by - January 25, 2010 6:08 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court will review Tuesday (Jan. 26) two concepts — with the larger proposal having a $7.5 million price tag…
by - January 25, 2010 3:18 pm
The two Democrats who recently announced they will not seek reelection to Arkansas Congressional districts appear to be getting out before they are voted out. New polling results from the…
by - January 25, 2010 2:47 pm
A positive sign for the still struggling national economy is that the American Trucking Associations’ reports that December marks the second consecutive month of an uptick in its national trucking…
by - January 24, 2010 9:12 pm
Just when you think Arkansas’ political arena can’t get any crazier, news breaks that U.S. Rep. Marion Berry, D-Gillett, is about to announce his retirement. Berry, a pharmacist, has served…
by - January 22, 2010 4:03 pm
If U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, decides to run for Arkansas’ U.S. Senate seat, who would run for the 3rd Congressional job he now holds? The answer to that question…
by - January 22, 2010 3:05 pm
It’s not the way to end a year, economically speaking. Arkansas’ unemployment rate rose to 7.7% in December, a preliminary figure that will be the highest monthly rate of the…
by - January 22, 2010 2:32 pm
U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, tells The City Wire he will have a decision no later than Jan. 29 about his potential run for the U.S. Senate. News broke Thursday…
by - January 22, 2010 9:16 am
While it sounds like a lot of money to lose, a $64 million write-off for the “impairment of the value of goodwill” by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. is an…
by - January 22, 2010 9:00 am
Logan County will receive a portion of a more than $4.86 million “green jobs training” grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, according to an announcement from U.S. Sen. Blanche…
by - January 22, 2010 8:42 am
U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is considering entering the already crowded Republican field seeking the chance to challenge U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. in the November general election. Boozman has…
by - January 21, 2010 7:04 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority budget for 2010 almost doubled from 2009, based on numbers released at the January board meeting held Thursday (Jan. 21)….
by - January 21, 2010 5:52 pm
Uniontown Grocery sold a winning Powerball ticket for the Jan. 20 draw with a prize value of $1 million, according to a statement from the Arkansas Lottery Commission (ASL). Owners…
by - January 21, 2010 12:45 pm
Editor’s note on corrections: The Arkansas Realtors Association issued a correction this afternoon to the numbers listed in their report for Crawford County. This story and graphic contain the corrected…
by - January 21, 2010 10:09 am
The El Dorado Promise has served to increase enrollment in the south Arkansas school district by 4% in the past three years, ending more than a decade of declining student…
by - January 21, 2010 8:27 am
The more than 400 jobs created with a second shift of production at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant will be lost when the shift ends Aug. 31, according to sources close…
by - January 20, 2010 4:59 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center Commission on Wednesday approved a plan to merge the operations and management of the Fort Smith Convention Center and the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion…
by - January 20, 2010 2:29 pm
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 - January 20, 2010 11:45 am
The newest Talk Business Quarterly poll combined with Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory over Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday (Jan. 19) does not bode well for U.S. Sen. Blanche…
by - January 19, 2010 11:12 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe announced Tuesday (Jan. 19) he will seek reelection in the 2010 general election. A formal announcement has not yet been scheduled, according to a campaign announcement. …
by - January 19, 2010 10:21 pm
For about 30 minutes the Fort Smith Board of Directors reviewed in executive session the performance of City Administrator Dennis Kelly. Kelly was then called in for a more than…
