by - April 7, 2009 2:33 pm
Whirlpool Corp. announced Tuesday (April 7) the closure of a washing machine factory in Shanghai, China, as part of a global effort to realign costs and production that has resulted…
by - April 7, 2009 1:00 pm
A bill that would create 20% tax credit for new construction and renovation in a central business improvement district was defeated Monday (April 6) in the Arkansas Senate committee on…
by - April 7, 2009 9:41 am
Editor’s note: The City Wire invited journalism students from Greenwood High School to obtain real-world reporting experience by researching, writing and contributing stories to The City Wire. story by Lauren…
by - April 6, 2009 5:16 pm
If the preliminary projects and figures are approved in Arkansas’ General Improvement Fund, the regional intermodal project could get $375,000 for planning and implementation. Also, the University of Arkansas at…
by - April 6, 2009 5:14 pm
March may have brought an end to the big declines in enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport. March enplanements were 6,953, down just 3.8% compared to March 2008. More…
by - April 6, 2009 3:24 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., announced Monday she will not support the Employee Free Choice Act, a move that now makes it almost certain the pro-union legislation will not see…
by - April 6, 2009 2:34 pm
Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 6.8% and 2.2%, respectively, between Aug. 4 and April 6, according to figures from…
by - April 3, 2009 3:40 pm
The City Wire economic review for the week of Mar. 30 – April 3: REGIONAL/STATE• American Spirit Wear announced Mar. 31 it will locate a new production facility and about…
by - April 3, 2009 11:39 am
Janie Glover says it is about time Arkansas decided to get back in the game in terms of recruiting film and movie production to the state. Gov. Mike Beebe on…
by - April 3, 2009 10:57 am
For the first time since 2003, the February sales tax report for the city of Fort Smith saw a decline when compared to February of the previous year. The city…
by - April 3, 2009 10:35 am
Most of the executive officers at Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric saw their 2008 compensation decline or stay relatively flat from 2007 levels, according to a Proxy statement filed Friday (April…
by - April 2, 2009 3:38 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance released a private study Thursday (April 2) that identifies 9 core growth areas in Arkansas’ emerging knowledge-based economy. The Battelle report noted that since the late…
by - April 2, 2009 3:21 pm
A bill that would create 20% tax credit for new construction and renovation in a central business improvement district was approved Thursday by the Arkansas House of Representatives. HB 1060,…
by - April 2, 2009 3:01 pm
Rick Jackson, a more than 30-year veteran of the healthcare sector who publicly espouses bold and likely controversial views about the future of healthcare, could soon be the CEO of…
by - April 2, 2009 9:45 am
With all the changes in the Fort Smith regional banking community in the past 8 years, two things are certain: First National Bank of Fort Smith is solid in its…
by - April 2, 2009 9:37 am
For the second straight year, Lion Rifles from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith ended the college air rifle season ranked as the fifth-best collegiate club team in the…
by - April 1, 2009 3:41 pm
Mark Rumsey, president and CEO of Zero Mountain Inc., will receive the 2009 Jack White Leadership Award presented by the Leadership Fort Smith Alumni Association. The Jack White award recognizes…
by - April 1, 2009 2:43 pm
The preliminary February unemployment rate for the Fort Smith region decreased to 7.3% after spiking up to 7.7% in January. However, the rate is more than 2% above the February…
by - April 1, 2009 2:21 pm
The value of March building permits issued in Fort Smith totaled $21.48 million, down 14.1% from the value of permits issued in March 2008. However, permits for new home construction…
by - April 1, 2009 11:33 am
For a fee of $6.83 million, Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. announced Wednesday (April 1) it was able to amend a credit agreement so as to avoid future problems related…
