Month: November 2011

Soup Sunday

Soup Sunday is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 26, 2012 at Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Sample soups, breads and desserts from more than 30 local restaurants. Cost…

Jane Dickey To Head UALR Board of Visitors, Two New Members Added

Bond attorney and bank director Jane Dickey assumed the chair of UALR’s Board of Visitors Thursday, Nov. 17, succeeding physician and city director Dean Kumpuris, who has held the post…

The cuisine of Crystal Bridges

Editor’s note: This is the fourth story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will in the next few weeks post several…

Wall Street Journal Looks At Fort Smith Whirlpool Impact

The Wall Street Journal looks at Whirlpool’s factory closure and what it means to Fort Smith’s future.

‘Pasture Poultry’ farm study funded

story submitted by the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Center for Food Safety is participating in a grant project that will determine the food…

Car money

Quarterly income is up for America’s Car-Mart.

Proposed pay raises would lower city fund balance

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] While cuts took center stage at Thursday night’s second of three budget meetings for 2012, the Fort Smith Board of Directors is leaning toward pay…

Income, expenses up for Chaffee Trust

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) may have been on a two-month hiatus from regularly scheduled meetings, but they were back with a vengeance Thursday…

ABC Financial Hires New Sales Director

Sherwood-based ABC Financial (ABC) hired Craig Fine as Regional Sales Director. Established in 1981, ABC Financial is a national provider of software, payment processing and marketing services to the fitness…

Holiday Market opens with a preview party

This fundraiser helps support the Junior League’s community projects, which are Done in a Day, Literacy Committee, Kids in the Kitchen, Girl’s Education and Mentoring, and Children’s Emergency Shelter.

PBS, American Experience To Focus On Bill Clinton Presidency

PBS and the American Experience announced that it will premiere a four-hour, two-part miniseries on former President Bill Clinton next February.

America’s Car-Mart Earnings Up 37%

America’s Car-Mart posted strong growth in revenue and profits for the quarter ended October 31, 2011.

Rep. Harris’ Unendorsement of Rick Perry

Rep. Justin Harris, R-West Fork, walks back his endorsement of Rick Perry for President.

Adam & Eats: Molly’s Eggrolls & Smoothies

It is a relatively new venture and they are still working out a few kinks, but for the most part the place rocks.

Tyson Foods Adds Energy Exec To Board

Springdale-based Tyson Foods, Inc. has named Gaurdie E. Banister Jr., 54, as a new independent director on the Tyson board. He is currently the president and CEO of Aera Energy…

Area foreclosure activity down in October

Foreclosures during October in the Fort Smith region were down more than 35%, similar to the national figures, according to a monthly report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The number of…

Oxford American Gets Fourth NEA Grant

The Oxford American received its fourth grant in as many years from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and the funding amount was increased for the third year in…

Arkansas Border Cities Could Be Affected By Other State Income Tax Changes

Oklahoma and other nearby states are considering elimination of state income taxes. Could that impact Arkansas border cities?

Arkansas PSC Chair Elected To National Leadership Post

Arkansas Public Service Commission Chair Colette Honorable was elected as second vice-president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), an association representing state utility regulators across the U.S….