by - March 23, 2011 8:10 am
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Startup executives and venture capitalists are nearly unanimous in their glowing support of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor’s recent proposal to give tax breaks to so-called…
by - March 22, 2011 5:00 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] HB 1902 by House Speaker Robert Moore, D-Arkansas City, was voted…
by - March 22, 2011 4:05 pm
The presidents and chancellors of Arkansas’ 11 public universities and two university systems issued a 16-point pledge today aimed at better collaboration and cooperation to advance the state’s higher education…
by - March 22, 2011 12:29 pm
“The judgment of the district court should be reversed.” So reads the complete and simple conclusion in an appeal brief filed Mar. 21 with the Eighth U.S. Court of Appeals…
by - March 22, 2011 11:03 am
When Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1958, three female fans sent a letter to President Dwight Eisenhower asking him to not cut the young rocker’s hair….
by - March 22, 2011 9:25 am
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories The City Wire will post in 2011 about foster care issues and organizations in the Fort Smith region. At…
by - March 22, 2011 9:13 am
A 26% decline in home sales in Crawford County during February resulted in an overall 2.1% decline in home sales in Crawford and Sebastian county homes sales, according to the…
by - March 21, 2011 4:23 pm
More than two-thirds of Arkansans have access to high-speed Internet, a jump from less than 50% four years ago. A new statewide survey of Arkansans released by Connect Arkansas showed…
by - March 21, 2011 2:14 pm
Developer Brandon Woodrome came out swinging during the March 15 Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting, saying that Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack and other members of the city…
by - March 21, 2011 12:01 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] House Speaker Robert Moore, D-Arkansas City, says he believes he’ll get…
by - March 21, 2011 8:06 am
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. The end of the Session is drawing nigh,…
by - March 21, 2011 7:58 am
Fort Smith area water usage is up for the first two months of 2011, but it’s too early to know if the increase reflects complete consumer reaction to a 5%…
by - March 18, 2011 6:45 pm
William Conner Eldridge Jr., 33, was formally sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas during a Friday (Mar. 18) investiture ceremony at the Judge Isaac…
by - March 18, 2011 5:40 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The Wedge. Split the Delta. Fayetteville to the Fourth. These aren’t…
by - March 18, 2011 4:24 pm
The board of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday (Mar. 17) approved a resolution asking the Arkansas General Assembly to keep Fort Smith and Sebastian County in…
by - March 18, 2011 9:55 am
The Fort Smith unemployment picture has gone from bad to worse, with the preliminary January unemployment rate rising to 9.2%, according to figures released Friday (Mar. 18) by the U.S….
by - March 18, 2011 8:13 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Ben Shipley has a simple message for business owners regarding involvement with union and small business legislation at the state and federal level: “If you’re…
by - March 17, 2011 8:45 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) agreed to a number of new land developments at Thursday afternoon’s meeting. Five measures passed unanimously following Committee Review…
by - March 17, 2011 3:41 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Two bills that could impact unemployment benefits and employers in Arkansas…
by - March 17, 2011 2:22 pm
Today (Mar. 17) begins the first test of COVER — the Communications of Vacancies Emergency Response. COVER is a website and data system jointly developed by the Arkansas Department of…
