by - December 28, 2008 9:28 pm
Fair Warning: This indulgent itinerary includes Yard Dogs, strap on gear (we know what you’re thinking, but are you right?) and quality hash. Please don’t tell the FCC.
by - December 28, 2008 3:23 pm
It’s just another day, really. Another week. Another month. Another year, one hopes, above the daisies and dirt. But this calendar shift comes with an unavoidable remembrance that, honestly, best…
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 28, 2008 2:11 pm
A national audit firm suggests the financial companies receiving federal bailout funds are more screwed up than we realize.
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 8:53 pm
You’ll be shocked to learn we buy a lot of Christmas stuff from Communist China. Ho, Ho, Ho, Comrade.
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 2:10 pm
Authority Director Ivy Owen says 2009 successes could include museum growth, job additions and “Learning Fields.”
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 22, 2008 7:47 am
Sometime between Christmas and New Year’s Day we should celebrate Roger Meek day. Roger and other members of the Meek family own and operate the Coca-Cola distribution business in the…
by - December 21, 2008 8:10 pm
A line of credit can be a simple way to help a business get through a slower economy. But use with caution.
by - December 21, 2008 7:56 pm
There is clear agreement that the chamber hire a person who is responsible, aggressive and has a track record of business and development success. That would be a welcome change.
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 20, 2008 11:51 am
Because Congress has yet to get a handle on its interference in the economy, someone had to step up.
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…
