by - May 6, 2009 12:37 pm
A more than $5 million investment in a weaponry retail and training business located in Van Buren is a high-stakes bet that the small arms manufacturing industry will continue to…
by - May 6, 2009 11:55 am
June in the Fort Smith/Van Buren area is already shaping up to be a busy time with the Wakarusa Music Festival (June 4-7), the Fort Smith Classic (June 15-21), The…
by - May 6, 2009 8:47 am
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were down 11.3% in April, and are down almost 14% for the year. April saw 6,408 boardings out of Fort Smith, compared to…
by - May 5, 2009 8:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (May 5) night to approve a zoning change that allows for construction of a controversial subdivision proposed by the Fort Smith Housing…
by - May 5, 2009 4:25 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has collected support from a broad political spectrum for a small business health insurance bill she unveiled Tuesday (May 5). Lincoln, along with U.S. Sens….
by - May 5, 2009 10:25 am
It’s been more than four months since Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly said he was conducting an organizational review of city personnel and functions. He noted during a Dec….
by - May 4, 2009 2:48 pm
Fort Smith issued 329 permits in April that were valued at $11.56 million, down 41.2% from the $19.68 million in building permit values in April 2008. The decline is partially…
by - May 4, 2009 2:44 pm
Many Arkansas legislators and Gov. Mike Beebe were hesitant to expand government or cut too many taxes uring the recently concluded Arkansas 87th General Assembly because they feared state tax…
by - May 4, 2009 8:21 am
Bob Lamb, long-time leader of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and now a lobbyist for several organizations, just wrapped up working his 27th legislative session. Lamb recently sat down…
by - May 4, 2009 8:12 am
Van Buren hospitality tax collections for the first quarter of 2009 were $94,399, down a slight 1.9% compared to the same period of 2008. Collections in March were $31,816, down…
by - May 4, 2009 8:05 am
Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. posted a second-quarter net income loss of $104 million, a big drop from the $5 million loss posted in the second quarter of 2008. Sales for…
by - May 2, 2009 2:28 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. held its annual shareholders’ meeting Saturday (May 2), just days after the company reported another quarter of declining sales and income. With that, one might…
by - May 1, 2009 12:36 pm
Sebastian county residents can breathe easier than many other people throughout the nation. The American Lung Association has released its “State of the Air” report for 2009, which gives Sebastian…
by - May 1, 2009 9:51 am
Bids for a new lodge and dining hall at Lake Fort Smith Park could go out this summer, with construction taking about one year after bid acceptance, according to Greg…
by - April 30, 2009 5:29 pm
Six years of first-quarter growth in U.S. natural gas drilling activity came to an end during the first quarter of 2009, according to The Natural Gas Summary from the American…
by - April 30, 2009 10:22 am
A ratings report by Fitch Ratings places a negative outlook on $850 million in new corporate debt being issued by Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool Corp. The negative outlook, according to…
by - April 30, 2009 9:37 am
Paul Harvel will begin May 26 his new job as president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. The chamber announced April 16 it had hired the Arkansas chamber…
by - April 29, 2009 4:42 pm
Mat Pitsch, the former vice president of economic development at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, will begin May 1 as the point person to study and plan a…
by - April 29, 2009 4:12 pm
The preliminary March unemployment rate for the Fort Smith region decreased to 7.3% from a revised February rate of 7.7%. The preliminary February rate was reported at 7.3% but revised…
by - April 29, 2009 3:52 pm
Baldor Chairman and CEO John McFarland reported Wednesday (April 29) that 2009 is shaping up to be a bad year and it’s only going to get worse. “We saw weakness…
