by - September 7, 2011 10:13 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] If it feels like Arkansas has been witnessing more big layoff…
by - September 6, 2011 8:05 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Sept. 6) to amend certain sections of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for clarity…
by - September 6, 2011 5:36 pm
A jump in the permit value of commercial construction projects in Fort Smith helped fuel a 196% increase in overall August permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren….
by - September 6, 2011 4:13 pm
There will be a November 2012 battle for the newly created Arkansas Senate District 9 that includes parts of Fort Smith and Crawford, Scott and Sebastian counties. Rep. Tracy Pennartz,…
by - September 5, 2011 9:15 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, recently…
by - September 2, 2011 9:22 pm
KFSM TV has asked the Federal Communications Commission for a waiver so it may acquire KPBI from Riverside Media for $784,000, according to this report from TV News Check. KFSM,…
by - September 2, 2011 11:37 am
story by Connie Las Schneider The end of summer signals a resurgence of activities on the Pig Trail and Mulberry River area. Traffic increases as students, football fans and motorcyclists…
by - September 2, 2011 10:10 am
A slowdown in consumer spending during July helped push Arkansas tax collections below the revenue forecast, according to an Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration report released Friday (Sept. 2)….
by - September 1, 2011 8:27 pm
Count The City Wire in as one of the hundreds of media outlets around the nation soliciting comments from citizens about their thoughts on the 10th anniversary of the tragic…
by - September 1, 2011 5:24 pm
story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] The Fall 2011 session of 360 Leadership Series began Thursday (Sept. 1) with special guest speaker Jimmy Dykes, basketball sportscaster for ESPN and…
by - September 1, 2011 5:08 pm
Tom Cotton, a Republican candidate for Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District, said Thursday he has changed his view about Internet use in the classroom, and added that the Arkansas Democratic Party’s…
by - September 1, 2011 3:01 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Elvis is back in the building. At least, he’s back in…
by - September 1, 2011 10:32 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Funding for the state’s popular and successful drug court programs is…
by - August 31, 2011 7:00 pm
story info submitted by the Clayton House and Fort Smith Heritage Foundation The Fort Smith Heritage Foundation, which operates the Clayton House Victorian mansion and museum in Fort Smith’s Belle…
by - August 31, 2011 1:07 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Paris-based Saint-Gobain, one of the oldest manufacturing companies in the world,…
by - August 31, 2011 1:00 pm
It’s not likely that Fort Smith City Directors will quickly approve a budget cutting plan by the city staff that would be necessary to implement in the event voters reject…
by - August 31, 2011 12:10 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The recent chapter 7 bankruptcy filing by Yarnell’s Ice Cream Co….
by - August 31, 2011 11:51 am
Six of the eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas saw a jobless rate decline in July compared to June, but six of the metro areas saw a jobless…
by - August 31, 2011 10:00 am
Pharmacist Robert Glander says the Fort Smith area has not avoided a nationwide shortage of some critical drugs. In fact, he says it is the worst shortage he has seen…
by - August 30, 2011 9:29 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck addressed Sebastian County Quorum Court members Tuesday night (Aug. 30) with a proposal to raise personnel salaries within the Sebastian County Jail…
