by - March 4, 2014 11:57 am
Convenience is the name of the game in retail these days and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking nothing for granted as they test and build out a tethering system that…
by - March 3, 2014 5:31 pm
Three faculty members with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire will collaborate to deliver a series of political-based essays and reports beginning in March. The…
by - March 3, 2014 5:15 pm
Local candidate filings concluded Monday (March 3) at noon across the state, even as icy roads made traveling treacherous throughout much of the state. The Crawford and Sebastian County Courthouses…
by - March 3, 2014 3:36 pm
A blast of winter weather may have closed schools, governments and businesses across Northwest Arkansas, but regardless of the weather, employees of the Benton and Washington County Clerks had to…
by - March 3, 2014 2:33 pm
The 2014 filing period for state candidates came with a few surprises, both in terms of candidates and unforeseen difficulties for last minute filers making the cold and icy journey…
by - March 3, 2014 1:43 pm
Hispanic and Latino shoppers across the United States wield more than $1.2 trillion of buying power annually with projections of $1.5 trillion by 2015, according to Nielsen. That economic power…
by - March 3, 2014 11:37 am
Wielding a combined net worth of nearly $140 billion, the Walton family heirs were again dubbed the world’s wealthiest family, according to Forbes Annual Billionaire List. Christy Walton, the 59-year-old…
by - March 3, 2014 6:27 am
Under the direction of its new CEO Doug McMillon, Wal-Mart Stores is embracing an open conversation with its stakeholders and anyone else who has something to share. The retailer plans…
by - March 2, 2014 4:29 pm
Still two votes shy of a supermajority in the Arkansas House, Speaker Davy Carter (R-Cabot) says he is unsure of what potential change may secure the additional votes needed to…
by - February 28, 2014 6:18 am
A second look at a third high school, sudden departure of a chicken chief, Barling’s liquor request and the potential contest between Hillary and Huckabee are part of the Feb….
by - February 28, 2014 6:06 am
Watching some upstarts continue their startup, the potential contest between Hillary and Huckabee and a power boost for a Wal-Mart supplier are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for…
by - February 27, 2014 6:46 pm
The Sebastian County Election Commission voted Thursday (Feb. 27) to consolidate several polling sites throughout the county. The consolidation of sites will impact 7,172 registered voters from Fort Smith, Barling…
by - February 27, 2014 5:40 pm
Hundreds of candidates for state office have made the journey to the to the state capitol in Little Rock to file for their chosen offices this week. One race receiving…
by - February 27, 2014 4:53 pm
January was laced with some bitterly cold, snowy days but city permit offices across the region report steady activity in residential building and a smattering of commercial projects on tap…
by - February 27, 2014 3:30 pm
Arkansas’ residential real estate sector ended 2013 on a good note and the miserable winter weather of January was not enough to slow the pace of home sales in the…
by - February 27, 2014 1:02 pm
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas continues its aggressive growth next month as it opens its eighth Northwest Arkansas location location in Siloam Springs on March 6. The 15,000 square-foot donation center,…
by - February 27, 2014 12:56 pm
One candidate seeking re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives is trying a relatively new way to reach out to voters in the lead up to November — a mobile…
by - February 27, 2014 7:06 am
Despite declining overall revenues, Windstream Corp. saw its bottom line improve as cost savings and strategic growth areas boosted its fourth quarter and full year profits. Little Rock-based Windstream Corp….
by - February 27, 2014 6:27 am
Thousands of December and January flight cancellations around the country because of winter weather did not have a negative impact on travel out of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)….
by - February 26, 2014 6:38 pm
No matter your thoughts about the global retail giant that is Wal-Mart Stores Inc., there is no denying the boost this Bentonville-based company can have on a small supplier’s balance…
