by - April 21, 2013 6:12 pm
Recycling and gift shops
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
Fort Smith
by - April 21, 2013 6:09 pm
More Whirlpool spin
No one expects a quick outcome to a hazardous chemical spill, made decades ago by Whirlpool Inc., that has leached its way into the working class neighborhood of Fort Smith…
by - April 20, 2013 5:22 pm
Spinach Festival draws hundreds to downtown Alma
The Spinach Capital of the World hosted its signature event, the annual Alma Spinach Festival, on Saturday (April 20). In its 27th year, the festival drew hundreds to the city’s…
by - April 19, 2013 5:44 pm
UAFS students to conduct memorial run for Boston
A student group at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is spearheading a Boston Marathon memorial run on April 29 that has a two-fold purpose – to raise funds…
by - April 19, 2013 10:40 am
Report shows fewer Arkansans employed (Updated)
Arkansas’ jobless rate was 7.2% in March, unchanged from February and just slightly below the 7.3% in March 2012. One of the largest sector drops was in travel and tourism…
by - April 18, 2013 10:28 pm
Campaigns go ugly early
We’re officially now one day into the fight for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and Mike Ross and Bill Halter are already trading jabs. During his Little Rock stop Wednesday (April…
by - April 18, 2013 10:15 pm
Quarterly earnings dip for Simmons First
Simmons First National Corp. reported first quarter earnings of $5.93 million compared to $6.35 million one year ago. The Pine Bluff-based banking company disclosed merger related expenses that had some…
by - April 18, 2013 10:10 pm
Arkansas Senate OKs several tax cut bills
The Senate Revenue and Tax Committee moved swiftly Thursday morning on a dozen tax reform measures totaling more than $170 million in breaks for businesses, industry and individuals in Arkansas….
by - April 18, 2013 9:58 pm
Crawford County officials mull early vote on tax
In an era of tight budgets and declining revenues, maintaining sales taxes have become vitally important to local municipalities. Recently, Sebastian County launched a campaign for renewing its county-wide sales…
by - April 18, 2013 4:43 pm
6th Annual Kids Safety Fair
by - April 18, 2013 3:47 pm
Regional home sales down to start 2013
Depending on what part of the Fort Smith metro area you look at, new and existing home sales are either through the roof or down in the dumps. In Sebastian…
by - April 18, 2013 3:05 pm
Arvest Bank garners top ranking
Arvest Bank said Thursday (April 18) it garnered top rankings by J.D. Power and Associates for retail banking satisfaction in southwest and south central regions. This is the fifth year…
by - April 18, 2013 12:55 pm
The Poultry Federation gets new home thanks to Tyson family
The Poultry Federation announced the opening of the Don & Randal Tyson Conference Center as part of its new building today (April 18). The announcement was made by Marvin Childers,…
by - April 18, 2013 10:15 am
Lawrence Merchandising expands into NWA
Do you wonder who refolds the graphic t-shirts so neatly stacked in perfect rows when consumers run roughshod over the table displays? And who picks up the mess and changes…
by - April 18, 2013 9:26 am
Enplanements mixed at Arkansas’ three large airports
Enplanements at the Fort Smith and Little Rock commercial airports are down in the first quarter of 2013 thanks to declines in American and Delta traffic, but Northwest Arkansas is…
by - April 17, 2013 8:24 pm
Senate approves Medicaid ‘private option’ plan
A day of back-and-forth at the state legislature led to a late afternoon attempt to compromise on the “private option” enabling and funding legislation. After a delay on a planned…
by - April 17, 2013 8:14 pm
Area legislators comment on amendment ideas
Representatives and Senators from the Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith regions were recently asked by The City Wire to weigh in on the following three proposed constitutional amendments: Senate Joint…
by - April 17, 2013 4:57 pm
Severe weather headed to Fort Smith, NWA areas
The Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas are likely to experience severe weather and heavy rainfall between Wednesday (April 18) and Friday. AccuWeather reports there is a risk of severe…
by - April 17, 2013 2:51 pm
Ross: Arkansas GOP ‘taking us back to the past’
Just like a strong storm system can quickly change Arkansas' weather, former U.S. Rep. Mike Ross has gone from cold to hot in just a matter of weeks and officially…
by - April 17, 2013 2:12 pm
SGL to invest $26 million in Ozark plant
There are no new jobs planned, but officials with SGL Carbon announced Wednesday (April 17) a $26 million upgrade to their facility in Ozark. The German-based company employs more than…