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Drugged labor

Arkansas workers rank high on meth use index.

The City Wire launches The Varsity Wire

The City Wire is proud to launch The Varsity Wire, a new section of the web publication devoted to coverage of high school teams in the Fort Smith region. High…

Summer mass layoffs rival recession levels

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] If it feels like Arkansas has been witnessing more big layoff…

Fort Smith board approved UDO changes; tables utility issue

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Sept. 6) to amend certain sections of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for clarity…

Area building permit values see big gain in August

A jump in the permit value of commercial construction projects in Fort Smith helped fuel a 196% increase in overall August permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren….

Rep. Pennartz enters Senate 9 race

There will be a November 2012 battle for the newly created Arkansas Senate District 9 that includes parts of Fort Smith and Crawford, Scott and Sebastian counties. Rep. Tracy Pennartz,…

Leadership is key

All too often, when you find a struggling business, you’ll also find a business owner who has some underlying leadership problem.  

Teen & Tween Time

Teens & Tweens, join us every day, Monday through Thursday for activities just for you. There will be card games, crafts, games & playing on the Wii. This program is…

Arkansas Dems begin funding, branding effort

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, recently…