by - November 7, 2011 5:01 pm
Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Regional Airport issued a revised October report Tuesday (Nov. 8) morning. The Fort Smith enplanement numbers in this report reflect the revised numbers. Enplanement traffic…
by - November 7, 2011 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Some story info submitted by Ken Kupchick, director of marketing and development for the River Valley Regional Food Bank. It may not be the index a typical economist…
by - November 7, 2011 8:11 am
Sales tax collections in the counties showed impressive gains during the period — hopefully a good sign of consumer sentiment. Sebastian County tax collections during August were up almost 9%…
by - November 4, 2011 2:02 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Baldor Electric Co. announced a partnership for adding a robotics curriculum to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) at the Kraft-Planters-hosted First Friday…
by - November 4, 2011 11:04 am
The owners and management of The City Wire encourage you to vote for the 1% prepared food tax. Fort Smith is the only Arkansas city with a publicly owned convention…
by - November 3, 2011 10:36 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Enterprise Software integration continues to face questions and concerns from Sebastian County quorum court members, and those questions and concerns were on display at Thursday…
by - November 3, 2011 4:31 pm
Whirlpool and state and local officials are set to meet Friday (Nov. 4) afternoon to discuss the transition process for property and personnel. Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool announced Oct. 27…
by - November 3, 2011 3:03 pm
story by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] Steve Clark is busy. He is the founder of Propak Inc. a Fort Smith-based national supply chain management company. Additionally, he is co-founder of Rockfish…
by - November 3, 2011 12:44 pm
story by Connie Las Schneider Outdoor activities in the Mulberry River area get quieter during late fall and winter. Music festivals are over, motorcycles and boats are put away and…
by - November 3, 2011 8:05 am
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] A flurry of financial reports were filed in late October by opponents of the 1% prepared food tax after some of the opposition leaders said…
by - November 2, 2011 7:10 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Calling 2011 "the lost year," the state’s chief economic forecaster Dr….
by - November 2, 2011 5:25 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores announced Wednesday it will close its store at 1617 Zero Street in Fort Smith, according to this report from KFSM 5 News. “Fort Smith will continue…
by - November 2, 2011 4:55 pm
Higher crude oil prices and gains at its U.S. fuel stations helped El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. post third quarter net income of $406.1 million, more than double the $202.8…
by - November 2, 2011 12:19 pm
Despite “weak” retail sales the gross year-to-date tax collections in Arkansas total $1.842 billion, up 3.3% compared to the 2010 period, according to an Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration…
by - November 2, 2011 11:15 am
The Fort Smith metro area jobless rate ticked up to an estimated 8% in September, rising from 7.9% during August, and above the 7.6% during September 2010. Seven of the…
by - November 1, 2011 7:47 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] Fort Smith city directors got their copies of the proposed 2012 budget during Tuesday’s (Nov. 1) regular meeting. The proposed budget will be available on…
by - November 1, 2011 6:10 pm
Editor’s note: Sebastian County Clerk Sharon Brooks on Wednesday sought to retract the statement that she called anyone “mean spirited,” saying instead that many people were verbal in their anger…
by - November 1, 2011 5:44 pm
The first day at a relatively high-profile job brings with it a mix of stress and excitement. But if your job is the new chief operations officer — the No….
by - November 1, 2011 12:33 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] CenturyLink has rolled out a plan to bring affordable, high-speed Internet…
by - October 31, 2011 7:54 pm
The loss of the about 1,000 Whirlpool jobs in Fort Smith will result in the overall statewide loss of almost 1,550 jobs and a labor income reduction of $61.15 million,…
