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Largest Subcontractors List

The annual list of electrical, mechanical and specialty subcontractors.

Gordon, Chaffee honored; recall history of WWII, Camp Chaffee

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Dick Gordon Jr. sat next to Sergeant Major Adna Chaffee IV in the building where Fort Chaffee’s military memorabilia is displayed. Gordon, 87,…

Kraft Foods considering $20 million Fort Smith expansion

Kraft Foods may invest up to $20 million in its Planters Peanuts operation in Fort Smith to add new equipment and a 28,000-square-foot addition to the 389,000-square-foot plant. No new…

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

SEC Preview, week 1: North Carolina and LSU headline opening weekend

story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected] Editor’s note: Rankings are from the ESPN/USA Today coach’s poll. Ladies and gentlemen,…

Oklahoma commerce director focused on ‘quality’ jobs; supports regional alliance

Natalie Shirley believes the key economic development challenge for cities, states and regional alliances is responding to current economic challenges while at the same time preparing for future economic growth…

CollegeSportsMatchups releases Heisman Trophy watch list

story by Matt Nascone, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) [email protected]  Editors note: The writers made their selection for this week prior to Mark…

360 Leadership Series Luncheon

360 Leadership Series: Rick Niece Raised in a small town (pop. 900) in Ohio, Dr. Rick Niece attended a school that housed all classes, grades 1-12, in one building. He…

360 Leadership Series Luncheon

360 Leadership Series Luncheon: David Roth David M. Roth became president of WorkMatters, Inc. in October, 2003. WorkMatters is a nondenominational non-profit organization founded in Fayetteville, Arkansas focused…

360 Leadership Series Luncheon

360 Leadership Series Luncheon: Doug Babb On July 30, 2007, Doug Babb became CEO of Cooper Clinic in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Doug has a long and successful history of leadership in…

Hyde: Good leaders surround themselves with smart people

story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg The first speaker in the 2010 Fall 360 Leadership Series was Chuck Hyde, the newly promoted CEO of the Soderquist Center. Hyde has served…

Adam & Eats: Hollywood Stars Pizza

The pizza is tasty, but Adam says it all tastes the same. He does not have a “Hoo-ray” for Hollywood.

2010 Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame inductees named

Kris Allen, Lisa Blount, Jim “Moose” Brown, Barbara Fairchild, Albert King, George Newbern, Mark Sallings, Jerry McKinnis and Charles Pierce will be inducted as the 2010 class in the Arkansas…

Arkansas Valley Electric Coop to get $60 million loan guarantee

The Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative will receive a $60 million loan guarantee that is part of a $620.96 million guarantee from the United States Department of Agriculture to the Arkansas…

Scene By Carson: Here’s your September things to-do list

The list includes blue men, whiny women, garlic recipes and fried fair food.

State revenues improved in August

Arkansas tax revenues are up almost 6% compared to last year, with consumer spending boosting the August revenue report from the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration. Year-to-date (July and…

The Consumer Compass Report: 40% say area economy will worsen in next year

More than 40% of Fort Smith regional residents surveyed in the inaugural The Consumer Compass survey say their personal financial situation is worse than it was a year ago. What’s…

The Compass Report: Regional economy relatively flat during second quarter

The good news is that the Fort Smith regional economy did not slip during the second quarter. The bad news is, it didn’t get better. Second quarter economic conditions were…

$1.73 million ATU-Ozark Vest Student Union formally opened

More than 300 attended the recent unveiling ceremony for the Alvin F. Vest Student Union at the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus. The $1.73 million facility includes a bookstore, library, food…

Faulkenberry, Straley joint ATU-Ozark faculty

Gwen Ford Faulkenberry has been hired to teach English at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus, and David Straley will join the campus as chairman of the Viticulture and Enology program. Faulkenberry…