by - March 16, 2012 9:09 pm
Talk moves forward on televised board meetings
C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel and Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack met Thursday (March 15) to discuss the possibility of Hamel and a “group of five or six business…
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by - March 16, 2012 1:26 pm
Parks top the list of priorities for Rogers in 2012
This year may well be the year that Rogers residents remember as being one that helped put the city on the map. And that's just what city officials are aiming…
by - March 16, 2012 10:26 am
Arkansas wind-energy jobs tied to tax credit
One of Arkansas’ fastest-growing manufacturing sectors has a strong tailwind behind it, but recent momentum could stall if Congress doesn’t extend federal tax credits for renewable energy sources, industry trade…
by - March 16, 2012 9:14 am
Fort Smith to revisit animal control proposals
The City of Fort Smith Board of Directors is ready to take a second look at its animal care and control laws. At the Thursday (March 15) Study Session, the…
by - March 16, 2012 8:52 am
FCRA officials talk water project, Elvis event
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) announced it will undertake a $524,000 water line construction project along Taylor Avenue and Custer Boulevard. Congressional funds were appropriated in 2010, and a…
by - March 15, 2012 6:47 pm
February home sales improve
Real estate agents from Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith to Walton Boulevard in Bentonville are optimistic about the recovering housing market in their immediate areas. They have ample reason to…
by - March 15, 2012 6:19 pm
Lau enters Fort Smith Director race
There will be a race for Fort Smith’s Ward 1 Director position even if City Director Steve Tyler does not run for re-election. Fort Smith Realtor Keith Lau announced Thursday…
by - March 15, 2012 11:17 am
The Farm grows food and community
The first year The Farm grew produce, it was essentially a large garden. The second year, it was more than a garden, but not quite what most would view as…
by - March 15, 2012 10:12 am
Rep. Carter to expand Arkansas tax review
A first reading of an outline slated for an April Joint Revenue and Tax Committee meeting indicates the scope of the interim committee’s work may be expanding. Rep. Davy Carter,…
by - March 15, 2012 1:00 am
Foreclosure filings remain stalled
Residential foreclosures in Arkansas moved at a slow pace in February affecting 457 households across the state. The number of distressed filings fell 73.6% from a year ago, according to…
by - March 14, 2012 2:32 pm
Airport fire service tied to 188th
As the fate of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith continues to remain a source of speculation in the area, Fort Smith Regional Airport Director John Parker is not…
by - March 14, 2012 11:50 am
Food Bank donation alters homeless campus plan
One group’s loss is another group’s gain, unless you are the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC) and the River Valley Regional Food Bank (RVRFB), in which case a loss could…
by - March 14, 2012 10:59 am
WalmartLabs could be game-changer for retail giant
The big box retail titan Walmart has surprised analysts in recent months with a fresh new approach to global growth strategies blazing a trail toward the next generation of shoppers….
by - March 14, 2012 10:51 am
Mitsubishi opening remains a mystery
Legislation was defeated Tuesday (Mar. 13) in the U.S. Senate that could have had an impact on Mitsubishi’s decision to operate its new but idle wind-turbine manufacturing plant in Fort…
by - March 13, 2012 9:30 pm
Fort Smith voters approve broad tax package
Following an overwhelming rejection by voters of the 1% prepared food tax in November, city officials bounced back with voter approval of a broad package of infrastructure and recreational improvements…
by - March 13, 2012 6:40 pm
Tyson Foods unveils Founder’s Room
A father and son stand side-by-side in the trenches pioneering through the early poultry days in Springdale. That’s the image welcoming visitors to the new Founders Room developed at the…
by - March 13, 2012 4:13 pm
City critic considers televised meeting support
C&H Tire Owner Jerry Hamel is wanting to discuss "the parameters of funding" for televising City of Fort Smith Board of Directors meetings, he told The City Wire on Tuesday…
by - March 13, 2012 2:44 pm
Girl Scout cookie sales provide business lessons
One hundred years ago, the first Girl Scout troop was formed when Juliette Low organized 18 young women in her Savannah, Ga., home. Needless to say, the idea caught on….
by - March 13, 2012 2:33 pm
Gov. Rick Perry to attend Sebastian County GOP event
The Sebastian County Republican Committee announced Tuesday (Mar. 13) that former GOP Presidential candidate frontrunner and Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at their Lincoln Day dinner — an announcement…
by - March 13, 2012 11:38 am
Youth Bridge honors Walker Foundation
FAYETTEVILLE — On March 12, Youth Bridge held a private reception at the Wine Cellar in honor of the Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation and announced a $300,000 gift…