by January 25, 2015 12:20 pm
-A good man
The City Wire recently asked me to write something about the person who is the new Arkansas governor – my old boss, Asa Hutchinson. I was asked to write about him…
by January 25, 2015 12:20 pm
-The City Wire recently asked me to write something about the person who is the new Arkansas governor – my old boss, Asa Hutchinson. I was asked to write about him…
by January 25, 2015 12:17 pm
-The long awaited speech by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on his health care plans for the state “surprised many people,” said state Rep. Greg Leding, D-Fayetteville, one of the few surviving…
by January 25, 2015 12:01 pm
-The NorthWest Arkansas Community College culinary arts program has reached capacity yet more students are seeking to join the program. A solution to potentially growing the program was one of…
by January 24, 2015 1:28 pm
-Dr. Solangel Pollock has joined Dr. Trevor Hodge at Sparks Fort Smith Internal Medicine located at 708 Lexington. Both physicians are accepting new patients. The clinic offers general medical care…
by January 23, 2015 6:09 pm
-Dollar General will hold the grand opening of a new store at 1701 Grand Ave. in Fort Smith on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 8 a.m. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.,-based retailer…
by January 23, 2015 3:41 pm
-Tyson Foods in its 80th year as a company based in Springdale made a $1 million donation to the Downtown Springdale Alliance to help revitalize the city’s downtown. The money will…
by January 23, 2015 1:05 pm
-Improving infrastructure and enhancing quality of life for the region’s growing population was the main theme discussed by city, county, regional and national leaders on Friday (Jan. 23) in Bentonville….
by January 23, 2015 12:19 pm
-The first big jobs announcement for Gov. Asa Hutchinson took place Friday (Jan. 23) in Clarksville. It is there that HanesBrands is adding 120 jobs as part of a $1.4…
by January 22, 2015 8:51 pm
-A key part of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s tax-cutting legislative agenda moved from one end of the capitol to the other Thursday as plans for a House committee hearing are being…
by January 22, 2015 8:17 pm
-News about campaign finance reform came out last week that, once again, painted that issue as one primarily pushed by the left side of the political spectrum. So, what happened?…
by January 22, 2015 7:28 pm
-A longtime lawman Rogers Police Chief James Allen died Thursday morning (Jan 22) following a long cancer battle. Allen began chief of police in Rogers in 2011 after spending 22…
by January 22, 2015 6:54 pm
-American Express has filed suit against former Arvest bank president H. Dennis Smiley for unpaid credit card accounts totaling $65,025.41. The complaint was filed in Benton County Circuit Court Jan….
by January 22, 2015 5:32 pm
-A growing economy and population continues to draw Smashburger and other new restaurants to Northwest Arkansas. Real estate veteran David Erstine with CBRE in Fayetteville has said the region surpassing…
by January 22, 2015 4:46 pm
-Family Dollar shareholders approved the $8.5 billion deal to be acquired by Dollar Tree with 74% of the votes cast in favor of the merger on Thursday (Jan. 22). Shareholders…
by January 22, 2015 1:29 pm
-Wal-Mart has settled a civil suit with the family of James McNair, the comedian killed last year in an auto fatality involving a Walmart truck. McNair, 62, was traveling with…
by January 22, 2015 12:29 pm
-Unlike Target Stores, retail behemoth Wal-Mart is not backing down on efforts to grow market share north of the border. Walmart Canada will open 11 new supercenters this month as…
by January 22, 2015 12:02 pm
-Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a major health care policy speech at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science on Thursday (Jan. 22) and called on the state Legislature to renew…
by January 22, 2015 11:55 am
-The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a plan that would direct around $10 million in sales tax revenue during the next 10 years toward building and maintaining…
by January 22, 2015 11:03 am
-BHP Billiton recently said it is still looking for a hasty exit from its unprofitable foray into Fayetteville Shale as declining natural gas prices continue to cast a dark cloud…
by January 22, 2015 9:49 am
-Voting to name features of the Parrot Island Waterpark concludes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 23). Each of the seven amenities in the contest has five choices – all…