by - January 12, 2009 4:16 pm
Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, filed a bill — HB 1060 — Monday (Jan. 12) that would establish an investment tax credit for renovation and development in Fort Smith’s Central…
by - January 12, 2009 3:41 pm
Chairmanships, lottery bill movement and encouragement to raise the cigarette tax were highlights of the first day (Jan. 12) of the 87th Arkansas General Assembly. Roby Brock, our content partner…
by - January 12, 2009 2:32 pm
With a tax of 59 cents per pack, Arkansas ranks 38th in the nation for its excise tax on cigarettes, according to the Federation of Tax Administrators. Gov. Mike Beebe…
by - January 10, 2009 9:05 pm
The Fort Smith Art Center soon will have a new and larger facility thanks to a donation from Arvest Bank. Arvest Bank donated a former branch back facility — acquired…
by - January 10, 2009 7:10 pm
At the end of a Saturday (Jan. 9) board retreat that lasted more than seven hours, the Fort Smith board of directors listed economic development and riverfront development/Marshals Museum as…
by - January 10, 2009 7:02 pm
No clear consensus emerged on the city of Fort Smith role in regional economic development during almost 90 minutes of discussion on the issue during Saturday’s (Jan. 10) city board…
by - January 10, 2009 6:57 pm
Opinions from city board of directors during Saturday’s (Jan 9) board retreat suggest a change in how the Fort Smith Convention Center will be funded and managed. After a spirited…
by - January 10, 2009 6:51 pm
Within 12 months there could be a short list of “high-quality” groups and individuals interested in helping develop about 1.5 miles of Arkansas riverfront near downtown Fort Smith. Bennie Westphal,…
by - January 9, 2009 4:07 pm
The City Wire review for the week of Jan. 5 – Jan. 9: REGIONAL• The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) that Sandy Sanders will serve…
by - January 9, 2009 3:43 pm
Passenger enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport totaled 87,030 in 2008, down 12.2 percent from the 99,127 enplanements in 2007. The 2008 traffic total is the lowest at the…
by - January 9, 2009 12:07 pm
The $28.1 billion sale of Little Rock-based Alltel to Verizon Wireless is now a closed deal, with Verizon transferring $5.9 billion to Alltel’s private owners and assuming $22.2 billion in…
by - January 9, 2009 8:36 am
As it is almost every legislative session, legislators from the Fort Smith region say the struggle to fund all of Arkansas’ pressing needs with a limited budget will prove the…
by - January 9, 2009 12:38 am
Injecting an increase of more than $25 million a year into job recruitment and retention programs is a key component of a new five-year economic development strategy proposed by Gov….
by - January 9, 2009 12:09 am
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has posted a decline in annual enplanements for the first time in its operational history. Enplanements at XNA in 2008 totaled 571,845, down 4.5…
by - January 8, 2009 6:27 pm
The Little Rock-North Little Rock area is the only metropolitan area in the St. Louis district of the Federal Reserve Bank to have posted positive job growth between October 2007…
by - January 8, 2009 5:04 pm
The city’s role in economic development and the future of the Fort Smith Convention Center are just two of the items on the agenda for the Saturday (Jan. 10) retreat…
by - January 8, 2009 3:38 pm
Retired Air Force Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton told Fort Smith regional business and civic leaders that the 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith survived the 2005 base cutting process…
by - January 8, 2009 7:46 am
Sebastian County will receive $750,000 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program to build its emergency operations center. An EOC improves emergency management and preparedness…
by - January 7, 2009 2:31 pm
Just call Sandy Sanders “Mr. Interim.” The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) that Sandy Sanders will serve as interim president of the Fort Smith Regional…
by - January 7, 2009 10:52 am
Non-satellite competition for television access has arrived in the Fort Smith area with the rollout of AT&T’s U-verse. Competition for cable/television service has been a sensitive subject with city officials,…
