Arkansas City commissioners heard a progress report from retail consultant Ricky Hayes during a Friday work session. Hayes, owner of Retail Attractions in Owasso, Okla., was hired by the city last October to recruit national retailers. Hayes said that he is currently negotiating with a national retailer who is interested in a city-owned lot on South Summit Street. “We’re going to take an unused piece of property and start creating sales tax,” he said. “That process is underway.”
Source: The Arkansas City Traveler
