by - December 28, 2009 2:57 pm
2010 is off to a good start and it’s not even 2010 yet. Houston-based Oxane Materials announced Monday (Dec. 28) it will locate in Van Buren its first manufacturing plant…
by - December 27, 2009 9:11 pm
November homes sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties were up almost 15%, but the gains have yet to bring the area housing market back to “normalcy.” Crawford County had 38…
by - December 23, 2009 10:17 am
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….
by - December 23, 2009 10:04 am
Editor’s note: The City Wire is a content partner with KFSM. The ratings books are out and the two primary local television stations in the Fort Smith area are claiming…
by - December 22, 2009 7:46 am
story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Frank Bailey, co-owner of Wildcat Marina in Riverfront Park at the end of Main Street in downtown Van Buren, isn’t what you’d call…
by - December 21, 2009 5:32 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation is the new name of the former Sparks Health System, but more is unknown than known with respect to what will emerge as a…
by - December 21, 2009 3:50 pm
Federal Coach will close down its Fort Smith operation in a process expected to begin March 12. The move will result in the loss of at least 140 jobs. Federal…
by - December 20, 2009 6:12 pm
Umarex sees business remain strong during recession, and will soon add employees in new Fort Smith facility.
by - December 18, 2009 9:39 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to 7.4% in November after hitting 7.6% in October, according to figures form the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s unemployment rate…
by - December 17, 2009 10:13 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, is $15,000 richer after the board voted in executive session to give him a year-end…
by - December 17, 2009 2:57 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] John Parker, Fort Smith Regional Airport director, is keeping tabs on every dollar next year. He calls the 2010 budget of almost $4 million “austere”…
by - December 17, 2009 10:48 am
The good news is that most of the major economic sectors will see improvements in 2010. The bad news is that such improvements may not be anything to write home…
by - December 16, 2009 11:08 am
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….
by - December 16, 2009 9:22 am
The Fort Smith Town Club won’t see its 51st consecutive year of operation. Club Manager Engin Tuncay and Town Club board member Phil White confirmed the club will close Jan….
by - December 15, 2009 11:26 pm
Whirlpool officials may soon formally announce — possibly as early as Thursday (Dec. 16) — the call back of more than 400 employees to work a second shift to begin…
by - December 15, 2009 9:32 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Dec. 15) to enter into an agreement by which the city’s Parks Department would operate The Park at West End. Owned by…
by - December 15, 2009 12:13 pm
It was expected that the upcoming retirement of Robert Davidson as CEO of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. would result in several executive transitions within the large transportation holding company….
by - December 15, 2009 10:55 am
More than 200 high-wage telecom jobs could return to Little Rock, which is welcome news following Verizon’s 2008 acquisition of Little Rock-based Alltel which significantly reduced the estimated 3,100 corporate…
by - December 14, 2009 3:55 pm
That no event, company or person from the Fort Smith/Van Buren area was nominated for the prestigious Henry Awards is a reflection that “there are a whole lot of really…
by - December 10, 2009 7:14 am
November foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith metro area was up more than 23% compared to November 2008, but an improvement over the 118.3% jump in October. Foreclosures in the…
