by - March 3, 2009 8:21 pm
The lengthy process to reach a franchise agreement between the city of Fort Smith and Cox Communications ended Tuesday night (Mar. 3) with the Fort Smith Board of Directors voting…
by - March 3, 2009 1:43 pm
Slow market conditions have once again forced Fort Smith-based Riverside Furniture to shed jobs. The furniture manufacturing and distribution company will shed 58 jobs — 43 in Fort Smith and…
by - March 3, 2009 1:31 pm
Year-to-date gross collections total $3.574 billion, an increase of $95.4 million, or 2.7% above last year, according to Tuesday (Mar. 3) report from the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration….
by - March 3, 2009 12:57 pm
Don’t tell the building sector in Sebastian County there is a national recession happening. Greenwood had 11 building permits for a value of $2.971 million in February, a value up…
by - March 3, 2009 11:58 am
The AAF-Fort Smith presented its 2008–2009 ADDY Awards for advertising creative excellence Saturday night at the Town Club of Fort Smith. The event was attended by more than 150 the…
by - March 2, 2009 5:19 pm
Roofing work helped boost tourism tax collections in 2008. Tourism officials hope religious work will do the same for 2009 figures. Fort Smith hospitality tax collections in 2008 totaled $803,591,…
by - March 2, 2009 4:09 pm
Arkansas-based publicly held companies weren’t able to escape the Monday (Mar. 2) dive of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell below 7,000 to end the day at 6,763. It’s…
by - March 2, 2009 2:50 pm
Fort Smith City Director Gary Campbell and Charles Wohlford were two of 28 appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions announced Monday (Mar. 2) by Gov. Mike Beebe. Campbell…
by - March 2, 2009 9:41 am
The monthly “Natural Gas Market Indicators” report from the American Gas Association provides some glimpse into the factors behind the thousands of jobs in Arkansas and the Fort Smith region…
by - February 27, 2009 4:21 pm
A leadership council has been named to serve as a conduit between the College of Business of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the regional business community. The…
by - February 27, 2009 2:41 pm
Not even officials with a national trucking association are willing to get excited about a gain in a January activity index. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck…
by - February 27, 2009 7:47 am
A bill that could help manufacturers large and small in the Fort Smith region by cutting utility costs was filed Tuesday by Rep. David Dunn, D-Forrest City. The bill —…
by - February 26, 2009 5:07 pm
Fort Smith businessman Bennie Westphal told more than 150 state business leaders that oil and natural gas prices are artificially and irrationally low and will likely stay at such lows…
by - February 26, 2009 3:29 pm
story and photos by Linda Kaufenberg The Northwest Arkansas Public Relations Society of America met Feb. 25 at the Fort Smith Museum of History to hear Tom Wing, director of…
by - February 26, 2009 1:58 pm
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. was recently awarded the 2008 Outstanding Philanthropic Corporation Award in the large business category by the Arkansas Community Foundation. “Arkansas Best is in the business…
by - February 25, 2009 1:15 pm
Fortis Plastics announced Wednesday (Feb. 25) it would expand production at its Fort Smith plant — good news considering the company laid off about 70 at the Fort Smith plant…
by - February 25, 2009 11:29 am
A recent report suggests a bright future for Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. despite the company’s current financial struggles. Nashville-based Avondale Partners noted the following in a Feb. 18 research…
by - February 25, 2009 9:42 am
The American Trucking Associations is advocating a new Freight Corridors Initiative that has the backing of the Arkansas Trucking Association and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. Randall Clifford, chairman of…
by - February 25, 2009 9:40 am
The debate continues in the 87th General Assembly about how to structure a lottery program approved by Arkansas voters in November. While many legislators seem to approve of a governing…
by - February 24, 2009 4:59 pm
December shopping in Fort Smith during the midst of a national recession remained relatively strong, according to sales tax figures from the city of Fort Smith. Sales taxes collected from…
