Fort Smith

Expanding Arkansas

Windstream’s growth in Little Rock helps the entire state.

Fort Smith’s Bordertown Bash featured 33 cooking teams from around the country

The barbecue was sampled by 42 judges certified by the Kansas City Barbecue Society.

Medal of Honor recipient Nick Bacon dies

Nick Bacon, one of only 25 Arkansans to receive the Medal of Honor and the only Arkansan to receive the award for service in Vietnam, died today (July 17) following…

Griffin named loan manager for Arvest Fort Smith

Steve Griffin, currently senior vice president and commercial loan manager in Fort Smith, is being promoted to loan manager of Arvest’s Fort Smith-River Valley operations. He replaces Craig Rivaldo, who…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Fort Smith board to consider $1.53 million in budget cuts

Specific cuts proposed for the 2010 Fort Smith city budget total more than $1.53 million, according to details released Friday afternoon. A July 15 memo from City Finance Director Kara…

Area bank execs wary of new federal bank rules

Execs with banks based or active in the Fort Smith area are concerned that recently approved legislation presumably overhauling the nation’s financial will result in more regulations and higher costs…

Sen. Lincoln, Whirlpool say tax-credit bill would preserve jobs

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln was in Fort Smith on Friday (July 15) to tie continued job growth at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant with the passage of HR 4213 — a…

Womack far outpaces Whitaker in campaign fundraising

Rogers Mayor Steve Womack’s campaign collections between April and June were more than 28 times that of his Democratic challenger David Whitaker. Whitaker and Republican Womack face each other in…

The Razorbacks need a rival … now

story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Arkansas has a problem. It is a pretty significant one, too….

U.S. Senate sends financial overhaul bill to Obama

The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial system and government oversight in reaction to the economic collapse of late 2008. The bill passed the Senate chamber…

Adam & Eats: La Huerta Grill

Adam says the new location on Rogers Avenue continues with the same great food and service.

Logan County rolls out the dishes for the chamber

Taste of South Logan County raises money for Booneville Chamber of Commerce events.

Fort Smith to get $899,621 in CDBG funds

Fort Smith is set to receive $899,621 in Community Development Block Grant funding as part of more than $22.34 million Arkansas will receive from the U.S. Department of Housing and…

Mid-year chamber report: $300 million in possible new biz investment

About 400 gathered Thursday (July 15) to hear a Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce mid-year progress report that included the claim of more than $300 million in possible investments…

J.B. Hunt tops Wall Street view as 2Q earnings jump 117%

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. profits easily topped Wall Street expectations as the Arkansas trucking giant’s second quarter earnings were lifted by improved pricing margins and across the board…

Wingnut Live at Bordertown BBQ

Join Wingnut and Special Guests Grant Pierson & Friends at Bordertown BBQ (7000 Hwy 71 S) for great food, music, and dancing. All draft beer sales and $5 donation at…

Van Buren A&P continues struggle with tight budget

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Flowers or advertising: that’s what it came down to at the Wednesday (July 14) meeting of the Van Buren Advertising and Commission. The agency is…

Economy watchers say ‘double-dip recession’ unlikely

Editor’s note: Portions of the following story were first posted in this story by Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net, a content partner with The City Wire. Worries about a potential second…

Area foreclosure filings up 34% in first half of 2010

Recent foreclosure data from RealtyTrac show a more than 34% increase in the number of Fort Smith area residents unable to keep their home and other property out of the…