continue to rally their support around “Made in USA” products with 45% admitting that such a label is “extremely” or “very” important to them,...
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Employment rising in Fort Smith area, but remains below pre-Recession level
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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Manufacturing expands in June for 30th straight month, Arkansas sees gains
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comEconomic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy...
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The Video Wire: Bordello, bikinis, burgers, beer and bleeps
Reports about sizeable increases at Miss Laura’s historic bordello, a disturbing story about a bikini car wash fundraiser in Fort Smith and a bleeping bleepfest are part of Dawson Meadows’ report this...
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The Supply Side: IcyBreeze ready for Walmart.com, testing in Sam’s Club
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 services...
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Fort Smith attorney pushes back against ending use of Rebel mascot
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comFort Smith attorney and former Fort Smith Public School Board member Joey McCutchen is pushing back against the effort to change the Southside High School...
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Arkansas fiscal year tax collections up 3.7%, surplus totals $191.6 million
Arkansas’ fiscal year certainly ended on a positive note with a $191.6 million surplus thanks to total collections of $6.47 billion, up 3.7% compared to the previous fiscal year and above the budget...
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Boozman gives GOP weekly address, Cotton critical of Cuban embassy news
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireCongress may have been in recess for the 4th of July holiday, but members of the state’s congressional delegation were in...
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Number of Arkansas private option enrollees up June, cost per person dips
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comThe number of enrollees in the Medicaid private option reached 218,376 at the end of June, an increase of about 4,000...
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Hillary, Huckabee face an uncertain Arkansas electorate in 2016
story by John Brummett, courtesy of Talk Business & PoliticsEditor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. This story first appeared in the...
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AEDC’s Mike Preston bullish on Arkansas, eager to improve state’s image
story by Rex Nelson, courtesy of Talk Business and PoliticsEditor’s note: This story first appeared in the July-August issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine. Link here for the digital version...
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Simplicity drives some CEOs to wear personal, company uniforms
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBusiness legends Steve Jobs and Don Tyson did it, and their successors Tim Cook and Donnie Smith also do it. That is they dressed down, so to speak, as CEOs and...
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Public charter sought for ‘Future School of Fort Smith,’ seeks 2016 opening
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comFort Smith business leaders, working with the Fort Smith Public School District and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, are moving forward with a...
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Economic developers focus on Walmart manufacturing summit (Updated)
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with comments from AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston and other changes throughout.More economic development officials from...
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Arkansas, Oklahoma Governors defend 10 Commandments monuments
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 7) defended a plan to place a 10 Commandments monument on State Capitol grounds, while also on Tuesday Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said she will appeal a...
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