by - February 10, 2009 10:39 am
The good news is Sebastian County had the lowest 2008 percentage decline (-9.35%) in the number of homes sold among the top five Arkansas counties. On the other side, Crawford,…
by - February 9, 2009 12:56 pm
A one-hour meeting with Federal Highway Administration officials is on the agenda as Fort Smith City Directors and city staff travel this week to Washington, D.C. City directors Gary Campbell,…
by - February 9, 2009 7:56 am
Whirlpool Corp. is predicting that the sales slump from the national housing downturn will continue into 2009. Higher costs of production and “sharply lower” sales Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool Corp….
by - February 6, 2009 3:48 pm
The City Wire economic review for the week of Feb. 2 – Feb. 6: REGIONAL• Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. survived 2008 with a 6% increase in net income, but…
by - February 6, 2009 7:28 am
A volleyball tournament is just a bunch of players hitting a ball back and forth across a net, right? Wrong. It’s business. Good business. Try about $2 million in business….
by - February 5, 2009 4:47 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. survived 2008 with a 6% increase in net income, but was hit with a 20% net income decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. Baldor…
by - February 5, 2009 3:59 pm
Proposed legislation that would make it easier for cities to enact and control hospitality tax collections has been pulled from committee consideration until support for it can be measured. Filed…
by - February 5, 2009 2:52 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed at about 2:15 p.m. today (Feb. 5) a cigarette tax increase of 56 cents per pack. The vote was 75-24, with 75 votes need…
by - February 5, 2009 12:00 pm
Sales reported by national retailers on Thursday lend credence to a report that market share gains for retailers will come from catering to lower-income shoppers. Retail Metrics reported Thursday (Feb….
by - February 4, 2009 4:31 pm
Updated info:The recent Moody’s credit downgrade of Sparks Regional Medical Center included a report that includes several troubling details about the financial status of the hospital system. Moody’s analyst note…
by - February 4, 2009 8:13 am
The Fort Smith Public Library will host its Annual Black Heritage Celebration at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Main Branch Community Room. Carolyn Henderson Allen (right), dean of University…
by - February 4, 2009 7:56 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave City Administrator Dennis Kelly the green light to further investigate the purchase of Flowers Food Bakery on 6th Street…
by - February 3, 2009 8:47 pm
Fort Smith’s Board of Directors voted 5-1 Tuesday night (Feb. 3) to spend $62,000 as a one-third partner in an “opportunity analysis” study of riverfront development options. The Robbie Westphal…
by - February 3, 2009 1:45 pm
The Ozark campus of Arkansas Tech University reports 791 students for spring enrollment, an increase of 18% over spring 2007, and up 2% over the fall 2008 semester. Continued increased…
by - February 3, 2009 12:22 pm
Two up, two down. So it goes, temporarily at least, for two barge makers who in 2007 said they would locate operations in Fort Smith. Canton, Ohio-based U.S. Technology Marine…
by - February 3, 2009 7:42 am
Most of the official and news reports about frozen lending and the banks’ use of federal bailout funds is misleading, according to Treasury Strategies, a leading Treasury consulting whose clients…
by - February 2, 2009 7:07 pm
Included in HB 1304 is a $22.8 million appropriation for the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. But don’t spend any of that money just yet. The bill is a…
by - February 2, 2009 6:15 pm
A bill that would make it easier for the city of Fort Smith to levy a 1% hospitality tax was filed Monday (Feb. 2) The bill one was one of…
by - February 2, 2009 5:02 pm
It was a busy day in Little Rock, with more than 90 bills filed by 4 p.m. Most of the bills came from the Joint Budget Committee and dealt with…
by - February 2, 2009 3:25 pm
Fort Smith building activity slowed more than 32% in January compared to December and more than 45% compared to January 2008, according to building permits issued by the city. The…
