Fort Smith

Mac Computer Club Meeting

If you like Mac computers, iPods, iPhones, or are just curious about Apple, come to the meeting as our guest. This month we have two Demos. One on using "FaceBook",…

Adam & Eats: Delicias Michoacanas

The “Ice Cream Factory” offers a great sandwich, fruity drink and homemade pecan ice cream all in one sitting.

Fort Smith airport traffic up 1.6% January-June

Those looking for signs of a stabilizing regional economic may find some relief in the 8.6% gain in June enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport. June saw 8,869 enplanements…

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….

Financial reform Q&A

A Kiplinger editor says the new law will slow economic recovery.

Van Buren library work has begun. No, really.

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There’s still no construction going on at Van Buren’s new $3.4 million library at 15th and Main, but there is demolition work underway….

AEDC defends foreign office costs

In June, state legislators questioned contracts made by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in foreign countries, particularly China and Japan, which prompted a response from the agency’s director, Maria Haley….

Arkansas teachers’ retirement Fund strikes gold

Eureka! The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has literally struck it rich with recent investments in Canadian gold mining rivals, Barrick Gold Corp. and GoldCorp Inc. Although ATRS has not invested…

State offers energy efficiency help to manufacturers

A new organization was announced Wednesday (July 7) to assist Arkansas manufacturers with energy efficiency efforts, according to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The Arkansas Industrial Energy Clearinghouse is a…

‘Eclipse’ doesn’t suck like ‘New Moon’

Peter says the so-so story delivered enough action to overcome the “cardboard characters.”

The Razorbacks need a running back to emerge in 2010

story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Bobby Petrino has a wish list in life like just about…

Arkansas Research Alliance unveils research scholars

These scholars have a little more than a high school diploma.  The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) introduced its first two ARA Scholars at a capitol press conference on Wednesday (July 7)….

2010 Homebuyer Orientation

2010 Homebuyer’s Orientation Schedule July 13 @ 5:30, July 27 @ 5:30 and July 20 @ 10:30. Learn how to purchase your home from a nonprofit organization who helps…

Area building activity up in June

Building activity in the region was up in June, with the value of permits issued in Fort Smith up more than 45%. A $3.822 million permit for work at Carnall…

Trucking industry concerned about new safety rules

A proposed federal rule change intended to cull unsafe truck drivers from trucking companies has mixed support from the trucking industry and the two publicly held trucking companies based in…

City books in order; city finances in trouble

The financial ledgers of the city of Fort Smith received a clean bill of health from BKD during a recent audit, but City Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl reported four key…

SEC Early Look: Miles and LSU must step it up this season

story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) When Nick Saban arrived in Baton Rouge in late 1999, he took over a…

3D TV

New research predicts booming sales of 3DTVs.

Horse ride, BBQ dinner part of Bass Reeves statue fundraising

Editor’s note: This is a followup to a July 1 story by The City Wire about the renewed effort to raise funds for the Bass Reeves Statue. The effort to…

New test results show gains in algebra, geometry; dip in biology

Results from the state’s 2010 End-of-Course exams show gains over last year in algebra I and geometry achievement levels for public school students, but they reveal a decline in biology…