by - September 1, 2009 11:12 am
July marked an end to nine consecutive months of manufacturing employment decline in the Fort Smith metro area, with the area unemployment rate dropping from 7.8% in June to 7.7%…
by - August 31, 2009 4:40 pm
How much does it cost to close a large manufacturing plant that employs about 1,100? For Whirlpool Corp., the answer is about $51 million. Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool announced Aug….
by - August 31, 2009 4:20 pm
A flood of potentially positive economic news hit the business wires Monday, suggesting Americans are more optimistic about the future of the economy. However, one economist says trend reports and…
by - August 31, 2009 11:08 am
story and photos by Roy Hill Savage Arms, a major American rifle manufacturer, recently introduced River Valley shooters to its new products at the Old Fort Gun Club, just off Highway…
by - August 29, 2009 7:18 pm
The Lion Rifles, the air rifle club team at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, are eager to improve on their 2008-2009 fifth-ranked standing college team. They go into…
by - August 28, 2009 3:16 pm
Former energy executive Claiborne Deming told a Friday lunch gathering of about 100 Fort Smith area business and civic leaders that the proposed federal cap and trade bill is “extraordinarily…
by - August 28, 2009 11:13 am
There is a possibility the Friday morning (Aug. 28) news that Whirlpool Corp. is closing its Evansville, Ind., refrigerator and icemaker production plan will increase production at the company’s refrigerator…
by - August 28, 2009 9:32 am
James Bullard and other economy watchers say the recession may technically end in late 2009, but aren’t hopeful for a strong recovery cycle. Bullard, president and CEO of the Federal…
by - August 27, 2009 11:58 pm
The ABF Freight System team took first place Thursday night (Aug. 27) at the Fort Smith Trivia Challenge, an event that raised $19,500 to support economics instruction in the Fort…
by - August 27, 2009 11:50 pm
The board of The Fort Smith Classic, a Nationwide tour tournament that is a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, voted Thursday (Aug. 27) to keep the tournament at Hardscrabble Country Club —…
by - August 27, 2009 4:45 pm
A bright spot for development activity in Fort Smith is the ongoing renovation of the former Phoenix Village Mall, with a new Chicago-style pizza restaurant to be part of the…
by - August 27, 2009 10:11 am
Officials with the American Trucking Associations’ and a leading Fort Smith-based trucking company are cautiously optimistic about improving trends in the long-beleaguered national trucking industry. The ATA reported Aug. 26…
by - August 26, 2009 3:59 pm
Arkansas consumers pushed more than $23.4 million in Cash for Clunker applications, or just 0.8% of the total $2.87 billion reported Wednesday (Aug. 26) by the U.S. Department of Transportation….
by - August 26, 2009 8:09 am
Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly’s request to change the city’s hire/fire authority is officially dead. Presently, city code places the decision to hire and fire city department heads with…
by - August 25, 2009 9:54 pm
Freezing wages and warming tourism were the hot topics for the last of two special meetings held Tuesday (Aug. 25) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to plan for…
by - August 25, 2009 9:07 pm
After approving a grant funding process requiring applicants to substantiate “their economic impact through hotel room nights,” the Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission approved a $9,000 funding request without…
by - August 25, 2009 3:07 pm
In a scheduling of unintentional irony, the Fort Smith Board of Directors considered at their Aug. 25 study session the process the board may use to remove members of city…
by - August 25, 2009 1:42 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker said Tuesday (Aug. 25) he has not made a decision about running for reelection, countering what he called “rumors in the community” that he will…
by - August 25, 2009 11:47 am
Wal-Mart officials continue to expand their financial services business short of being granted a license to become a bank. The Bentonville-based retailer announced Tuesday (Aug. 25) it has partnered with…
by - August 25, 2009 10:30 am
Chicago-based Fitch Ratings issued Monday (Aug. 24) a report on for-profit hospitals outlines what the proposed health care reform might mean for hospital companies like Health Management Associates — the…
