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Supply chain medicine

U.S. healthcare execs divided over impact of health care reform.

The City Wire special report: A ‘slimy’ vacation, part 2

Editor’s note: Roy Hill, a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and freelance writer for The City Wire, provides the second and final first-person account of…

Regional development alliance ‘moving along nicely’

Efforts at a third attempt to create a regional economic development alliance in the Fort Smith metro area are “moving along nicely,” according to Rob Ratley, Arkansas manager for OG&E…

Van Buren police link with Fort Smith communication system

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The same squad car computer communication system used by the Fort Smith Police Department is now in place in Van Buren. At the Van Buren…

‘Persuasion architecture’ may be the best way to connect with customers

The concept seeks to challenge the notion of a business having an “average” customer.

At this point in actual, current time

“We are actually currently considering all options at this point in time.” That’s the statement — or darn close to it — of some fella with one of the Gulf…

‘Gather at the Labyrinth’ planned at Chaffee Crossing

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] On Saturday (June 26) night, before the full moon rises, a gathering of women at the Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing will begin a ceremony…

Top Arvest banker in Fort Smith leaves for Little Rock

John Womack, one of the two Arvest employees who launched the bank’s operations in the Fort Smith region in 1999, will soon be the top Arvest exec in the Little…

The City Wire Person of the Month: David Overton

Editor’s note: The City Wire highlights each month a person in the Fort Smith region. Special recognitions, accomplishments, philanthropic support and input from The City Wire readers are considered when…

Deffenbaugh, Faucher gear up for general election

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Campaigning is just beginning for Crawford County assessor Dianna Faucher, who’s running as a Democrat in the District 66 State Representative race. She had no…

Father’s Day notes

What president signed the officials Father’s Day order? Nixon.

Blues green

The Fort Smith Blues Festival is also about the sound of money.

Chris Kirk wins Fort Smith Classic; Daly finishes 22nd

story submitted by the PGA Tour Georgia’s Chris Kirk fired a 6-under 64 Sunday to come from behind and win the Fort Smith Classic by one stroke over Kyle Thompson,…

Broadaway takes Classic lead; Daly falls back

story submitted by the PGA Tour Josh Broadaway fired a 5-under 65 Saturday to take the 54-hole lead at the Nationwide Tour’s Fort Smith Classic, with John Daly falling back…

Pink on the Links draws more than 100 to fashion shows, health and wellness shows

The Fort Smith Classic event helps raise funds for Susan G. Komen and the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House.

Convention events boost area hospitality sector in May

The overall decline continues in the Fort Smith area hospitality sector, but May brought the first gain in Fort Smith collections in more than a year. According to figures from…

Tech with Tom: Get a website, part 4

Tom gets more specific about costs and items to consider about technologies to use and/or avoid in the process.

Program, facility growth part of strategic plans at ATU-Ozark

The administration, staff, faculty and student leadership at the Ozark campus of Arkansas Tech University are focused on continuing a strategic plan began in fall 2008 that has helped push…

Arkansas’ personal income growth falls behind rest of the nation

Personal income growth in Arkansas totaled $92.958 billion in the first quarter of 2010, up 0.6% from the same quarter of 2009 and up 0.4% from the previous quarter. Unfortunately,…

State jobless rate falls to 7.7%; manufacturing job numbers gain

Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in May, with the number of unemployed dropping to its lowest point for the first five months of 2010 and manufacturing employment posting five…