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UAFS hopes to improve on 18% overall graduation rate

Diana Rowden has been named to the new post of dean of Student Success at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, just two days after UAFS Chancellor Dr. Paul…

Music In The Park

Music in the Blanche Moore Park located in the 700 Block of Main Street in Van Buren featuring Reggae Music. For more information call 479-461-7410.

The auto market isn’t dead yet

The domestic auto industry is not dead yet. (With apologies to Monty Python.) June new vehicle sales are estimated at 887,000 units, down 25.3% from June 2008 but down 3.9%…

‘How do they do that?’: The behind-the-scenes on the unemployment report

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a story first published at TalkBusiness.net, a content partner with The City Wire. Pop quiz: For May, the U.S. unemployment rate was: …

Food Drive RVFB Pizza for $1.99 with donation

The River Valley Food Bank, that services over 190 food pantries in the Fort Smith area announced that food donations are urgently needed to keep up with unusually high demand….

2009 Girls Inc. “Women of Vision Luncheon”

2009 Girls Inc. “Women of Vision Luncheon” July 23, 2009 11:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Holiday Inn-City Center 700 Rogers Ave. Fort Smith, Arkansas Guest Speaker – Kathy Deck Director…

Arkansas top spot for oil and gas investments

The global petroleum industry considers Arkansas the best place for oil and gas investments with Oklahoma ranked ninth, according to Calgary, Canada-based Fraser Institute. Arkansas ranked first out of 143…

Peter brings us back to America. And just in time for the Fourth.

It’s a mix of red, white and blue with black olives, green onions and a Yellow Umbrella. Ahhhh, the pursuit of happiness.

The City Wire Person of the Month: Pope keeps it clean in Van Buren and beyond

John Pope, a California native now settled in Van Buren, considers his clean work an economic development effort.

Broadband use increases in U.S.

A Pew report shows that broadband Internet connections are now in 63% of U.S. homes.

Baldor continues consolidation, expansion in North Carolina

Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. is consolidating operations and adding 114 jobs in North Carolina, according to this report from the Charlotte Business Journal. Baldor recently announced a $3.1 million…

Plan for downtown student housing ‘on hold’

A plan to build housing for about 100 University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students in downtown Fort Smith is on hold. On Dec. 17, members of the Central Business…

City of Fort Smith seeks to cut energy budget by 10%

The Fort Smith Board of Directors has asked city staff to put a dent in the more than $5 million the city spends each year on energy. Urged at a…

St. Edward pledges $50,000 to Fort Smith Art Center

St. Edward Mercy Medical Center has pledged $50,000 to the Fort Smith Art Center to support the renovation of the center’s new building at 1601 Rogers Ave, according to a…

UAFS officials talk budgets, faculty and student growth

Increases with budgets, faculty and student numbers are signs of continued growth for what one University of Arkansas at Fort Smith official called a “fledgling” four-year university. The UAFS Board…

Leadership Fort Smith Alumni “Connections”

Alumni Connections is an excellent opportunity for all Leadership Fort Smith Alumni to find out what other LFS graduates are up to as well as just having a chance to…

Mountainburg-based aviation company moves to Roland

C.E. Aerospace is moving its jet engine stand production from the Arkansas side of the Fort Smith metro area to Roland, Okla., as part of a $6 million investment to…

U.S. 71 closed north of Mountainburg (Updated)

Both lanes of U.S. Highway 71 in an area north of Mountainburg will be closed for up to two weeks, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials….

Trucking association cries foul on diesel price jumps (Updated)

The American Trucking Association announced today (June 22) that it has asked Congress to investigate the recent rise in diesel prices and to “increase the transparency of futures markets.” The…

Many local businesses altering employee benefit plans

Results from a national survey of human resource managers showing changes in employee benefit plans reflects what John Lyon is seeing with his clients in the Fort Smith region. A…