by - December 2, 2010 8:23 am
U.S. natural gas proved reserves jumped to their highest level in nearly 40 years in 2009, primarily driven by unconventional natural gas developments like Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale play, the EIA…
by - December 1, 2010 6:59 pm
A lawsuit has been filed by a Little Rock-based firm challenging the planned buyout of Baldor Electric by ABB, and no less than 11 law firms around the country have…
by - December 1, 2010 4:56 pm
George’s, Inc. announced today (Dec. 1) that its chairman, Gene George, died after a short illness. He was 88 years old. Ellis Eugene “Gene” George was born at home July…
by - December 1, 2010 9:16 am
In an era where corporate buyouts often benefit only the few executives at the top, the ABB-Baldor deal may be atypical. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB announced Nov. 29 its intention to…
by - December 1, 2010 8:56 am
Editor’s note: This is the third of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - November 30, 2010 7:59 pm
Baldor Chairman and CEO John McFarland said Tuesday he is confident the pending purchase of Baldor by ABB will not result in job losses in the Fort Smith area. It…
by - November 30, 2010 12:35 pm
The $4.2 billion all-cash deal by ABB to buy Baldor Electric Co. should be seen as a good thing according to three local business and civic leaders. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB…
by - November 30, 2010 12:31 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - November 30, 2010 8:50 am
Stockman encourages business owners to take time to thank those important to the business.
by - November 30, 2010 8:45 am
Arkansas banks saw third quarter profits leap a whopping 67% from a year ago and at the same time added nearly 600 jobs to state payrolls, according to the FDIC’s quarterly banking…
by - November 30, 2010 7:28 am
Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB will acquire Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. in a $4.2 billion deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. The surprising news was first released…
by - November 29, 2010 6:11 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - November 29, 2010 3:57 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce and The Center for Arts and Education (CAE) are teaming up to focus on a statewide effort to raise awareness of the “creative economy.”…
by - November 29, 2010 2:48 pm
The more than 100 unemployed workers who attended a recent Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training program are just a small portion of those in the region who are eligible for…
by - November 29, 2010 9:18 am
Ryan White wants to know how strongly people in Fort Smith and Alma believe high school football “gives the community the opportunity to temporarily escape life’s problems.” He also wants…
by - November 25, 2010 8:10 am
story and photos by Roy Hill Recent developments have the owners and employees of Advanced Welding in Rudy calling the Hogs. Specializing in the manufacture, repair and servicing of pressure…
by - November 24, 2010 11:40 am
October was a tough month for Arkansas real estate sales, with the number of homes sold statewide down 26.77% and the value of homes sold down 23.13%. The number of…
by - November 23, 2010 10:20 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The proposed budget for 2011 took center stage at the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission meeting Tuesday evening (Nov. 23). For those following the continuing…
by - November 23, 2010 5:48 pm
Whirlpool Corp. has confirmed that two rounds of recent layoffs have resulted in 850 indefinite job losses at its Fort Smith operation, and leave the employee count at 1,020 hourly…
by - November 23, 2010 4:52 pm
William R. Walker, a Fort Smith native and businessman who was a key player in Fort Smith’s industrial expansion and the expansion of St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, died Sunday….
