Fort Smith

Alma joins holiday trail of lights

Alma joins more than 60 communities around Arkansas this holiday season as a participant in the Arkansas Trail of Holiday Lights, notes a report from the Arkansas Department of Parks…

Study ranks Arkansas’ corporate tax competitiveness

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A new study prepared by Ernst & Young for the Arkansas…

Wingfoot expands U.S. footprint

Fort Smith-based Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems has opened two new Wingfoot Truck Care Centers in Joplin, Mo., and Greenwood, La. With these openings, there are now 40 Wingfoot Truck Care…

Big Screen Peter: The Rum Diary

There is nothing in the film that hints at anything resembling a functioning pulse until the movie is winding its way to a close. Other than that …

Casino amendment qualifies for ballot signatures

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The eighth time might be the charm, and it might deliver…

Fort Smith benefit unclear if Oklahoma nixes income tax

Fort Smithians wouldn’t necessarily and immediately benefit from a future elimination of Oklahoma’s income tax. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin may in early 2012 propose a plan to eliminate or phase…

Fort Smith to bill Van Buren for 2009 ‘true up’

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The City of Fort Smith will reverse course and bill the City of Van Buren for more than $250,000 in water rate adjustments for 2009….

Sebastian County approves $1.8 million computer system

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Sebastian County Quorum Court brought the yearlong funding debate to an end Tuesday night (Nov. 15), voting to approve an ordinance for the enterprise…

USPS reports $5.1 billion loss in FY 2011

Financial pressures for the United States Postal Service continue to mount. The self-described “self-supporting government enterprise” on Tuesday (Nov. 15) reported a net income loss of $5.1 billion for fiscal…

Broadband changes shift business models in Arkansas

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Broadband’s potential is exciting Arkansas leaders as changes to a national…

Entrepreneurs must avoid the many forms of fraud

Business fraud lurks in the corner awaiting a single moment of weakness within the business to slither in and cause havoc. 

Crystal Bridges colors help engage the artwork

Editor’s note: This is the third story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will in the next few weeks post several…

Area permit values up 23.2% in October

A $2.7 million project by OG&E and a $2.2 million permit for Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant helped push the October value of Fort Smith building permits up more than 55%….

Pitsch piles up campaign cash

Rep. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, in recent campaigns has bested his political opponents with respect to raising campaign funds. In his May 2010 primary race against J.R. Dallas, Altes raised…

Medicaid man

Beebe appoints a new Medicaid division chief.

Wal-Mart income dips in the third quarter (Updated)

Despite comp-store sales increases at Walmart and Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recorded $3.344 billion in net income for the fiscal third quarter of 2012, down 2.7% compared to the…

Microsoft PowerPoint 2010

Nov 16 – Dec. 19 The Fort Smith Adult Education Center is offering PowerPoint class November 16 til December 19, 11:00 – 12:20. Class meets each Monday and Wednesday. Excellent instruction, book, and flash…

Learn Excel 2010

Nov. 16- Dec. 19 The Fort Smith Adult Education Center is offering Excel 2010 1:30 – 3:00 pm each Monday & Wednesday. Learn how to create formulas and let Excel…

Bulletin shows early line on Whirlpool production

A recent “Adviser/Steward Bulletin” for employees of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant notes that trash compactor production will end by March, and side-by-side refrigerator production will continue “through the end of…