by - May 10, 2012 8:55 pm
BLOOMBERG — Claims for unemployment benefits declined last week to the lowest level in a month, easing concern that the U.S. labor market is faltering. First-time claims dropped by 1,000…
by - May 10, 2012 6:02 pm
The City Wire continues to expand its presence in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas with staff additions, new features and new reports designed to provide timely news, data…
by - May 10, 2012 5:05 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College's land use committee voted Thursday (May 10) to recommend its board of trustees enter preliminary discussion with land owner Philip Taldo for the school's Washington County…
by - May 10, 2012 3:20 pm
Consumer broadband, business services and net one-time charges pushed Windstream Corp.’s first quarter performance higher. The Little Rock-based telecom and data provider saw its net income more than double to…
by - May 10, 2012 12:12 pm
Public transit advocates and those who are against more taxes have been battling out the idea of raising Washington County’s sales tax by a quarter of a percent (0.25%) to…
by - May 9, 2012 9:27 pm
The Arkansas River Connection, scheduled for May 15 and 16 at the Fort Smith Convention Center, has been postponed until “the second or third week of October,” said Maryl Koeth,…
by - May 9, 2012 6:09 pm
And now for something completely different: Good economic news about a Fort Smith manufacturing company. Fort Smith-based River Bend Industries hopes to add at least 25 jobs to its plastics…
by - May 9, 2012 4:38 pm
Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner is one of 18 high-profile CEO’s leading a campaign to convince the Obama administration to reverse its effort to increase the tax rate on dividends and…
by - May 9, 2012 4:28 pm
BLOOMBERG — Forty-one years ago Congress told the U.S. Postal Service to start acting like an independent business and pay its own way. Every time the Postal Service tries, something…
by - May 9, 2012 11:41 am
Melanie Stout is angry. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) student and managing editor of the school newspaper, said she has tried to follow up with involved UAFS…
by - May 8, 2012 9:28 pm
BENTONVILLE — The NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) has found an organic alternative for their students while they make renovations to their cafeteria this summer. The Kind Kitchen of Bentonville…
by - May 8, 2012 6:48 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors appear unfazed by an $800,000 judgment against its restrictive zoning policies on sexually oriented businesses, which occurred in the late 1990's. It was at…
by - May 8, 2012 6:32 pm
BLOOMBERG — Employers in the U.S. were looking to fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years, showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy. The…
by - May 8, 2012 6:00 pm
On a day when major market indices lost ground, Tyson Foods shares (NYSE: TSN) gained another 3% in heavy trading Tuesday (May 8). Tyson shares closed at $19.24, rising 61…
by - May 8, 2012 2:13 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $8.492 million in April, down from the $9.885 million March total, which in turn was down from…
by - May 8, 2012 10:39 am
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will send $2.6 million to Arkansas’ Medicaid Trust Fund, according to a statement from…
by - May 7, 2012 5:42 pm
BLOOMBERG — The beef industry is defending a practice of binding assorted pieces of meat into a single cut using an enzyme derisively called “meat glue.” The American Meat Institute,…
by - May 7, 2012 10:26 am
Tyson Foods benefited from higher meat pricing which pushed second quarter profits well past Wall Street expectations today (May 7). The Springdale-based protein giant pocketed $166 million in net income…
by - May 7, 2012 9:16 am
Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…
by - May 5, 2012 4:35 pm
TACTIC, GUATEMALA — The 188th Fighter Wing does more than just fly jets. Airmen with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), which falls under the 188th…
