by - September 24, 2014 11:19 am
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by - September 24, 2014 11:15 am
Charity Chili Cook Off & Wine Tasting
The Annual Charity Chili Cook Off & Wine Tasting Where: Sassafras Springs Vineyard When: September 29, 2014 (Monday) 6 pm – 10 pm Tickets for Chili are $5 per person…
by - September 24, 2014 10:30 am
As Pump Prices Fall Below $3 A Gallon, Local Price Wars Ignite
As pump prices across Arkansas retail locations start moving below the psychological $3 a gallon level, local price wars are igniting at strategic and high-traffic transportation hubs as consumers employ smartphone apps and other digital tools to find the cheapest gas.
by - September 24, 2014 7:38 am
Walmart Stores Rolling Out Checking Account
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced Wednesday its intentions to go head-to-head with mainstream banks and offer a mobile checking account for its customers.
by - September 24, 2014 5:42 am
Airport Traffic Gains Continue At XNA, Fort Smith; Down In Little Rock
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The…
by - September 23, 2014 9:31 pm
Latture Sr. praised for river vision, connection to manufacturing
An awards banquet held Tuesday night (Sept. 23) in Fort Smith honored the legacy of a man some say is single-handedly responsible for Fort Smith becoming the heart of manufacturing…
by - September 23, 2014 8:37 pm
Election Central: New Poll Shows Republican Leads
KATV’s Scott Inman wraps up some of the major political headlines of the day in Tuesday’s Election Central Daily Brief. NEW POLLS New poll numbers come from a survey of…
by - September 23, 2014 8:30 pm
Arkansas, next Governor need new model for workforce development
Arkansas has jobs. Arkansas has people who need jobs. Arkansas has too many people who need jobs who can’t do the job. Those problems were the subject of a daylong…
by - September 23, 2014 8:11 pm
Arkansas Tourism Revenues Rise 7.6% In First Half Of 2014
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first six months of 2014 totaled $6.769 million, up 7.6% compared to the $6.287 million during the same period of 2013. The…
by - September 23, 2014 7:44 pm
State, Next Governor Need Workforce Plan, Say Speakers
A daylong workforce summit sponsored by the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce put a spotlight on problems and solutions facing industry, education and government.
by - September 23, 2014 7:26 pm
Mount Zion’s Musical Extravaganza
Mount Zion CME Church, 910 North 7th St. in Fort Smith will be concluding its month long church anniversary celebration with a speical Musical Extravaganza on Saturday, October 25 at…
by - September 23, 2014 5:41 pm
Airport traffic gains continue at Fort Smith, XNA, down in Little Rock
Scott Van Laningham is “surprised” at the double-digit enplanement growth at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA). He didn’t think the pace of growth would return so soon. The pace…
by - September 23, 2014 5:24 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up in September report
Consumers opened their wallets and purses a little wider mid summer, perhaps spurred on by lower utility bills and lower fuel prices, which boosted the region’s largest cities’ sales tax…
by - September 23, 2014 5:08 pm
Clean Harbors to invest $100 million in El Dorado plant expansion
Clean Harbors broke ground Tuesday (Sept. 23) on a $100 million incineration plant expansion in El Dorado that could create up to 120 jobs. According to Clean Harbors, the new…
by - September 23, 2014 2:04 pm
CPG companies must plan for a digital future or lose market share
Digital technology is looking like a major disruptor in not only retail, but also among consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies according to a recent report from IRI and the Boston…
by - September 23, 2014 1:54 pm
New CFO named for USA Truck
Michael Burrows on Tuesday (Sept. 23) was named chief financial officer for Van Buren-based USA Truck. His job duties begin effective immediately, and he replaces Clifton Beckham. It was announced…
by - September 23, 2014 6:19 am
Minimum Wage Lawsuit Filed By Stephens Heir
A lawsuit to boot the minimum wage initiative from the November ballot has been filed on behalf of Jackson T. Stephens, son of Stephens Inc. co-founder Jack Stephens and a…
by - September 23, 2014 6:05 am
USA Truck Names Michael Borrows New CFO
Van Buren-based USA Truck named Michael K. Borrows as its new chief financial officer effective September 23, 2014. Borrows comes from Pollen, Inc., a technology-based company doing business with Fortune…
by - September 23, 2014 5:30 am
Startups To Watch: Overwatch App Launch, Ecovet Scores With I.O. Metro
Bringing products to retail has dominated the time of two local startups in recent weeks as Ecovet works to fulfill display orders for I.O. Metro and Overwatch reports a successful…
by - September 22, 2014 10:55 pm
AON Invent sells its SnappDown pallet display
AON Invent, a local startup that helps inventors and entrepreneurs manage intellectual property rights and analyzes product innovations, has sold its SnappDown pallet design to Chicago-based Imperial Graphics & Displays…