by - November 22, 2011 7:32 pm
Airport commission approves 2012 budget
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The end of the year always brings with it budget discussion and approvals for the 365 days ahead, and both were on display at Tuesday…
Fort Smith
by - November 22, 2011 5:38 pm
188th base could be target of budget cuts
story by Michael Tilley [email protected] The 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith may be one of the many military cuts possibly to result from Congressional failure to reach a…
by - November 22, 2011 5:20 pm
MEDICARE SAVINGS PLAN EVENT
Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Inc. dba Visiting Nurses Agency of Western Arkansas, Inc. will be hosting a Medicare Savings Plan Event on December 6, 2011 from 9 am to…
by - November 22, 2011 4:02 pm
Bass Reeves statue unveiling set for May 26
“It’s been a long time, folks,” Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Jim Spears said Tuesday (Nov. 22) in announcing to the Fort Smith Board of Directors that a statue of…
by - November 22, 2011 2:23 pm
Seasonal Choral Concert
The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Chorale and Women’s Chorus will perform a concert of seasonal music ranging from Renaissance to the 20th Century. 5210 Grand Avenue, Fort Smith,…
by - November 22, 2011 10:51 am
Arkansas jobless rate dips to 8.2%
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 8.2% during October, with the number of employed increasing an estimated 7,424 from the September report, according to figures released Tuesday (Nov. 22) by the…
by - November 22, 2011 9:00 am
Accounting decoded
The more you know about accounting for your business, the more you will be able to steer your company in the right direction.
by - November 22, 2011 8:46 am
Hardwood Tree Museum set for Chaffee Crossing
Announcing the placement of a Hardwood Tree Museum at Chaffee Crossing is a move to begin preserving the artifacts and other history related to the numerous economies built around the…
by - November 21, 2011 10:11 pm
Super Committee fails to reach debt deal
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A bipartisan, bicameral “super committee” of Congressional leaders announced today (Nov….
by - November 21, 2011 9:49 pm
Ben Geren agreement pushed to early December
Sebastian County Quorum Court members said Monday they want to see a 2012 county budget before approving a plan to work with the city of Fort Smith on building and…
by - November 21, 2011 4:04 pm
Market, staff expansion underway at The City Wire
The City Wire has begun an aggressive and strategic expansion phase that includes the addition of investors, staff and the development of a new web platform. Prominent Fort Smith businessmen…
by - November 21, 2011 10:20 am
Philpot’s BottomLineTips: Business succession
The hand off of a business is emotionally important and vital to the financial success of the owner or owners.
by - November 21, 2011 9:56 am
BHP exec discusses Fayetteville Shale
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Earlier this year Australia-based BHP Billiton’s acquired Chesapeake Energy’s and Petrohawk’s…
by - November 21, 2011 8:09 am
Quarterly, annual income down for Tyson Foods
An $82 million loss in the chicken segment pulled fourth-quarter earnings for Tyson Food down to $95 million, well below the $208 million earned during the 2010 period. For the…
by - November 20, 2011 7:29 pm
Generous deductions
It’s important to follow IRS rules in the “giving” season.
by - November 20, 2011 7:00 pm
Frankly speaking
Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] There has been a lot to witness, consider and attempt to understand in recent months. We’ve had Whirlpool announce they are shutting down and…
by - November 20, 2011 5:25 pm
Razorback football player dies
story submitted by the University of Arkansas Public Relations office A University of Arkansas student-athlete, Garrett Uekman, was found unconscious and unresponsive in his room in the Northwest Quad residence…
by - November 20, 2011 11:33 am
Columbus’ ships end stay in Fort Smith
Hundreds of area school children experience a living history lesson on the most accurate caravel reproductions ever built.
by - November 18, 2011 4:07 pm
Soup Sunday
Soup Sunday is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Feb. 26, 2012 at Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale. Sample soups, breads and desserts from more than 30 local restaurants. Cost…
by - November 18, 2011 3:33 pm
The cuisine of Crystal Bridges
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story about the opening of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. The City Wire will in the next few weeks post several…