Fort Smith

Manufacturing supply woes

New survey also suggests the economic recovery is losing steam.

The ‘Art of Research’ necessary for the entrepreneur

Market research with an attention to detail provides a greater chance of business success. 

Area tourism tax collections continue two-year decline

Hospitality tax collection declines in Fort Smith and Van Buren are similar to the decline in collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax — all reflecting a tourism industry struggling to…

HMA reports 21.6% gain in second-quarter income

The parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical in Van Buren posted second-quarter earnings of $39.657 million, a 21.6% gain over the same quarter of…

Ballentine to seek seventh term as Alma’s mayor

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Alma Mayor John Robert Ballentine is not finished yet. The city’s top leader will run for reelection in November, and if he wins it will…

Eat for The Cure

Join the Relay for Cancer, Bill Ladd as they raise funds to support Bill Ladd’s fight against cancer. Hollywood Stars Pizza is offering the Relay 20% of all proceeds earned…

Outback Steakhouse Luncheon – Paint the Park Pink – Susan G. Komen for the Cure

You are invited to a luncheon at Outback Steakhouse benefiting Paint the Park Pink, the River Valley’s own Susan G. Komen for the Cure® event. This luncheon will take place…

McDonald House Charities to renovate family room at St. Edward

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkoma is supporting a $150,000 effort to renovate a 2,475-square-foot space to briefly house parents with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…

New federal bank law could punish small, community banks

Financial leaders across Arkansas — big banks, small banks and investment operations — all agree that the recently passed Dodd-Frank financial reform bill will cost them money, with one bank…

Monty Python perspective

A comedic rant against the Roman occupation of Palestine (what is now Israel) was part of a movie scene in “Life of Brian” during which Judeans sought to displace the…

Just say no

The magic amount in 2012 is $600. It will be black magic.

Boozman, Keet attack Democrats and government growth

GOP Senate nominee Rep. John Boozman of Rogers spoke to about 650 convention delegates in west Little Rock on Saturday, telling the crowd that "the time is here to act."…

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….

Fort Smith Radio Group to launch ‘Arklahoma Today’

It didn’t take long for a competing radio station to fill the news/talk void following Clear Channel’s decision to cancel a once-popular morning radio show. On July 19, officials with…

Fort Smith special, general elections produce similar tax-support outcomes

Recent municipal election history appears to refute renewed claims that a special election produces different outcomes than a similar item on a general election ballot. The disclosure was part of…

Arkansas Best issues 3-cent dividend

Arkansas Best Corp. has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 3 cents per share to holders of record of on Aug. 6, payable on Aug. 20. Fort Smith-Arkansas Best Corp….

Paddock’s Picks: Bad News for Outlaws

An illustrated children’s book about Bass Reeves also is a good book for adults.

National bowhunter group has strong local tie

story and photos by Roy Hill Every year, almost 60,000 people take the classes offered by the 5,000 active instructors of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation. Eleven states require hunters…

SEC Preview: Will Nutt and Ole Miss ‘bounce back’ this season?

story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) Last year was supposed to be the year for the Ole Miss Rebels. Just…