by - May 29, 2009 1:53 pm
It’s not too late for business and civic leaders in the Fort Smith region to aggressively recruit the type of advanced technology company that held a formal opening today (May…
by - May 29, 2009 1:02 pm
A 1.03% dip in sales tax collections for the city of Fort Smith for the first four months of 2009 have the city’s director of finance suggesting a budget review…
by - May 29, 2009 7:16 am
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith; written by Noel Lloyd, communications specialist with Cure International; photos by Cure photographer Lindsey Bingaman Four nursing students from the…
by - May 28, 2009 4:48 pm
It’s not Hollywood or fancy graphics and clever video, but The City Wire staff has pulled together a short (under 5 minutes) presentation of photos and information collected in the…
by - May 27, 2009 3:44 pm
Elected officials and business representatives from Crawford and Sebastian counties agreed Wednesday to create a regional intermodal authority — a decision that has taken more than 15 years and numerous…
by - May 27, 2009 8:33 am
story by Robert Parson The economy may be wobbly these days, but directors with several area chambers of commerce are still optimistic. The positive thinking appears to be the result…
by - May 27, 2009 6:53 am
The news continues to be bad for the national trucking sector. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 2.2% in April, after falling 4.5%…
by - May 26, 2009 3:59 pm
Rheem is reducing 50 salaried positions from its Fort Smith manufacturing operation as part of a companywide move to cut jobs by offering early retirement packages. On May 21, the…
by - May 26, 2009 12:35 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. will receive a small incentive of $75,000 to create 25 jobs at its plant in Marion, N.C. The $3.1 million expansion is expected to create…
by - May 26, 2009 7:26 am
Today (May 26) is the first day on the job for Paul Harvel, the new president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. Harvel has served as president and…
by - May 25, 2009 8:16 am
Michael Pyle is part of a University of Arkansas team that is convinced they have a high-tech solution to improving logistical operations at most hospitals. The team has not fared…
by - May 23, 2009 9:19 am
The capital campaign for the renovation of a new facility to house the Fort Smith Art Center has received donations and pledges “far in excess” of $225,000, according to Art…
by - May 22, 2009 10:07 am
At a Jan. 10 study retreat of the Fort Smith Board of Directors, the board requested the city administrator provide recommendations about the future funding and management of the Fort…
by - May 22, 2009 10:04 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was 6.5% in April, unchanged from the March rate, according to a report released Friday (May 22) by the Department of Workforce Services. The U.S. unemployment rate…
by - May 22, 2009 7:05 am
The process to prepare the city of Fort Smith’s presentation for the All-American City Award program has included spending time raising funds for community participants to travel to Tampa. Fort…
by - May 21, 2009 7:18 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority formally approved a significant change to a land reuse plan that was originally created in 1997. A reuse plan was drafted and approved when the…
by - May 21, 2009 1:58 pm
Editor’s note: Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly suggested during a May 20 meeting of the Fort Smith Convention Center Commission that a restaurant tax may be needed to offset…
by - May 21, 2009 1:26 pm
The recent days of rain likely contributed to the buckling of a large retaining wall that is part of a $5 million hotel construction on Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith….
by - May 21, 2009 7:42 am
It’s not unreasonable to have an Arkansas Lottery director in place by July 1, even though the application for the high-profile job won’t be posted until June 1, according to…
by - May 20, 2009 4:41 pm
A rate increase of $13.3 million for OG&E customers in western Arkansas was formally approved Wednesday (May 20) by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. The Oklahoma City-based utility company originally…
