Northwest Arkansas

by The City Wire staff -

Ammonia leak in Tyson pork plant

Tyson Foods confirmed an ammonia leak in Madison, Neb. forced a plant evacuation and sent 40 workers to the hospital Thursday evening, May 24. "We're investigating the cause of an…

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U.S. economy shows signs of cooling

BLOOMBERG — Companies placed fewer orders for computers, machinery and other capital equipment in April for a second month, indicating manufacturing in the U.S. is cooling. Bookings for non-military goods…

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Car-Mart rolls to higher profits

Bentonville-based America's Car-Mart continues to outperform Wall Street expectations posting double-digit net income growth in its fourth quarter and fiscal 2012, which ended April 30. The buy here, pay here…

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HP layoffs likely to hit Arkansas

The announcement that tech giant Hewlett-Packard will lay off 27,000 workers worldwide sent reverberations through Arkansas economic circles, particularly in Conway where the company opened a 1,000 employee, $28 million…

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NWA construction pace trends upward

Local homebuilders and commercial contractors say business is steady through the first one-third of 2012. April permit values increased 8.87% among the five largest retail districts in Benton and Washington…

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Bondurant receives ANGELS award

Amanda Bondurant, RNC-NIC, a neonatal intensive care nurse at Washington Regional Medical Center, recently received an ANGELS Award for Outstanding Service in Neonatal Nursing. The University of Arkansas for Medical…