by - December 30, 2014 7:37 am
EVERYONE is invited to the Rally Supporting Our First Responders (Police, Fire, EMT, and Military) scheduled for January 10th, 2015 from 10:00am until 12:00pm on the corner of Rogers Avenue and Waldron Road in Fort…
by - December 29, 2014 9:58 pm
Muskogee, Okla-based Armstrong Bank has entered the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas banking markets with the planned acquisition of Benefit Bank. Terms were not disclosed in the statement issued Monday…
by - December 29, 2014 9:56 pm
Tyson Foods recently opened a new processing line at its prepared foods plant in Emporia, Kan., in an effort to increase capacity in its growing prepared food segment following the…
by - December 29, 2014 7:45 pm
Muskogee, Okla-based Armstrong Bank has entered the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas banking markets with the planned acquisition of Benefit Bank. Terms were not disclosed in the statement issued Monday…
by - December 29, 2014 3:55 pm
Tyson Foods Inc. announced Monday that it has completed a $3 million line expansion at its prepared foods plant in Emporia, Kansas, which will add about 16 jobs.
by - December 29, 2014 3:14 pm
I am not sure how many people noticed, but there has been something of a trend forming over the past year in which state attorneys general refuse to defend laws…
by - December 29, 2014 2:37 pm
Politics certainly dominated the headlines in Arkansas during 2014, with the GOP sweep in Arkansas likely to be noted by future historians as a pivotal event in the state’s history….
by - December 29, 2014 2:27 pm
It was a busy year in Northwest Arkansas during 2014. Possibly more so than usual. Several changes at the top levels of Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores, along with changes in how…
by - December 29, 2014 7:24 am
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by - December 28, 2014 9:29 pm
The new state constitutional Amendment 94 – Issue 3 on the ballot – has many moving parts. Perhaps the most high profile feature is the change to term limits for…
by - December 28, 2014 6:44 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or one of them, anyway. Wall-to-wall college football bowl games for a full month. Of course, we get stuck with some stinkers…
by - December 28, 2014 6:40 pm
We talk a lot about how Arkansas’s Payment Improvement Initiative and the Private Option have advanced and are stabilizing our health-care infrastructure. However, it was just six years ago that…
by - December 28, 2014 6:30 pm
It came as no surprise this week that the soon-to-be Attorney General of Arkansas, Leslie Rutledge, has not changed her mind or her campaign mantra. Her personal and legal steadfastness…
by - December 28, 2014 12:15 am
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by - December 27, 2014 6:44 pm
A wide range of economic data was released prior to the holiday break, with some figures showing a gain in Arkansas’ combined personal income during the third quarter and a healthy increase in third quarter U.S. GDP.
by - December 26, 2014 10:49 pm
Outgoing Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced on Tuesday his intent to appeal a federal judge in Little Rock’s decision striking down Arkansas’s ban on same-sex marriage. McDaniel said he had…
by - December 26, 2014 10:46 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 - December 26, 2014 9:43 pm
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or one of them, anyway. Wall-to-wall college football bowl games for a full month. Dale Nicholson III highlights how much money is flowing from the bowl bonanza.
by - December 26, 2014 9:42 pm
As the holidays and the year wind down, we explore some of the mystery questions of the season.
by - December 23, 2014 11:10 pm
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