by - August 25, 2013 9:55 am
The University of Arkansas announced late Friday (Aug. 23) that John Diamond, the associate vice chancellor of university relations, has been fired. His dismissal is another surprise in the university’s…
by - August 21, 2013 3:09 pm
Two closely watched indices measuring the health of the U.S. freight sector during the first half of the year have pointed to slow and uncertain economic growth in the nation’s economy.
by - August 19, 2013 2:45 pm
The Walton Family Foundation is donating $2 million to help fund construction and operation of the U.S. Marshals Museum planned for downtown Fort Smith. Announced Monday (Aug. 19), the $2…
by - August 16, 2013 5:34 pm
The same day a new Board of Directors was seated for Health Management Associates, the hospital company announced it would move 75 jobs from a service center in Knoxville, Tenn.,…
by - August 8, 2013 4:58 pm
Arkansas’ two largest metropolitan areas once again find themselves ranked among the nation’s top places to do business. Forbes magazine on Wednesday placed Northwest Arkansas (No. 28) and Central Arkansas…
by - August 7, 2013 9:38 pm
During a February interview with The City Wire, Jeff Amerine said much of the research conducted by scientists at the University of Arkansas is “potentially groundbreaking.” On Wednesday (Aug. 7),…
by - July 30, 2013 8:20 pm
A Tyson Foods’ subsidiary may have found a way around future Chinese poultry bans: grow the chickens in China. From our content partner, The City Wire: Tyson Foods’ subsidiary Cobb-Vantress…
by - July 30, 2013 12:44 pm
Health Management Associates, the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, is being acquired by Community Health Systems, according to a…
by - July 25, 2013 6:57 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first half of 2013 were up almost 10%, with only the Fort Smith metro area seeing a decline in the number and value of homes sold in the six-month stretch, according to The City Wire’s Arkansas Home Sales Report.
by - July 24, 2013 7:04 pm
Walmart Labs continues to expand in San Bruno, Calif., and confirmed with The City Wire on Wednesday (July 24) the acquisition of Torbit, a company that will help increase the…
by - July 22, 2013 8:48 pm
Retailers began their “back-to-school” push earlier this year, but the National Retail Federation expects consumers will shell out $54 less per family this year compared to 2012.
by - July 19, 2013 10:46 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate remained unchanged in June, but there was a lot changing inside the numbers.
by - July 17, 2013 10:15 am
Editor’s note: This article was written by Kim Souza and Michael Tilley of The City Wire. Getting product into a Sam’s Club is no easy feat for most small volume…
by - July 10, 2013 11:23 pm
Serco, an information and technology service provider, has set its sights on Rogers for a new facility slated to open this fall. The company’s domestic base is in Virginia, but…
by - July 8, 2013 7:57 pm
Wal-Mart is treading ever-so-slowly toward its expansion into India despite the loosening of government restrictions to allow foreign ownership. Two sources in Bentonville expect it will be early 2015 before…
by - July 4, 2013 12:08 pm
Seven of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas had jobless rate increases in May compared to April, and jobless rate increases compared to May 2012. That’s roughly…
by - June 26, 2013 1:08 pm
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first five months of 2013 are up more than 10%, and the value of homes sold are up more than 15%,…
by - June 26, 2013 9:25 am
Some seven months after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. suspended executives within its Bharti joint venture, the head of the company’s Indian operations has resigned. Wal-Mart confirmed Raj Jain, CEO of Bharti…
by - June 24, 2013 5:01 pm
At least five of the six members of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation believe former CIA analyst Edward Snowden should be returned to the U.S. and prosecuted for leaking classified government information….
by - June 19, 2013 6:59 pm
Editor’s note: This story, written by Josh Taylor Souza, first appeared on The City Wire. You would never mistake Mo Elliott for a white-collar big-board, business exec, but make no…
