Business

Seven stages of business growth

Stockman reminds that the seven stages of business growth each come with unique challenges.

Wal-Mart to web cast with Wall Street

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will web cast its annual meeting with the investment community on Tuesday and Wednesday (Oct. 12-13), providing the first big opportunity for analysts and investors to quiz…

First National Bank tops in deposits, BancorpSouth moves up

First National Bank of Fort Smith maintains its market share strength in the Fort Smith region, with BancorpSouth moving past Arvest Bank for the No. 2 regional market share spot….

Patricia Brown joins The City Wire

The City Wire has contracted with Patricia Brown to be director of sales and marketing as part of an overall effort to expand the geographic reach and readership of the…

Commerce and candidates promoted at Fort Smith chamber expo

More than 300 attend luncheon to hear former Razorback basketball player Scotty Thurman.

Fukue: U.S. ahead in area of ‘intelligent industries’

story and photo submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith A Mitsubishi executive gave approximately 200 who attended a talk Oct. 7 at the University of Arkansas at…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Home builders preview 2010 Showcase Home

Members of the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders gathered Thursday (Oct. 7) evening for a preview party at the 2010 Showcase Home that is part of the fall…

Mitsubishi groundbreaking draws large crowd, political candidates

Workforce quality. It was THE common thread to comments made prior to the Thursday (Oct. 7) ceremonial groundbreaking of Mitsubishi’s $100 million wind turbine assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing near…

Babb talks value-based leadership during 360 series

story and photos by Linda Kaufenberg The October 360 Leadership Series featured Doug Babb, CEO of Cooper Clinic, who spoke of the importance of value-based leadership. Babb has a long…

Fort Smith chamber expo draws 70+ exhibitors (Updated)

Officials with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce are confident a new schedule for the annual business expo will draw greater interest and traffic. So far, the interest is…

Wind(y) news blows in from South America, Fort Smith

Wind power is back in the Arkansas business news cycle. A day before Mitsubishi Power Systems breaks ground on a $100 million wind turbine assembly plant a Chaffee Crossing (Fort…

September traffic up 25.7% at Fort Smith airport

One of the few places of proof the recession is over is at the Fort Smith Regional Airport, where a September enplanement increased marked the fourth consecutive month of comparative…

Regional building activity down 45%

Activity in the regional building sector continues a steep decline, with the value of permits issued during September in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren down more than 45% compared…

Entrepreneurs must focus on a primary mission

Stockman says staying true to “the business core” is the best path to business success.

Sparks sells rehab unit to HealthSouth

Just a little more than two years after opening a more than $2.1 million inpatient rehab inside the hospital, Sparks Health System is selling the 30-bed operation to nearby HealthSouth….

State tax collections suggest some economic growth

September and year-to-date Arkansas tax collections continue to suggest moderate growth in the state economy, with September marking the fifth consecutive month of gross general revenue gains. According to the…

Arkansas-based stocks rally in the third quarter

Arkansas stocks finished the third quarter with a September rally, but still have not fully rebounded from a brutal first half of the year that included heavy market losses, sagging…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Awesome Products to bring 240 jobs to Northeast Arkansas

A California company that makes chemicals used in laundry and household cleaners announced Friday (Oct. 1) it will invest more than $44 million and add more than 240 jobs in…