by - November 26, 2012 7:10 am
The City Wire and Talk Business Arkansas are pleased to announce an expansion of their content partnership. For years, the two media groups have combined forces to offer exclusive and…
by - November 24, 2012 11:52 am
John L. Smith has been fired as the head Razorback football coach. The news released Saturday morning was no surprise to anyone who watched a talented pre-season top 10 favorite…
by - November 23, 2012 6:30 pm
Jamie Walsh faced a Black Friday dilemma: take advantage of Wal-Mart’s deals at the Salem, N.H., store or support union-backed protesters demanding better pay and benefits. In the end, the…
by - November 23, 2012 10:26 am
John Cataneo is working his 20 employees overtime and still can’t keep up with demand from customers who need plumbing repaired after superstorm Sandy. He says he’s hired two new…
by - November 21, 2012 4:22 pm
With just two months remaining in the 2012 tax collection period, revenue to Fort Smith from city and countywide tax collections continue to trend positive. Each of the city’s 1%…
by - November 20, 2012 10:42 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors took a tongue-lashing from one of its citizens, extended allowable land use for sexually oriented businesses and settled the Barlee II Properties litigation Tuesday…
by - November 20, 2012 8:10 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s charge of illegal picketing by workers at some of its stores is being investigated by the National Labor Relations Board under rules that call for an expedited…
by - November 20, 2012 3:03 pm
The closely watched American Trucking Associations’ tonnage index fell 3.8% in October, with Hurricane Sandy blamed for some of the negative direction. Also, Cass Information Systems reported a decline in…
by - November 20, 2012 11:02 am
With almost 4,800 more Arkansans unemployed during October, the state’s jobless rate inched higher to 7.2%. October marked the 45th consecutive month Arkansas’ jobless rate has been above 7%. The…
by - November 19, 2012 10:41 pm
Wal-Mart revolutionized the discount retail industry when it introduced its sprawling “Supercenter Model” to the world in 1988. In 2012, the retail titan had 3,153 of the mammoth stores scattered…
by - November 19, 2012 9:20 pm
Fort Smith Director Pam Weber and Frank Sharum, sub-contractor on the downtown streetscaping project, are not telling the same story. At night two of city budget hearings (Nov. 15), Weber…
by - November 19, 2012 7:19 pm
Investors found it easy to drive away from America's Car-Mart following a lackluster earnings report released late Monday, (Nov. 19). Shares of America's Car-Mart tumbled nearly 11% in near-record volume…
by - November 19, 2012 5:10 pm
Emboldened by Republican control of the Arkansas Legislature for the first time in almost 140 years, the Arkansas Policy Foundation (APF) is renewing its call for tax cuts that could…
by - November 19, 2012 3:33 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) said Monday that the Oklahoma Department of Health will not participate in a state-based health exchange or to expand Medicaid – key parts of the…
by - November 19, 2012 12:13 pm
Philip Merry was nine years old and riding his bike home from Patrick Henry Elementary School in Tulsa when the rain started pouring down. He stopped at a phone booth…
by - November 19, 2012 11:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers demanding better pay and benefits vow to mount 1,000 protests online and outside stores up to and including Black Friday. The strategy risks showing the company’s…
by - November 19, 2012 11:00 am
Tyson Foods' investors had much to be thankful for Monday morning (Nov. 19) as the meat giant’s stock price rose nearly 10% on an optimistic outlook for the next three…
by - November 19, 2012 10:27 am
Leslie Hassel plans to be in the Fort Smith area several days during the fall 2012 semester to gather oral histories and other information for what she hopes will be…
by - November 16, 2012 3:20 pm
Wall Street forecasts Tyson Foods Inc. will pocket about $163 million in net income from the meat giant’s fiscal fourth quarter ending Sept. 30. This compares favorably to the $95…
by - November 16, 2012 10:24 am
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will cost roughly $4.50 per person this year, according to Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual survey. The cost has remained stable with a year ago despite widespread…
