by - August 21, 2012 3:56 pm
A national trucking sector struggling through economic ups and downs hit the middle in July with no change in the American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index. The index, considered a…
by - August 19, 2012 7:06 pm
Let’s travel once more into the most dangerous ground in today’s political environment, which would be the damn-near abandoned beautiful valley of calm in which compromise, moderation and careful deliberation…
by - August 15, 2012 9:04 am
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe.
by - August 13, 2012 11:42 am
Gov. Mike Beebe isn’t happy with Whirlpool, believes some of U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s federal budget plans could be “problematic and troublesome,” and is willing to put his tax-cutting credentials up against Republicans.
by - August 12, 2012 10:41 pm
The Arkansas GOP is doing everything but measuring for new carpet in the Arkansas House Speaker’s office. They are anticipating that come November the Republicans will capture a majority in…
by - August 10, 2012 8:51 am
The financial struggles at Van Buren-based USA Truck are likely to continue and another attempt could be made to buy out the company, according to Alex Gray, founder of Grayvest and a private investor with more than 20 years of private equity experience.
by - August 5, 2012 6:27 pm
The assignment of $1.54 billion in special highway project funding contained within a road tax plan on the Nov. 6 election ballot includes $648 million for the central Arkansas area,…
by - August 1, 2012 8:54 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright has again ruled against Arkansas Best Corp. in the trucking company’s attempt to pursue a $750 million claim against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and other parties.
by - July 29, 2012 8:42 pm
Am trying to be optimistic in the give-them-the-benefit-of-the-doubt allowance. This optimism and its need is in reference to the Fort Smith Regional Council, a group of CEO’s who have agreed…
by - July 27, 2012 4:14 pm
Just a few months ago, there were likely few – if any – Wal-Mart observers who would have guessed share prices of the world’s largest retailer would push past the upper $60-range and flirt with $75 by late July.
by - July 26, 2012 7:32 am
Fort Smith has a chance to become the U.S. headquarters for legendary Walther Arms.
by - July 22, 2012 6:01 pm
Have heard again from Billy, a college friend from thousands of years ago. He’d spent the day with friends at Haw Creek Falls sipping Newton County “spring water” and throwing…
by - July 16, 2012 1:53 pm
Governors of 13 states are meeting with auto industry officials to advance CNG vehicle infrastructure in the U.S.
by - July 15, 2012 9:25 pm
What follows is an abridged and heavily amended version of a Riff Raff essay first published in June 2009. Although more than two years old, many points in the essay,…
by - July 12, 2012 3:29 pm
A rough math exercise shows that the effort to place a wet-dry vote on the Benton County ballot in November cost around $6.50 per signature.
by - July 10, 2012 3:15 pm
NanoMech Inc. and Cameron International Group announced an agreement to utilize TriboTuff lubricant in some of Cameron’s valves and flow equipment used extensively in the worldwide gas and oil supply chain.
by - July 8, 2012 10:44 pm
Billy, a college friend from thousands of years ago, called again this week. Hadn’t heard from him in several months. He took a part time job on evenings and some…
by - July 1, 2012 5:59 pm
In 2005, just two years after Whirlpool gave us a clear hint about the future of its Fort Smith manufacturing operations, business and community leaders in the Fort Smith region…
by - June 24, 2012 6:57 pm
There during Thursday’s (June 21) taping of The City Wire show were two examples of what we likely could use more of in Little Rock. Sen. Jake Files, a Republican…
by - June 17, 2012 10:48 pm
In explaining why individualized trash collection preference is a right of citizenship beyond the whims of collective governance, Fort Smith Director Philip Merry Jr. says the city is not necessarily…
