by - August 9, 2011 6:05 pm
story and photo by Theresa Burtchett Greenwood city officials and the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce officially opened the town’s first Community Pavilion in Bell Park on Monday (Aug. 8). The…
by - August 9, 2011 6:02 pm
Paul Harvel had a clear message for the more than 300 gathered Tuesday at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith for the formal rollout of the economic development strategy…
by - August 9, 2011 5:19 pm
Easy come, easy go. And vice versa. On Monday, the share price of all publicly-traded companies based in Arkansas fell as part of a major sell-off on Wall Street that…
by - August 9, 2011 3:31 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe issued a challenge Tuesday to the U.S. Congress and the White House, saying some economic development projects are on hold because of economic uncertainty related to the…
by - August 9, 2011 8:43 am
Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport began the year on a positive note but is now struggling to stay ahead of 2010 figures. For the first seven months of…
by - August 8, 2011 4:12 pm
Respected and influential banker Sam M. Sicard will be laid to rest Wednesday (Aug. 10) with a private graveside ceremony following a 10 a.m. service at Immaculate Conception Church in…
by - August 8, 2011 3:56 pm
It was largely anticipated that the financial markets would take a beating after the first downgrade of U.S. debt in more than 70 years. That’s exactly what happened. The Dow…
by - August 8, 2011 9:02 am
Tyson Foods third quarter income beat analyst estimates but a $158 million operating income decline in the company’s chicken segment lowered overall net income compared to the 2010 period. However,…
by - August 7, 2011 3:13 pm
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additions throughout. story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Sam M. Sicard, president of First National Bank of Fort Smith, died Sunday morning (Aug….
by - August 6, 2011 8:32 am
Standard & Poor’s lowered the U.S. credit rating late Friday (Aug. 5) saying the recent budget-debt ceiling deal passed by Congress doesn’t do enough to stabilize the federal government’s financial…
by - August 5, 2011 2:32 pm
A rebate program announced Friday (Aug. 5) could help boost business or auto dealers and natural gas utilities that have made investments promoting and providing compressed natural gas to fuel…
by - August 5, 2011 1:47 pm
Houston-based Oxane Materials now employs about 60 in its Van Buren manufacturing operation, and may employ up to 350 by the end of 2013, according to Jeff Franklin, Oxane’s vice…
by - August 5, 2011 9:09 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Windstream Corp., the rural telecom that has been adding data and…
by - August 5, 2011 7:12 am
story by Jared Broyles, with KFSM 5 NEWS The Fort Smith Fire Marshal and the National Guard are talking to a group of soldiers who may know what started a…
by - August 4, 2011 5:36 pm
High temps in the Oklahoma and Arkansas pushed second quarter income up more than 33% for Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Gas & Electric. The utility reported Thursday (Aug. 4) net income…
by - August 4, 2011 2:42 pm
A small business lobbying group on Thursday (Aug. 4) used a Wall Street Journal report to fire back at Amazon for withdrawing affiliates and operations from states that require Internet…
by - August 4, 2011 12:55 pm
Aug. 9 is shaping up to be economic development day in Fort Smith, with attendance at two events to include half of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation, Gov. Mike Beebe, the head…
by - August 4, 2011 10:25 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is the high-profile spokesperson for…
by - August 4, 2011 8:07 am
story from KFSM 5 News, a content partner with The City Wire Skies over Fort Chaffee were fire red Wednesday night as World War II era buildings went up in…
by - August 3, 2011 2:44 pm
The operational date of a large Mitsubishi assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing is “under review” and could be delayed based on the outcome of legal rulings, according to a Mitsubishi…
