by - July 2, 2009 12:36 pm
As expected, the national recession resulted in a rare decline in net revenue from tax collections for Arkansas’ fiscal year 2009 (July 2008-June 2009). The Arkansas Department of Finance and…
by - July 2, 2009 11:22 am
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. retains its spot as the nation’s largest retailer according to STORES magazine, a publication of the National Retail Federation. STORES’ Top 100 Retailers list is based…
by - July 1, 2009 3:56 pm
Fort Smith-based Golden Living is officially out of the nursing home business in Arkansas. The company announced Wednesday (July 1) the completion of a previously announced deal to sell 13…
by - July 1, 2009 3:27 pm
The city of Fort Smith issued 334 building permits in June for work totaling $11.89 million, down more than 49% from the busy May 2008 activity resulting from hail and…
by - July 1, 2009 1:54 pm
Emon Mahony Jr., the former president of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. and former chairman of the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce, was on Wednesday (July 1) appointed as…
by - July 1, 2009 8:18 am
The organizational review of city government first mentioned by Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly during a Dec. 23 city board of directors study session could be released during the…
by - June 30, 2009 5:19 pm
The share price of Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. is up more than 28% in the first six months of 2009, but is still well below its 52-week high of…
by - June 30, 2009 3:42 pm
The River Valley Animal Welfare Coalition has received a $68,000 grant from PetSmart Charities to help support a new spay and neuter clinic soon to open in the Quarry Shopping…
by - June 30, 2009 3:06 pm
Fort Smith Utilities Director Steve Parke laid out a $49 million-$54 million plan that would establish the potential footprint for a water treatment plant at Lake Fort Smith that could…
by - June 30, 2009 10:40 am
So much for the recent downward trend in unemployment in the Fort Smith area. The unemployment rate for the Fort Smith metro area increased to 7.5% in May after three…
by - June 30, 2009 10:03 am
Kevin Holmes announced Tuesday (June 30) he will run for the Arkansas House of Representatives seat (District 66) now occupied by State Rep. Rick Green, R-Van Buren, who is term…
by - June 29, 2009 4:57 pm
An almost two-hour meeting Monday (June 29) between city and county officials resulted in another step toward the formation of a regional intermodal authority. Mat Pitsch, director of the plan…
by - June 29, 2009 12:05 pm
Back in May, The City Wire asked two basic questions — via e-mail — to the seven members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. • What would you cite…
by - June 29, 2009 9:41 am
A national trucking economist believes the worst might be in the rear-view mirror of the trucking industry. The American Trucking Associations’ advance seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index was up…
by - June 26, 2009 5:31 pm
Greg White says his goal in being an organizer for the Tea Party rallies in Fort Smith is simple: Reduce apathy. White, along with co-organizer Larry Willis, are planning the…
by - June 26, 2009 11:59 am
Less than 5% of lots in active Fort Smith subdivisions have a completed but unoccupied home, an indication the Fort Smith regional housing sector is stable, according to information from…
by - June 26, 2009 8:29 am
Diana Rowden has been named to the new post of dean of Student Success at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, just two days after UAFS Chancellor Dr. Paul…
by - June 25, 2009 1:18 pm
The domestic auto industry is not dead yet. (With apologies to Monty Python.) June new vehicle sales are estimated at 887,000 units, down 25.3% from June 2008 but down 3.9%…
by - June 25, 2009 10:32 am
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a story first published at TalkBusiness.net, a content partner with The City Wire. Pop quiz: For May, the U.S. unemployment rate was: …
by - June 25, 2009 8:37 am
The global petroleum industry considers Arkansas the best place for oil and gas investments with Oklahoma ranked ninth, according to Calgary, Canada-based Fraser Institute. Arkansas ranked first out of 143…
