by - December 2, 2010 8:31 am
Gov. Mike Beebe told Arkansas Farm Bureau members at their 2010 convention on Wednesday (Dec. 1) that lawmakers must have a plan for proposed tax cuts in the 2011 legislative…
by - December 2, 2010 8:23 am
U.S. natural gas proved reserves jumped to their highest level in nearly 40 years in 2009, primarily driven by unconventional natural gas developments like Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale play, the EIA…
by - December 1, 2010 7:35 pm
The Walton Arts Center plans to build a 2,200 seat theater in Bentonville and a 600 seat theater next to the existing center in downtown Fayetteville. The announcement came Wednesday…
by - December 1, 2010 6:59 pm
A lawsuit has been filed by a Little Rock-based firm challenging the planned buyout of Baldor Electric by ABB, and no less than 11 law firms around the country have…
by - December 1, 2010 4:56 pm
George’s, Inc. announced today (Dec. 1) that its chairman, Gene George, died after a short illness. He was 88 years old. Ellis Eugene “Gene” George was born at home July…
by - December 1, 2010 9:16 am
In an era where corporate buyouts often benefit only the few executives at the top, the ABB-Baldor deal may be atypical. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB announced Nov. 29 its intention to…
by - December 1, 2010 8:56 am
Editor’s note: This is the third of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - December 1, 2010 8:05 am
story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] It was a game for the ages. One that will forever live on…
by - November 30, 2010 10:19 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County employees will have to wait a little longer to learn the future of their health insurance plan. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the…
by - November 30, 2010 7:59 pm
Baldor Chairman and CEO John McFarland said Tuesday he is confident the pending purchase of Baldor by ABB will not result in job losses in the Fort Smith area. It…
by - November 30, 2010 12:35 pm
The $4.2 billion all-cash deal by ABB to buy Baldor Electric Co. should be seen as a good thing according to three local business and civic leaders. Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB…
by - November 30, 2010 12:31 pm
Editor’s note: This is the second of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - November 30, 2010 8:45 am
Arkansas banks saw third quarter profits leap a whopping 67% from a year ago and at the same time added nearly 600 jobs to state payrolls, according to the FDIC’s quarterly banking…
by - November 30, 2010 7:28 am
Zurich, Switzerland-based ABB will acquire Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. in a $4.2 billion deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2011. The surprising news was first released…
by - November 29, 2010 6:11 pm
Editor’s note: This is the first of four reports related to The City Wire’s The Compass Report. The Compass Report, presented by Benefit Bank, is the first comprehensive quarterly analysis…
by - November 29, 2010 3:57 pm
The Van Buren Chamber of Commerce and The Center for Arts and Education (CAE) are teaming up to focus on a statewide effort to raise awareness of the “creative economy.”…
by - November 29, 2010 2:48 pm
The more than 100 unemployed workers who attended a recent Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training program are just a small portion of those in the region who are eligible for…
by - November 29, 2010 10:33 am
Three Fort Smith city directors hope to have a new city administrator hired by March, and without the assistance and expense of an executive search consultant. The directors fired then…
by - November 29, 2010 9:18 am
Ryan White wants to know how strongly people in Fort Smith and Alma believe high school football “gives the community the opportunity to temporarily escape life’s problems.” He also wants…
by - November 26, 2010 12:37 pm
story by College Sports Matchups Wire Services Louisiana State never makes it look easy, but it almost always manages to pull out a win. The No. 6 Tigers will be…
