by - November 10, 2011 7:53 am
Editor’s note: The City Wire will post later today the election result comments from members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. Early response from the Fort Smith business community…
by - November 9, 2011 4:10 pm
Good news for the battered boat manufacturing industry, which has surprising strength in Arkansas.
by - November 9, 2011 8:58 am
Hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren remain on an upward trend, and collections of Arkansas’ tourism tax are headed for two consecutive years of gains. September collections…
by - November 8, 2011 8:37 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System is hoping to capture more of import business from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
by - November 8, 2011 8:33 pm
It may not be the index a typical economist would create or quote, but Ken Kupchick is hopeful his Baloney Sandwich Index will numerically demonstrate the rising impact of persistent high unemployment in the Fort Smith region.
by - November 8, 2011 8:29 pm
A few weeks ago, downtown Little Rock’s streets were crowded for a first-of-a-kind festival — one involving food trucks.
by - November 8, 2011 6:20 pm
ABF Freight System is hoping to capture more of the import shipping of the growing number of products now manufactured in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan by making it easier…
by - November 8, 2011 4:31 pm
Big ticket items were the order of business during Tuesday’s (Nov. 8) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. The first item was to review analysis by Dallas-based…
by - November 8, 2011 1:18 pm
A new energy association has formed in Arkansas to advance an alternative energy economic development agenda in Arkansas.
by - November 8, 2011 10:14 am
In a letter sent Monday to Hawker Beechcraft’s Little Rock employees, the company said it expects “little or no impact” on its Arkansas operations.
by - November 8, 2011 8:49 am
The life cycle of emotions in business will reach great heights and great depths in a matter of quarters, months, weeks, days or minutes.
by - November 7, 2011 11:27 pm
What happens when two chief executives sit down to discuss what’s driving business decisions? Find out in this report.
by - November 7, 2011 11:09 pm
Industry officials expect fewer fliers this holiday season, but that doesn’t mean there will be empty seats.
by - November 7, 2011 5:01 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Regional Airport issued a revised October report Tuesday (Nov. 8) morning. The Fort Smith enplanement numbers in this report reflect the revised numbers. Enplanement traffic…
by - November 7, 2011 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Some story info submitted by Ken Kupchick, director of marketing and development for the River Valley Regional Food Bank. It may not be the index a typical economist…
by - November 7, 2011 8:11 am
Sales tax collections in the counties showed impressive gains during the period — hopefully a good sign of consumer sentiment. Sebastian County tax collections during August were up almost 9%…
by - November 7, 2011 7:57 am
Talk Business has updated its web site — www.talkbusiness.net — and added new features for readers. We’re also proud to announce a new partnership for our quarterly magazine, Talk Business Quarterly.
by - November 7, 2011 12:02 am
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. reported a $200,000 third quarter profit — not big, but better than its $700,000 net loss one year ago.
by - November 6, 2011 12:29 pm
Perhaps this is not the year to talk about charitable gifting with the global markets in turmoil. Heck, this might not even be the century to write about charitable gifting.
by - November 4, 2011 2:02 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Baldor Electric Co. announced a partnership for adding a robotics curriculum to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) at the Kraft-Planters-hosted First Friday…
