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J.R.’s Country Gospel Show

J.R’s Country Gospel Singers King Opera House 427 Main Street Van Buren July 17, 2010 7 p.m. J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show. 7 p.m. Tickets $5 at the door. For…

GE responds to Mitsubishi’s claims of monopolization

GE responded Friday to a claims by Mitsubishi Power Systems that GE is trying to corner the U.S. market for large, variable speed wind turbines. At stake in the legal…

Beebe, state officials talk jobs at press association conference

ROBINSONVILLE, Miss. — States with success in economic development must focus on regionalism, retaining existing jobs, workforce development and the appropriate use of incentives. Such was the message from Arkansas…

Arkansas Election Line: Womack, Ross are ‘Safe’

Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…

Arkansas ranks among nation’s top 10 natural gas producers

Fueled by billions of dollars of new investment in the Fayetteville Shale, Arkansas is now the 7th largest producer of marketed natural gas, trailing only Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico,…

Fort Smith officials working on budget cuts

Fort Smith’s leaders are facing some tough decisions as lower tax revenues have led to nearly a half-million dollar budget shortfall, and they’re asking city employees for input. KFSM 5…

SEC Early Look: Will expectations doom Arkansas?

story by Chris Rushing, College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) Last year, it was Ole Miss stealing all the headlines as Alabama’s most likely…

Multi-Family Indoor Garage Sale

The River Valley Celebration Center is hosting a multi-family indoor garage sale on Fri 7/23 and Sat 7/24. We open our doors at 9am both days and should close around…

Georgia company to hire 200-250 at new Roland operation

A Georgia company is expected to soon hire up to 250 for a new distribution center in Roland. Citi Trends Inc., a value-priced retailer of urban fashion apparel and accessories,…

Trane updates Fort Smith job cut plans; 205 jobs lost by year end

The Trane manufacturing plant in Fort Smith will see 123 jobs cuts no later than Aug. 2, according to a letter sent Wednesday (June 23) from Trane officials to the…

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….

Children’s Patriotic Craft Making Event

Fort Smith Museum of History Children’s Patriotic Craft Making Event To celebrate the birthday of the United States of America, bring the children to the museum for the Fourth…

Adam & Eats: Rick’s Ribhouse

Although the fried dill pickle slices were addictive, Rick’s overall food quality garners one of Adam’s lowest ratings to date.

Area home sales in May continue positive trend

Home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties during May were up despite concerns of a falloff resulting from expiration of federal tax credits for certain homebuyers. Crawford County saw 63…

Lost trust

Most in U.S. and Europe have little faith in political leadership.

Regional cities approve pursuing new economic development plan

The newly minted Fort Smith Regional Economic Development Alliance is moving forward with the creation of an economic development strategy that could be ready by September. More than 30 city…

Big Screen Peter: Toy Story 3

The gaggle of toys scores well with Peter, who wonders why animated movies are so much better than live-action cinema.

Rexam to expand in Hot Springs, add 150 jobs

Rexam announced Wednesday (June 23) it will expand its current operations in the region, creating more than 150 new jobs by the end of 2010. The company now employs 250…

Would Arkansas make the leap to the Big XII?

story by Gary Brown, president of College Sports Matchups (CSM is a content partner with The City Wire) In 2010, the reason for conference expansion is just the same as…

FCRA director hints of landing another new company

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, walked trustees through his mid-year progress report on June 17, with a tease of the…