by - March 28, 2009 11:46 am
‘Friday Night Live’ delivers laughs for Art
Push ups, trips to France and missing gas bubbles were part of fundraising event.
Fort Smith
by - March 27, 2009 5:22 pm
U.S. health care doesn’t suck
A professor advises a fact review before believing that the U.S. health care system is busted.
by - March 27, 2009 5:03 pm
Ratcliff health center to get stimulus money
The River Valley Primary Care Services facility in Ratcliff (Franklin County) will receive $171,806 from the more than $3.09 million granted to Arkansas community health centers from the federal stimulus…
by - March 27, 2009 4:51 pm
Wal-Mart to move optical lab jobs to Fayetteville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. officials said Friday they will close an optical lab in Ohio and move some of the jobs to Fayetteville and Crawfordsville, Ind. The optical lab in Lockbourne,…
by - March 27, 2009 4:33 pm
Weekly business news includes chamber search, jobless report
The City Wire economic review for the week of Mar. 23 – March 27: REGIONAL/STATE• The executive committee of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce interviewed five candidates for…
by - March 27, 2009 3:17 pm
Most area banks see net income declines in 2008
Although many banks based in the Fort Smith area saw declines in 2008 net income, the financial health of regional banks continues to be stable relative to their counterparts in…
by - March 27, 2009 3:02 pm
AOG seeks to lower monthly rates
An action sought by Fort Smith-based Arkansas-Oklahoma Gas Corp. would lower the average residential summer natural gas bill by $1.74, and the average small commercial summer gas bill by $11.93….
by - March 27, 2009 10:06 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate increases in February
Arkansas’ February unemployment rate increased to 6.6%, up over the 6.4% rate in January, and up significantly over the 4.8% rate in February 2009. The striking figure is that Arkansas’…
by - March 26, 2009 7:33 am
Hospital, utility announce savings from energy program
An energy-saving program between St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and OG&E reportedly saves enough electricity to annually power more than 1,350 Arkansas homes. Officials with Oklahoma City-based OG&E are scheduled…
by - March 25, 2009 8:41 pm
The menu this week includes careful avoidance of the “F” word
Genteel readers can follow their Peter and go with pasta, pizza and Prince.
by - March 25, 2009 8:10 pm
National trucking index up in February
A February tonnage index reported by the American Trucking Associations’ notes two consecutive months of increases — good news for a sector facing more than two years of freight volume…
by - March 25, 2009 4:00 pm
Barbershop Museum at Chaffee celebrates Elvis haircut anniversary
Newspaper photographer called it the “Haircut heard round the world.”
by - March 25, 2009 2:59 pm
40/29 parent company target of takeover
The largest shareholder of the company that owns the KHBS-KHOG 40/29 television station operating in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas markets announced Wednesday it will seek to acquire 100%…
by - March 25, 2009 10:52 am
ConocoPhillips, Tyson Foods energy venture in jeopardy
ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva says the future of a $100 million joint energy venture with Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. is in doubt. ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods announced in 2007 a…
by - March 25, 2009 10:44 am
Gatorade, allergy pills and Tyson chicken top product brands of 2008
Gatorade and Zyrtec were the most popular 2008 new food brands and non-food brands, respectively, according to Chicago-based Information Resources (IRI). Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. broke into the top 10…
by - March 25, 2009 9:31 am
Why Capitalism?
Final part of a three-part series from a recent Allan Meltzer lecture.
by - March 24, 2009 5:49 pm
Card check legislation loses support (updated)
Editor’s note: This story is part of an effort by The City Wire to provide information about The Employee Free Choice Act. The proposed federal act seeks to make unionization…
by - March 24, 2009 1:10 pm
Cherokee Casino Chili Cook-off (Sallisaw)
The Cherokee Casino in Sallisaw is hosting a Chili Cook-off on Friday, April 17th from 11:00am until 1:00pm. $5.00 admission gets you a taster kit and scorecard, plus hot dogs…
by - March 24, 2009 12:42 pm
Day 4 report from SXSW: Bloodshot, foot-stompin and sore legs.
And a good time was had by all … except maybe for Peter’s liver.
by - March 24, 2009 9:26 am
Average area home prices slipping
Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 7.2% and 2.7%, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Mar. 23, according to figures from…