by - October 29, 2010 12:07 pm
story by Amanda Carson [email protected] Most people only think about ghosts, apparitions and haunting once a year, and it’s mostly from scary movies, ghoulish costumes and cheap haunted exhibits that…
by - October 29, 2010 8:08 am
Although only one financial concern in the Natural State has landed on the FDIC’s “failed banks” list in more than two years, Arkansas financial institutions have emerged as major players…
by - October 28, 2010 9:28 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced late Thursday that John Roberts III would become only the fourth CEO of what is now one of the nation’s largest freight transportation companies….
by - October 28, 2010 5:17 pm
Now Tom Fite is talking. Finally. And he’s mad. Prior to Wednesday’s hearing before Pulaski County Circuit Judge Collins Kilgore, Fite was told by his attorney and political consultants to…
by - October 28, 2010 12:26 pm
story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] It’s hard to believe we’ve had eight weeks of football played already. Alabama…
by - October 28, 2010 10:40 am
Previous concerns that the second half of 2010 would be tough for the Arkansas housing market are now market reality. Statewide, the number of homes sold during September fell 21.16%…
by - October 28, 2010 9:19 am
Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…
by - October 28, 2010 8:37 am
Ups and downs in the American Trucking Associations’ trucking index is a great indicator of the ups and downs in the national economy. The ATA truck tonnage index increased 1.7%…
by - October 27, 2010 6:26 pm
Fort Smith city directors will head into 2011 budget hearings with sales tax collections — the bulk of revenue for the city’s general fund — below 2009 levels and below…
by - October 27, 2010 5:53 pm
Tom Fite (R) has been ruled ineligible to be a candidate in the Arkansas House District 83 race. Barring a successful appeal, the ruling means Leslee Milam Post will be…
by - October 27, 2010 5:51 pm
Editor’s note: Between Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, The City Wire presented information from candidates in 15 key races in Crawford County, Sebastian County, Fort Smith and area legislative districts….
by - October 27, 2010 4:08 pm
On a day when the U.S. Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders fell 0.8% in September, Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. reported Wednesday (Oct. 27) that its third-quarter net…
by - October 27, 2010 12:04 pm
Moving freight and moving information produced different results for two Arkansas-based companies during the third quarter of 2010. One quarter after turning the corner to profitability, P.A.M. Transportation returned to…
by - October 27, 2010 8:18 am
Editor’s Note: This story first appeared in the most recent issue of County Lines, a publication serving county government leaders. Talk Business editor Roby Brock is the author of the article….
by - October 27, 2010 7:47 am
Whirlpool Corp. posted third-quarter net income of $79 million, down 9.1% compared to the same quarter of 2009, but the company’s net income for the first nine months of 2010…
by - October 26, 2010 9:29 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Airport Director John Parker wasn’t anticipating one item at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission. No one was. Parker informed the…
by - October 26, 2010 9:17 pm
Steve Pruitt attempted to provide Fort Smith city directors and city staffers a crash course in the new and potential realities of what it will take to effectively lobby Congress…
by - October 26, 2010 8:09 pm
The editorial board of The City Wire has considered for endorsement 15 federal, state and local races. Municipal and county endorsements will be published Tuesday (Oct. 26). Link here for…
by - October 26, 2010 6:17 pm
“Tom Fite is hiding.” Such was the Tuesday evening response from Fort Smith attorney Brian Meadors when asked about a Pulaski County Circuit Court hearing on Fite’s eligibility to be…
by - October 26, 2010 5:31 pm
Greenwood Mayor Kenneth Edwards will not be eligible for reelection according to an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling issued Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26). The ruling from Associate Justice Robert Brown affirms…
