by - July 1, 2010 10:52 am
The effort to raise funds for a Bass Reeves statue in downtown Fort Smith will soon shift into a higher gear. Also, statue promoters are hoping the efforts of U.S….
by - July 1, 2010 7:58 am
The 1.47% gain in April sales tax collections in Fort Smith are not likely to stem the need for city budget cuts, but it is a refreshing change of pace…
by - July 1, 2010 7:37 am
Arkansas stocks ended the first half of 2010 with investors scrambling for bear-proof U.S. bonds gold and international currencies. Like Wall Street, Arkansas equities were hammered by the global debt…
by - June 30, 2010 7:09 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] If you think large, evil corporations are running the country, think again. According to the Family Firm Institute, about 90% of all businesses in today’s…
by - June 30, 2010 5:49 pm
Craig Rivaldo, one of the two bankers who began in 1999 Arvest Bank’s Fort Smith operations, was named president and CEO of Arvest’s Fort Smith-River Valley division effective July 6….
by - June 30, 2010 10:25 am
Less than 15% of all homes sold in the Fort Smith metro area during the first quarter of 2010 were foreclosed homes, according to a new report from Irvine, Calif.-based…
by - June 30, 2010 10:22 am
A drop in the overall civilian labor force and an increase in the number of unemployed pushed the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate from 7.6% in April to 7.8% in…
by - June 30, 2010 8:01 am
Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly’s ongoing process to cut the budget is not meeting with complete approval from at least three Fort Smith city directors. On June 23, Kelly…
by - June 30, 2010 7:49 am
story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) Playing in the SEC makes winning football games difficult every year, but…
by - June 29, 2010 3:48 pm
A financial and management plan on how to fix the convention center funding shortfall is likely to go before Fort Smith voters in spring 2011, with the early consensus of…
by - June 29, 2010 2:31 pm
Arkansas banks have managed to stay off the FDIC’s notorious "failed bank list" more than two years after the spectacular and surprising collapse of Northwest Arkansas-based ANB Financial in May…
by - June 29, 2010 7:08 am
story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) For all intents and purposes, no one can look at the 10 years Mark…
by - June 29, 2010 6:57 am
Fort Smith restaurateur Eddie York says a small group of local restaurant owners and the Arkansas Hospitality Association will band together to kill any attempt to gain voter approval of…
by - June 28, 2010 2:22 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Crawford County Quorum Court member DeWite Deshazo was arrested by Van Buren police on June 17 for suspicion of DWI. The police report states Deshazo…
by - June 28, 2010 12:23 pm
Siloam Springs-based Allens Inc. formally announced Monday (June 28) a more than $20 million expansion that includes a $13.5 million investment in the company’s Van Buren operation. Allens, which claims…
by - June 28, 2010 10:00 am
The national economic recovery may come with ups and downs based on the dip in the May Truck Tonnage Index from the American Trucking Associations. According to the ATA, trucking…
by - June 28, 2010 8:29 am
abridged story by Ethan Nobles, rogue journalist, recovering attorney and owner of First Arkansas News Gov. Mike Beebe, a Democrat, is supposed to be a shoe-in for governor according to…
by - June 25, 2010 3:41 pm
GE responded Friday to a claims by Mitsubishi Power Systems that GE is trying to corner the U.S. market for large, variable speed wind turbines. At stake in the legal…
by - June 25, 2010 2:37 pm
ROBINSONVILLE, Miss. — States with success in economic development must focus on regionalism, retaining existing jobs, workforce development and the appropriate use of incentives. Such was the message from Arkansas…
by - June 25, 2010 11:00 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…
