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2nd Annual Rivertown Raft Race

2nd Annual Rivertown Raft Race- Homemade human powered raft race. Visit fortsmithjaycees.com for rules and regulations.

Mass layoffs on the decline in Arkansas

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After nearly 3 years of a battered economy, Arkansas is seeing…

Big Screen Peter: Bridesmaids

What is a funny concept and a cast filled with great actresses misses the mark.

City Directors talk policy at Fort Smith Rotary forum

Infrastructure and quality-of-place improvements were the primary themes during a Fort Smith City Director forum conducted Wednesday by the Fort Smith Rotary Club. City Directors Philip Merry Jr., Kevin Settle,…

Alma-based InvoTek launches new laser product

Alma-based InvoTek has launched a new product using safe laser technology that enables a person with limited movement to write, communicate and control their environment. The product will be unveiled…

Butterfly Gardening 101: Swallowtails

A class in Butterfly Gardening 101: Swallowtails will be taught by Master Gardener Leta Caplinger. Highlights of the class will be how to attract butterflies to your garden and how…

The City Wire Special Report: Troubling ‘age out’ realities for foster kids

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories The City Wire will post in 2011 about foster care issues and organizations in the Fort Smith region. At…

Rep. Mike Ross ‘fully expects’ Obama re-election

Editor’s note: This is a first in a series of stories from a recent interview with U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, who, after Congressional redistricting, will soon represent a large portion…

Sebastian County Quorum Court rejects pay raise proposals

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Judge David Hudson’s recommendations for a salary increase to fill the vacant comptroller and human resource director positions was stifled at Tuesday’s meeting…

Fort Smith board tables connection fee increases

The Fort Smith Board of Directors quickly moved Tuesday night (May 17) to table a vote on increasing water and sewer connection and service fees first proposed during November 2010…

UAFS tuition and fees set for 7.1% increase

Officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith are proposing a 7.1% tuition and fee increase to help fill the gap between an increase in students and decreases in…

Cooper Clinic now using 4D Cardiac Echo

Cooper Clinic, P.A., a 90-year-old physician-owned group based in Fort Smith, has installed the ACUSON SC2000. Developed by Siemens Healthcare, this is the first diagnostic instantaneous full-volume imaging system for…

BancorpSouth closes Mountainburg branch in ‘optimization’ plan

BancorpSouth’s branch in Mountainburg is one of nine branches the Tupelo, Miss.-based bank will close in Arkansas as part of a move to close 23 branch banks in its operating…

The Compass Report: April Numbers by the Wire

The April 2011 Numbers by the Wire report finds that improvements were evident in area sales and hospitality tax collections, suggesting gains in consumer confidence. However, continued high unemployment rates…

Consider the logistics

Stockman says understanding the scope of logistics is also important for small business owners and managers.

Wal-Mart quarterly income up 3.1%

Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported Tuesday (May 17) first-quarter net income of $3.55 billion, up 3.1% over the 2010 period thanks in large part to growth in international sales and…

Town Hall energy meeting produces heat

A town hall meeting in Fort Smith focused on energy held Monday night (May 16) by U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, did generate a little heat. About 30 minutes into…

Summer travel

Fuel prices are altering vacation plans.

Nanomech developing ‘Element X’

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It’s not science fiction. Quite the contrary, it’s becoming science fact….

Glidewell, Boys & Girls Club garner Maytag honor

The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club is in line for national exposure with the launch of Maytag’s “What’s Inside Matters” campaign that recognizes Club Executive Director Jerry Glidewell as…