by - July 1, 2015 6:26 pm
A tough sale for Huckabee 2.0
Recent political history has it that the Democratic Party tends to “fall in love” with its presidential nominees, while the Republican Party tends to “fall in line” behind the presumptive…
Fort Smith
by - July 1, 2015 5:09 pm
Employment rising in Fort Smith area, but remains below pre-Recession level
Employment in the Fort Smith metro was up more than 3,200 jobs in May compared to May 2014, but the number of jobs in the area remains well below pre-recession…
by - July 1, 2015 5:01 pm
Cargill plans to exit U.S. pork business, selling to JBS
Global meat giant JBS, the parent of Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken, announced plans to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork business for $1.45 billion, subject to regulatory review and approval. The deal includes…
by - July 1, 2015 4:26 pm
Enneagram Fellowship Of Fort Smith Meeting
We meet twice monthly to view educational videos, discuss books, etc. that are beneficial in studying the enneagram. Meetings are on the first and third Thursday of each month at…
by - July 1, 2015 2:29 pm
Study: Consumers favor ‘Made in USA’ products over sustainability
American consumers continue to rally their support around “Made in USA” products with 45% admitting that such a label is “extremely” or “very” important to them, according to a new…
by - July 1, 2015 2:13 pm
Crouch named VP for business operations at Carl Albert State College
Tony Crouch has been named vice president for business operations at Carl Albert State College in Poteau. Crouch has been executive vice president of business services at Cowley County…
by - July 1, 2015 1:53 pm
2015 Summer Concert Series
by - July 1, 2015 1:51 pm
Dark & Dirty Mile
by - July 1, 2015 9:15 am
Pace Industries merges with Port City Group
Pace Industries, an aluminum, zinc and magnesium die casting company based in Fayetteville, announces the merger with Port City Group in Muskegon, Mich. The merger will provide die casting, machining,…
by - July 1, 2015 9:13 am
Most Arkansas stocks post share price declines through June 2015
It’s been a tough six months for most of the publicly held companies based in Arkansas, with just five of the 17 tracked by The CIty Wire showing a share…
by - July 1, 2015 8:29 am
USA Truck names Banks as director of sales
Gregory Banks has been named director of sales for Van Buren-based USA Truck. He fills the role vacated by Greg Goodner, who was promoted to director of dedicated dales for…
by - June 30, 2015 7:43 pm
Fayetteville-based EquityNet finding success with crowdfunding effort
EquityNet is a Fayetteville-based company that has operated a leading crowdfunding platform since 2005. The company’s platform membership has grown to more than 120,000 including entrepreneurs, investors and companies throughout…
by - June 30, 2015 7:25 pm
Lessons learned from a bad experience
When businesses become customers of other businesses, the interactions between the companies can be very instructive, providing each company with “how to” lessons, and many times with “how not to”…
by - June 30, 2015 7:14 pm
Odds build against reinstating business license fees in Fort Smith
An informal survey of the Fort Smith Board of Directors places the odds against the city reinstating a business license fee to cover a shortfall in the city’s pension contributions…
by - June 30, 2015 6:55 pm
Shannon Blatt to seek Sebastian County Circuit Judge post
Fort Smith Attorney Shannon Blatt will seek the Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge (Division III). She is a lifelong resident of Fort Smith and has practiced law in Sebastian County…
by - June 30, 2015 5:44 pm
Wal-Mart works to correct ‘Made In USA’ label problem
Whoops. The Truth in Advertising group has found more than 100 items sold on Walmart.com that were incorrectly identified as “Made in the U.S.A.” The news comes just more than…
by - June 30, 2015 4:51 pm
A struggling Sam’s Club refocuses on treasure hunt deals, daily values
Sam’s Club executives are focused on more “newness” everyday in the 650 clubs across the country in hopes of improving the lackluster financial performance that has labeled it the laggard…
by - June 30, 2015 3:16 pm
Businesses face benefit, HR policy changes after same sex marriage ruling
John Woodham works for a company that provides benefit and human resources services to more than 300 companies in 38 states. His world got a lot busier following Friday’s (June…
by - June 30, 2015 10:18 am
Call-to-Artists 21st Annual ANA Regional Juried Competition
Call for AR, OK, KS, MO artists for Regional Juried Exhibit: October 1 – 31st 2015. DEADLINE: July 12 JUROR: Shannon Dillard Mitchell, currently the Consulting Curator for Tyson Foods,…
by - June 29, 2015 7:27 pm
Gov. Hutchinson: Clerks have no discretion on gay marriage licenses
County clerks do not have discretion when it comes to issuing same-sex marriage licenses, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (June 29). Hutchinson made the statement after being asked about social…