by - December 30, 2008 7:44 am
Flowers Foods is closing Jan. 3 its Fort Smith baking plant in downtown Fort Smith, a move that will eliminate 48 full-time jobs and 34 “outsourced workers,” according to a…
by - December 29, 2008 10:22 am
A report released Monday (Dec. 29) by the American Wind Energy Association represents good news for the Arkansas economy and, possibly, for the economic future of western Arkansas. The association…
by - December 28, 2008 2:56 pm
The volunteer leadership of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has some clean up work to do in addition to searching for a new chamber president, according to results…
by - December 23, 2008 5:43 pm
A Tuesday (Dec. 23) report from Fitch Ratings about possible downgrades for asset-based securities of U.S. auto dealer floorplans does not immediately concern area auto dealer Frank Hug. The Fitch…
by - December 23, 2008 4:47 pm
The legal team at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is trying to begin a new year with far fewer lawsuits on its workload, but at a cost of as much as $640…
by - December 23, 2008 3:02 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly said Tuesday (Dec. 23) he is “seriously looking” at “reorganization” of the city’s various economic development functions. He specifically mentioned his ongoing review of…
by - December 23, 2008 2:33 pm
The Fort Smith board of directors listed Interstate 49 funding as their top priority for inclusion in an expected federal economic stimulus bill. In its Tuesday (Dec. 23) special meeting,…
by - December 23, 2008 10:16 am
A federal report on mortgage delinquencies provides several succinct insights into the state of “mortgage performance” around the country, with possibly the key insight being that more than 9 out…
by - December 22, 2008 6:35 pm
A slight increase in the national truck tonnage index in November should not be interpreted as the beginning of a longer trend, according to the economist for the American Trucking…
by - December 22, 2008 1:53 pm
Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 5,8 percent and rose 2.6 percent, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Dec. 22. The…
by - December 20, 2008 11:54 am
More than 260 employees at Superior Industries in Fayetteville and Rogers were laid off, and both plants will be idled through Jan. 11. The auto supplier company confirmed produces wheels…
by - December 19, 2008 5:03 pm
What The City Wire reported Dec. 18 is now official. The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce issued a press release late Friday afternoon confirming that Tom Manskey will resign…
by - December 19, 2008 9:57 am
Arkansas’ November unemployment rate rose three-tenths of a percent from 5.4 percent in October to 5.7 percent in November, according to Arkansas’ Department of Workforce Services. The United States’ jobless…
by - December 19, 2008 9:29 am
Sales of SUV’s and trucks are the hottest sellers December, proving again that he collective memory of the American automobile consumer can be short and fickle. “Despite all the public…
by - December 18, 2008 8:43 pm
Several sources tell The City Wire that Fort Smith Chamber President Tom Manskey tendered his resignation today (Dec. 18), effective Jan. 30. Manskey was hired in September 2003. Roger Meek,…
by - December 18, 2008 7:31 pm
Fitch, a prominent national ratings agency, recently took at look at the parent company of KHBS/KHOG 40/29 and liked what it saw — with a few exceptions. Ratings on the…
by - December 17, 2008 4:37 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students have built a web site and client management database for The Community Services Clearinghouse in Fort Smith. The Clearinghouse, an area United Way…
by - December 17, 2008 2:49 pm
The good news is that Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. was able to secure future access to credit. The bad news is that the company was forced to put up almost…
by - December 17, 2008 1:10 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District commission, which has governing authority in a large part of downtown Fort Smith, and officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…
by - December 16, 2008 8:28 pm
It might be an expensive trip, but Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly told city directors Tuesday night (Dec. 16) that a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. might be worth…
