by - November 15, 2015 8:06 pm
Riff Raff: Fort Smith’s new ‘two preacher’ policy
U.S. and Arkansas job and tourism growth related to microbreweries is on the rise. Church membership is on the decline. Wanna guess which has the ear of the Fort Smith…
Author: Michael Tilley
by - November 13, 2015 11:00 am
Few choices for Fort Smith metro area voters in 2016 Arkansas House races
Voters in the Fort Smith metro area hoping for choices in the 2016 state legislative races are out of luck. Of the nine House races, only two are competitive, and…
by - November 12, 2015 10:30 pm
Future School of Fort Smith approved by Arkansas Board of Education, charter school to open in 2016
A public process that began July 9 with several public hearings ended Thursday (Nov. 12) with the Arkansas Board of Education approving a charter for the Future School of Fort…
by - November 8, 2015 11:38 am
Raymond and Veterans Day
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 5, 2015 5:57 pm
The Compass Report: Two of Arkansas’ three large metro areas stable in the second quarter
Two of Arkansas’ largest metro areas continued to see economic improvements during the second quarter of 2015, with the Fort Smith metro economy falling back slightly because of poor job…
by - November 5, 2015 9:08 am
Parks and Tourism provides small festival funding opportunities
Small festivals across the state have the opportunity to get some help promoting their events to the public through a grant program established in the last legislative session and run…
by - November 3, 2015 7:57 pm
Professional designer, owner of proposed Southside logo will help with new look
What could have been an embarrassing legal blunder over the selection of a new Southside High School mascot logo has resulted in gaining design support from a man involved in…
by - October 22, 2015 5:50 pm
Gov. Hutchinson Talks Cuba Trade, Arkansas Tourism And His Chief of Staff
Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) on Thursday spoke to The City Wire/Talk Business and Politics about trade with Cuba, the future of the state’s tourism agency, and a recent published report…
by - October 20, 2015 3:02 pm
Natural gas, budgets and BS
Some in the upper levels of Fort Smith city leadership have said the city has cut expenses as much as possible and the best/only way to fix budget holes is…
by - October 19, 2015 5:16 pm
UAFS, Maverick Respond To Growing Truck Driver Shortage
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is one of hundreds of institutions around the country trying to help address a growing truck driver shortage, and the slowdown in the U.S. energy industry has helped a regional Arkansas carrier fill some of its open driver positions.
by - October 2, 2015 12:08 pm
Sam’s Club Announces Top Level Job Shifts, New Focus On Merchandise
Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer on Friday (Oct. 2) announced broad personnel and strategy changes that include nine top level organizational moves for the club division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc….
by - October 2, 2015 9:56 am
Wal-Mart To Cut 450 Home Office Jobs, Become ‘More Agile’ Company
After months of speculation, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon on Friday announced 450 corporate job cuts at the home office in Bentonville.
by - September 26, 2015 2:11 pm
An unexpected cavalry
Downtown Fort Smith was alive. Alive with “special energy.” A new element of culture was brought to the city. The “cool switch” was turned on for Fort Smith. Those are…
by - September 1, 2015 7:10 pm
AG Opinion Suggests Proposed Fayetteville Ordinance ‘Unenforceable’
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued an opinion Tuesday (Sept. 1) that could impact a Sept. 8 vote in Fayetteville on an ordinance that would include civil rights protections based…
by - August 24, 2015 4:40 pm
Stock Market Declines May Not Be A ‘Complete Negative’ For U.S. Consumers
How have the tumbles of the financial markets impacted Arkansas stocks and what could happen next? Economists and analysts weigh in.
by - August 22, 2015 9:07 pm
Michael Tilley: Jimmy Carter’s Charity
This guest commentary was written by Michael Tilley with our content partner, The City Wire. It’s not likely I’ll soon praise the presidency of Jimmy Carter, if for no other reason…
by - August 20, 2015 9:03 pm
Carter’s charity
It’s not likely I’ll soon praise the presidency of Jimmy Carter, if for no other reason than dad would disown me. He is not a fan of the Georgia peanut…
by - August 14, 2015 6:56 am
UAFS Officials Hope New Windgate Facility Will Nurture ‘Creative Class’
Come Monday (Aug. 17), the newest building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus is estimated to welcome up to 400 students and wholly change how the university…
by - August 11, 2015 8:27 am
Michael Tilley: Escalating The Avoidance
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…
by - August 9, 2015 11:26 pm
Escalating the avoidance
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…