by - November 21, 2011 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A bipartisan, bicameral “super committee” of Congressional leaders announced today (Nov….
by - November 21, 2011 9:49 pm
Sebastian County Quorum Court members said Monday they want to see a 2012 county budget before approving a plan to work with the city of Fort Smith on building and…
by - November 21, 2011 4:04 pm
The City Wire has begun an aggressive and strategic expansion phase that includes the addition of investors, staff and the development of a new web platform. Prominent Fort Smith businessmen…
by - November 21, 2011 9:56 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Earlier this year Australia-based BHP Billiton’s acquired Chesapeake Energy’s and Petrohawk’s…
by - November 21, 2011 8:09 am
An $82 million loss in the chicken segment pulled fourth-quarter earnings for Tyson Food down to $95 million, well below the $208 million earned during the 2010 period. For the…
by - November 20, 2011 5:25 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas Public Relations office A University of Arkansas student-athlete, Garrett Uekman, was found unconscious and unresponsive in his room in the Northwest Quad residence…
by - November 18, 2011 3:33 pm
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will in the next few weeks post several…
by - November 18, 2011 10:21 am
story submitted by the University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Center for Food Safety is participating in a grant project that will determine the food…
by - November 18, 2011 6:59 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] While cuts took center stage at Thursday night’s second of three budget meetings for 2012, the Fort Smith Board of Directors is leaning toward pay…
by - November 18, 2011 6:50 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) may have been on a two-month hiatus from regularly scheduled meetings, but they were back with a vengeance Thursday…
by - November 17, 2011 3:30 pm
Foreclosures during October in the Fort Smith region were down more than 35%, similar to the national figures, according to a monthly report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The number of…
by - November 17, 2011 1:37 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A new study prepared by Ernst & Young for the Arkansas…
by - November 16, 2011 4:39 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The eighth time might be the charm, and it might deliver…
by - November 16, 2011 12:12 pm
Fort Smithians wouldn’t necessarily and immediately benefit from a future elimination of Oklahoma’s income tax. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin may in early 2012 propose a plan to eliminate or phase…
by - November 16, 2011 7:02 am
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The City of Fort Smith will reverse course and bill the City of Van Buren for more than $250,000 in water rate adjustments for 2009….
by - November 15, 2011 10:14 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Sebastian County Quorum Court brought the yearlong funding debate to an end Tuesday night (Nov. 15), voting to approve an ordinance for the enterprise…
by - November 15, 2011 8:16 pm
Financial pressures for the United States Postal Service continue to mount. The self-described “self-supporting government enterprise” on Tuesday (Nov. 15) reported a net income loss of $5.1 billion for fiscal…
by - November 15, 2011 4:37 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Broadband’s potential is exciting Arkansas leaders as changes to a national…
by - November 15, 2011 2:17 pm
Editor’s note: This is the third story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will in the next few weeks post several…
by - November 15, 2011 1:33 pm
A $2.7 million project by OG&E and a $2.2 million permit for Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant helped push the October value of Fort Smith building permits up more than 55%….
