Sales Tax Revenues up in NWA

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published July 26, 2017 at 1:07 PM CDT

A Wednesday Roundup: Sales tax numbers are up in northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith, building permits are up in Bella Vista and Dwight Yoakam is coming to the River Valley.

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