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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…

The politics of ‘AsaCare’

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…

NWACC board talks culinary program growth, advocacy and student goals

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…

Dr. Pollock joins Sparks Internal Medicine

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…

Dollar General to open new store in Fort Smith

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…

Tyson Foods helps downtown Springdale celebrate with $1 million gift

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…

NWA leaders reflect on growth, discuss 2015 expansion plans

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….

HanesBrands moves work from Honduras to Clarksville, adds 120 jobs

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…

Senate approves Hutchinson’s tax cut plan, bill moves to the House

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…

Don’t label campaign finance reform debate

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?…

Rogers Police Chief James Allen dies

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…

Dennis Smiley sued by American Express

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….

Northwest Arkansas restaurant sector draws more national chains

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…

Dollar Tree wins the bid for Family Dollar

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…

Wal-Mart settles a suit in the auto fatality involving Tracy Morgan

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…

Walmart Canada opens 11 new supercenters

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…

Hutchinson supports private option to 2016, forms task force to review options

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…

Fort Smith chamber endorses sales tax redirection plan for trails

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…

BHP reducing Fayetteville Shale Play rig count to ‘zero’

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…

Voting will end soon to name features at the Parrot Island Waterpark

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…