by - October 29, 2015 9:44 pm
Although the Fort Smith region still has fewer people employed than prior to the Great Recession, the jobs picture is improving, with the number of unemployed declining in September and…
by - October 29, 2015 5:02 pm
The international market for Arkansas rice producers is teeming with possibilities, an industry official told the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board Thursday. Chuck Wilson, director of Arkansas Field Services…
by - October 29, 2015 1:45 pm
Four hospital providers, including Baptist Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield are creating a shared services organization to reduce duplication,…
by - October 29, 2015 1:08 pm
With more than 140 million customers shopping Walmart stores each week and 4,500 pickup locations disguised as supercenters and other stores, the retail giant is going against the retail grain…
by - October 29, 2015 12:59 pm
All four members of Arkansas’ delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives said Thursday they are pleased with Paul Ryan’s election to the powerful post of U.S. House Speaker. Ryan,…
by - October 29, 2015 12:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) has rethought two of his seven proposed changes to the Medicaid private option, proposed renaming it “Arkansas Works,” and supports a managed care system for high-cost…
by - October 29, 2015 10:03 am
The jobs picture improved in September for the central Arkansas and Jonesboro metro areas, with the Little Rock region seeing an almost 4% year-over-year gain in the number of employed…
by - October 29, 2015 9:00 am
Bloomberg News is reporting that telecom giant Verizon Communications has informed employees that its wireless operations will be reorganized and that there will be an unspecified number of job cuts.
by - October 29, 2015 8:20 am
The nation’s choppy economy continued to grow in the third quarter, but expanded less than half the real gross domestic product in the previous quarter, according to the “advance” estimate…
by - October 29, 2015 7:08 am
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by - October 28, 2015 9:52 pm
Chicken-wing eating preachers, drone flying, and daily bathroom breaks are part of the report this week from Dawson Meadows. He also talks about “fresh packets” being dropped on members of…
by - October 28, 2015 6:19 pm
Arkansas is spending too many health care dollars to keep long-term individuals in nursing homes and not enough for less expensive home- and community-based options, a health care consultant told legislators.
by - October 28, 2015 4:46 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. on Wednesday posted a huge loss of nearly $1.6 billion in the third quarter as depressed oil and gas prices cast a broad shadow across the Arkansas…
by - October 28, 2015 12:24 pm
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by - October 28, 2015 11:42 am
Michael Hibblen with our content partner, KUAR-FM 89.1 News reports: As concerns grow louder about a proposal to widen Interstate 30 in the stretch between I-530 in Little Rock and…
by - October 28, 2015 10:15 am
The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) that provides insurance for small business employees is ready to launch Nov. 1 and has already enrolled its first employer, officials announced Wednesday…
by - October 28, 2015 8:18 am
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by - October 28, 2015 8:03 am
Murphy USA Inc. announced before Wednesday’s opening bell that it entered into a five-year supply agreement with West Coast retailer marketer Core-Mark to be the primary non-fuel wholesale distributor to…
by - October 27, 2015 6:12 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is…
by - October 27, 2015 2:57 pm
Sales tax revenue collected by Fort Smith was down in the September report, only the second month this year that city sales tax revenue has declined, and only the third…
