by - July 30, 2010 10:10 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Van Buren’s mayor, Bob Freeman, has yet to raise one cent for his bid for reelection. “I’ve been too busy running the city to focus…
by - July 30, 2010 9:24 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - July 29, 2010 10:14 pm
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Fayetteville attorney David Whitaker doesn’t expect much help from national Democrats in his bid to capture an Arkansas Congressional seat held by Republicans since 1967….
by - July 29, 2010 4:36 pm
On a day that saw all major U.S. markets fall because of a weak economic outlook, Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. reported second quarter earnings that blew past analyst estimates….
by - July 29, 2010 11:33 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Max Blake, safety supervisor for Blake Construction, wants to be Van Buren’s next mayor. “I wanted to give back,” Blake said. “I didn’t have money…
by - July 28, 2010 10:04 pm
After more than two years of operating losses, P.A.M. Transportation Services finally turned a profit. The Tontitown-based dry goods hauler reported net income of $1.26 million on revenue of $85.3…
by - July 28, 2010 2:56 pm
May and June reports from the American Trucking Associations’ provide some unfortunate evidence that a national economic recovery is slowing. The for-hire truck tonnage index in June dipped 1.4%, and…
by - July 28, 2010 2:24 pm
Editor’s note: Andrew Futter is a Boy Scout with Troop 316 in Fort Smith. He will report on the 100 years of Scouting from the Scouting National Jamboree. story by…
by - July 28, 2010 2:12 pm
Not only did the June unemployment rate for the Fort Smith region increase to 7.9%, but the May unemployment rate was revised up from 7.8% to 7.9%. However, both numbers…
by - July 28, 2010 8:34 am
Acxiom Corp. reported improved first quarter earnings results on Wednesday, mainly on the strength of its companywide cost-cutting program and better operational efficiencies. “I am pleased with our performance this…
by - July 27, 2010 11:06 pm
Not only is the newly renovated Phoenix Expo Trade & Event Center finding success booking events, but the owners say they are close to landing a “very reputable” hotel chain…
by - July 27, 2010 10:39 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At Tuesday’s (July 27) board meeting, members of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission laid out plans for a full-scale emergency drill on August 19….
by - July 27, 2010 4:28 pm
Fresh from agreeing to up to $1.53 million in cuts to better balance the 2010 budget, Fort Smith city directors met Tuesday (July 27) to begin the 2011 budgeting process…
by - July 27, 2010 3:08 pm
story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] When it comes to describing Bobby Petrino’s high powered offense at…
by - July 27, 2010 2:45 pm
Editor’s note: The City Wire highlights each month a person in the Fort Smith region. Special recognitions, accomplishments, philanthropic support and input from The City Wire readers are considered when…
by - July 27, 2010 8:26 am
Hospitality tax collection declines in Fort Smith and Van Buren are similar to the decline in collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax — all reflecting a tourism industry struggling to…
by - July 26, 2010 7:52 pm
The parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical in Van Buren posted second-quarter earnings of $39.657 million, a 21.6% gain over the same quarter of…
by - July 26, 2010 4:50 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Alma Mayor John Robert Ballentine is not finished yet. The city’s top leader will run for reelection in November, and if he wins it will…
by - July 26, 2010 11:30 am
Financial leaders across Arkansas — big banks, small banks and investment operations — all agree that the recently passed Dodd-Frank financial reform bill will cost them money, with one bank…
by - July 24, 2010 4:45 pm
GOP Senate nominee Rep. John Boozman of Rogers spoke to about 650 convention delegates in west Little Rock on Saturday, telling the crowd that "the time is here to act."…
