by - October 4, 2012 8:07 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. asked a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against female employees in Texas by paying and promoting them less than men….
by - October 4, 2012 3:57 pm
In support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The City Wire is encouraging individuals, businesses and organizations in the Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas to place a pink…
by - October 4, 2012 2:19 pm
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell in August by the most in more than three years, signaling that slowdowns in business investment and exports restrained the economic expansion. The 5.2%…
by - October 4, 2012 1:54 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court disqualified a proposed constitutional amendment to allow casino operations throughout the state — a measure being guided by professional poker player Nancy Todd. The proposal would…
by - October 4, 2012 1:04 pm
Retailers across the country said sales slowed in September following a busy back-to-school season. The 17 retail chains tracked by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S reported a cumulative same-store sales increase of…
by - October 4, 2012 2:25 am
The retail landscape is in the midst of a massive transformation from sprawling big box stores that could become distribution warehouses for nimble omnichannel operations by 2020. A recent report…
by - October 4, 2012 12:16 am
Wu Jiwen, vice-mayor for the city of Jining, China, led a nine-member delegation in extending an invitation to Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders and the Board of Directors Wednesday night…
by - October 3, 2012 11:12 pm
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama favors a form of “trickle- down government” with more taxes and regulations, as the two met in their first debate in…
by - October 3, 2012 4:56 pm
Apple fans are a loyal group, but it’s Google that continues to top the market for the smartphone platforms used by consumers during a three month period ending Aug. 30….
by - October 3, 2012 11:12 am
The Fort Smith regional jobless rate was 7.9% in August, down from a 8.5% in July and down from 8.8% in August 2011, but the 44th consecutive month the rate…
by - October 3, 2012 11:08 am
The unemployment rate in Northwest Arkansas fell in August to 5.3% thanks to more than 2,000 fewer unemployed in the economic region. August is the fifth month in 2012 with…
by - October 2, 2012 10:40 pm
Frequent headlines share news of layoffs, factory shut-downs and other indicators that the manufacturing industry is rapidly declining throughout the United States but that’s not so much the case in…
by - October 2, 2012 10:20 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to authorize implementation of the five-year sales tax program for streets, bridges and related drainage improvements on Tuesday night (Oct. 2). The resolution,…
by - October 2, 2012 8:13 pm
Deposits grew at a rate of 8.42% across the nations’ banks according to the June 30 market share report made public Tuesday (Oct. 2) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….
by - October 2, 2012 6:20 pm
The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB) will launch its Fall Parade of Homes on Saturday (Oct. 6) featuring 20 homes in the $98,600 to $400,000 range. The…
by - October 2, 2012 6:09 pm
The effort to beautify Fort Smith is ready to get its hands dirty again, following its inaugural event as part of the Great American Cleanup (GAC) in April. In 2011,…
by - October 2, 2012 5:31 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., talked Tuesday (Oct. 2) about highway funding, the national debt, taxes, medical marijuana and one of the key issues now facing many Arkansans — the…
by - October 2, 2012 12:27 pm
The first group to organize efforts against the wet Benton County vote in November has surfaced. Citizens United to Preserve Benton County put up a website chock full of statistics…
by - October 2, 2012 11:48 am
Thanks primarily to gains in individual income tax collections, year-to-date (July 2012-Sept. 2012) Arkansas tax revenue is up 3.9% above the same period in 2011, and 2.7% ahead of the…
by - October 1, 2012 6:25 pm
U.S. households are facing an average tax increase of $3,446 in 2013 if Congress doesn’t avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said in a study released…
