by - April 22, 2009 7:17 am
Arkansas Best Corp.’s first-quarter net income loss of $18.2 million is a clear reminder that the national trucking sector is in the midst of a tough freight recession. The Fort…
by - April 21, 2009 8:54 pm
A water rate structure change designed to reduce the cost of water for five golf courses on the city of Fort Smith water system failed to gain a motion for…
by - April 21, 2009 4:55 pm
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. announced Tuesday (April 21) a quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents payable May 19 to shareholders of record on May 5. The company is set…
by - April 21, 2009 10:14 am
The City Wire asked the seven members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors four questions relating to the hiring of Paul Harvel as the new president of the Fort…
by - April 21, 2009 10:11 am
An informal and non-scientific survey of Fort Smith business leaders suggests that the business community hopes the new chamber president will be aggressive, transparent and move beyond just talking about…
by - April 21, 2009 6:41 am
The office of U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., responded to a recent article in The City Wire in which it was suggested Lincoln tie her reelection to the funding of…
by - April 20, 2009 5:24 pm
Tupelo-Miss.-based BancorpSouth, which has branches in the Fort Smith area, posted first-quarter net income of $29.5 million, down 16.1% compared to the same quarter in 2008. The first-quarter figures also…
by - April 20, 2009 4:28 pm
David Glass, who had the tough task of succeeding Sam Walton as the CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., will end his more than 33-year Wal-Mart connection when he steps down…
by - April 20, 2009 3:56 pm
On a local and national level, the news for the housing sector is beginning to look better. The average list price of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van…
by - April 17, 2009 4:05 pm
The search for a new director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center-Fort Smith is “back to the drawing board,” according to Paul Beran, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at…
by - April 17, 2009 2:29 pm
A $2 million federal grant will build a Regional Entrepreneurial and Innovation Resource Center facility at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, according to a university statement released Friday…
by - April 17, 2009 2:22 pm
If regional streets, restaurants, shops and hotels seem more busy and crowded in June, there is a good reason for it. Correction: There are several good reasons for it. The…
by - April 17, 2009 11:46 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate increased in March to 6.5% from the February rate of 6.4%, according to a report released Friday (April 17) by the Department of Workforce Services. The U.S….
by - April 16, 2009 3:02 pm
Paul Harvel, now serving as president of the Clark County (Arkadelphia) Economic Development Corp., has been hired as the new president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. The…
by - April 16, 2009 12:37 pm
First-quarter foreclosure actions in Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties fell 15.5% when compared to the same period in 2008, according to a report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac….
by - April 16, 2009 11:40 am
It’s not as good as mixing peanut butter and chocolate, but Fort Smith tourism officials have merged the annual Fort Smith “Showcase” awards and the annual R.O.S.E. awards into a…
by - April 16, 2009 11:00 am
The health of the Fort Smith regional housing market is a matter of perspective, according to Ernie Schimmelman, a Realtor with Fort Smith-based King Realty Group. A big picture view,…
by - April 16, 2009 7:40 am
Van Buren-based USA Truck announced Thursday morning (April 16) a first-quarter net income loss of $1.88 million resulting from “severe contraction” in freight demand. The loss, however, was an improvement…
by - April 15, 2009 7:00 pm
Attendance at the Tax Day Tea Party held Wednesday (April 15) in Pendergraft Park in downtown Fort Smith exceeded the expectations of co-organizer Greg White. The event, held 4 to…
by - April 15, 2009 12:15 pm
Southside High School journalism students will soon post their research and writing as contributors to The City Wire. Dalton Person, editor of Southside’s Southworld news magazine, Zach Wilson, Southworld assistant…
