by - June 16, 2009 6:02 pm
Indian manufacturer backs out of Little Rock deal
Indian pipe maker Man Industries will not build a $100 million manufacturing plant at the port of Little Rock that was to employ 300, according to this report from Talk…
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by - June 16, 2009 6:40 am
Average area home prices 17% below statewide average
The average list price of a home in the Fort Smith/Van Buren market as of June 15 was $192,047, 17.4% less than the statewide average. Average and median prices of…
by - June 15, 2009 12:44 pm
Fitch report: Tyson Foods well positioned for export problems
Fitch Ratings on Monday (June 15) issued a report saying Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. is one of a few large agri-based companies positioned to best withstand “volatility” caused by export…
by - June 15, 2009 11:45 am
Census info shows drop in farms, boost in value of farm products
The most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a 0.2% decline in the number of farms in Arkansas between 1997 and 2007. However, the market value of products…
by - June 12, 2009 3:29 pm
UAFS announces structural changes to business support programs (Updated)
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith announced Friday afternoon (June 12) a significant change in the structure of its “community-related entrepreneurial, small business, family business and economic development activities.”…
by - June 12, 2009 1:30 pm
Area manufacturer agrees with national study outlining threats to industry
A national study citing “critical threats” to U.S. manufacturing is on target, according to Michael Barr, president of the Fort Smith Area Manufacturing Executives Association and vice president of operations…
by - June 11, 2009 8:33 pm
Big decline seen in Fort Smith hotel activity
The April hospitality tax collection report for Fort Smith hotels shows a large decline, perhaps the first indication of the true effect of storm-related hotel bookings in April 2008. Fort…
by - June 11, 2009 4:37 pm
The City Wire report: Consumer info on the proposed ‘Cash for Clunkers’ bill
The latest attempt by Congress and the federal government to socially engineer the marketplace is the “Cash for Clunkers” bill that would offer a tax credit up to $4,500 to…
by - June 11, 2009 3:57 pm
Chaffee Trust outlines new development objectives
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority board intends to double its number of objectives to six in 2009 from the three accomplished in 2008 — including a new effort to develop…
by - June 11, 2009 11:36 am
Fort Smith group takes ‘magic’ act to Tampa
Tracy Winchell is hoping at least one more bunny can be pulled from the hat. Fort Smith was named in late March as a finalist in the 2009 All-America City…
by - June 11, 2009 8:12 am
High-profile Arkansas companies created during recessions
Some of Arkansas’ largest and best known companies were formed during recessionary periods, including Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. That’s the thought-provoking perspective provided by economist Greg Kaza with the…
by - June 10, 2009 1:52 pm
Trucking industry opposes cap-and-trade program
The American Trucking Associations is opposing the Obama Administration’s proposed cap-and-trade program saying it would impose significant costs on the trucking industry and consumers. Danny Loe, director of marketing and…
by - June 9, 2009 9:36 pm
Fort Smith voters overwhelmingly approve sales tax extension
By an impressive margin of 90%, Fort Smith voters approved the extension of a 1-cent tax approved in 2006 that would keep the tax on the books to early 2014…
by - June 9, 2009 5:04 pm
Talk Business pushes first interview with new Arkansas lottery director
The first indepth interview with Arkansas’ new lottery director comes courtesy of Roby Brock, a content partner with The City Wire, at TalkBusiness.net. Former South Carolina lottery director Ernie Passailaigue…
by - June 9, 2009 3:26 pm
Marshals Museum board approves building design, hears fundraising report
The board of the U.S. Marshals Museum achieved Tuesday (June 9) a major step in the process to build the national museum by approving the building design of what is…
by - June 9, 2009 9:46 am
Housing market report shows Crawford County improvement
Two months of homes sales reports indicate Crawford County may be emerging from a downward trend in home sales. In his King Realty Group Market Report for May, Realtor Ernie…
by - June 9, 2009 7:12 am
Number of government jobs on the rise
A job trend that could soon see local, state and federal governments as the largest employment sector in Arkansas is a natural development of the national recession, according to economist…
by - June 8, 2009 2:29 pm
Entrepreneurial business, job support ideas offered
Interest continues among cities and states to recruit or provide a fiscal and physical environment for new business ideas and the entrepreneurs who turn such ideas into jobs, commerce and…
by - June 8, 2009 10:47 am
Central Arkansas sees manufacturing job cuts
Officials with LM Glasfiber and Dassault Falcon Jet have announced in recent days almost 200 job cuts and layoffs, according to reports from Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net, a content partner…
by - June 8, 2009 9:04 am
History museum pushing $10 million renovation campaign
It may be the U.S. Marshals Museum project grabbing most of the headlines, but the Fort Smith Museum of History has big plans for the coming years, according to a…