by - July 25, 2013 6:02 pm
Arkansas wines flowing at a festival near you
A celebration of the wine and grape industry is set to tickle taste buds Friday and Saturday (July 26 and 27) in Altus, Ark. The 30th Annual Altus Grape Festival,…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - July 25, 2013 5:48 pm
Arkansas metro market home sales up almost 10%
Home sales in Arkansas’ four largest markets during the first half of 2013 were up almost 10%, with only the Fort Smith metro area seeing a decline in the number…
by - July 25, 2013 5:36 pm
Chaffee Crossing boss says more work coming
The roar of bulldozers and construction equipment has become a common occurrence at Chaffee Crossing during the last several years and according to Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort…
by - July 25, 2013 5:20 pm
DeQueen poultry plant cited by OSHA
A Pilgrim’s Pride processing plant in DeQueen, Ark., was cited for 11 safety violations by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The poultry processing plant was…
by - July 25, 2013 4:55 pm
The Supply Side: Wal-Mart supplier briefs
• Underwear merger announced Hanes said it will acquire Maidenform for approximately $547.6 million, adding to its underwear garment business. Hanes will pay $23.50 per share for Maidenform, roughly a…
by - July 25, 2013 4:08 pm
Low-income family access to Internet focus of Cox plan
As business and political leaders in Arkansas begin work on how to improve broadband access to public schools in the state, one of the leading cable and Internet providers in…
by - July 25, 2013 4:01 pm
Local startups partner to serve big data clients
Elasticsearch, an open-source search and analytics software firm, and StackSearch Inc., announced a partnership to jointly promote and expand the adoption of Elasticsearch within the growing international community of developers…
by - July 25, 2013 2:19 pm
New survey says Wal-Mart lags the grocery pack
Wal-Mart sells a lot of groceries but it’s not the most popular grocery destination in the U.S., despite its more than 4,000 stores, low prices and convenient locations, according to…
by - July 25, 2013 10:38 am
Wired schools: Is there a political will and way?
While business leaders and educators have embarked on an effort to understand and solve a broadband shortage in the state’s public schools, lawmakers will have a final say on signing…
by - July 25, 2013 10:27 am
Arkansas Best announces quarterly dividend
The Board of Directors at Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. have declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share to be paid Aug. 22 to shareholders of record…
by - July 25, 2013 10:05 am
13 firms apply to build Sebastian County aquatics park
Of the 13 companies that have applied for the construction manager at-risk position created to work with designers and subcontractors on the new Ben Geren Aquatics Center, officials from the…
by - July 25, 2013 12:06 am
Fort Smith market sees fewer cash home sales
Home sales across Northwest Arkansas and much of the country are being fueled in part by all-cash deals, short sales and institutional investors, but the Fort Smith metro area is…
by - July 24, 2013 11:13 pm
Cash and short sales fuel NWA real estate market
Home sales across Northwest Arkansas and much of the country are being fueled in part by all-cash deals, short sales and institutional investors. A new report from RealtyTrac revealed more…
by - July 24, 2013 6:43 pm
CJRW’s Woods brothers to enter Advertising Hall of Fame
Shelby Woods and Wayne Woods of Little Rock-based advertising/PR giant CJRW have been selected by the Tenth District of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) for the Southwest Advertising Hall of…
by - July 24, 2013 5:58 pm
Six NWA highway projects approved for bids
The first six highway construction projects funded by the “Connecting Arkansas Program” (CAP) are in Benton and Washington counties. Members of the Arkansas Highway Commission met Wednesday (July 24) in…
by - July 24, 2013 5:14 pm
USA Truck posts another loss but financials improve
The financials are improving but the losses continue at Van Buren-based USA Truck, with the trucking company reporting Wednesday (July 24) a first half 2013 loss of $3.5 million, better…
by - July 24, 2013 4:13 pm
Walmart Labs acquires tech startup Torbit
Walmart Labs continues to expand in San Bruno, Calif., and confirmed with The City Wire on Wednesday (July 24) the acquisition of Torbit, a company that will help increase the…
by - July 24, 2013 4:01 pm
Kantar Retail: Price wars, supplier opportunities
Everyday low prices are the core of Wal-Mart’s business strategy, but the harder the retailer works for price separation the closer some of its competitors come to narrowing the gap,…
by - July 24, 2013 2:14 pm
Baloney Sandwich Index predicts June jobless rate dip
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate for June is likely to be lower than the May 7.7% rate. That’s what the June Baloney Sandwich Index predicts. May’s 7.7% jobless rate…
by - July 24, 2013 11:51 am
License plate readers come with privacy concerns
Police may know exactly where you've been at any given day and time with new technology that has been popping up at police departments across the nation, and it has…