by - March 29, 2009 7:28 pm
Notes on credit scores
Credit history is important, but a low score is not the deal killer some might think.
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by - March 29, 2009 7:15 pm
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Elements of this thing called The City Wire remain experimental. Not that pushing news and information via the Internet is a new thing, but the approach we use and the…
by - March 29, 2009 5:51 pm
Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens Inc. – Media Day
Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens Inc. will play host to area media at its annual Media Day Luncheon at Hardscrabble Country Club. Details of the 2009 Fort Smith Classic…
by - March 29, 2009 5:25 pm
Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens Inc.
Fort Smith Classic presented by Stephens Inc. officially begins on Saturday, June 13 with the Tee-Off Ball. The fun begins at the Holiday Inn complete with culinary creations, items for…
by - March 29, 2009 1:36 pm
Verizon exec talks Little Rock jobs, sign changes
Steve Smith, the Verizon head of the Little Rock corporate campus that once was home to Alltel Corp. commits to retain around 1,300 jobs in central Arkansas and teases that…
by - March 28, 2009 11:46 am
‘Friday Night Live’ delivers laughs for Art
Push ups, trips to France and missing gas bubbles were part of fundraising event.
by - March 27, 2009 5:22 pm
U.S. health care doesn’t suck
A professor advises a fact review before believing that the U.S. health care system is busted.
by - March 27, 2009 5:03 pm
Ratcliff health center to get stimulus money
The River Valley Primary Care Services facility in Ratcliff (Franklin County) will receive $171,806 from the more than $3.09 million granted to Arkansas community health centers from the federal stimulus…
by - March 27, 2009 4:51 pm
Wal-Mart to move optical lab jobs to Fayetteville
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. officials said Friday they will close an optical lab in Ohio and move some of the jobs to Fayetteville and Crawfordsville, Ind. The optical lab in Lockbourne,…
by - March 27, 2009 4:33 pm
Weekly business news includes chamber search, jobless report
The City Wire economic review for the week of Mar. 23 – March 27: REGIONAL/STATE• The executive committee of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce interviewed five candidates for…
by - March 27, 2009 3:17 pm
Most area banks see net income declines in 2008
Although many banks based in the Fort Smith area saw declines in 2008 net income, the financial health of regional banks continues to be stable relative to their counterparts in…
by - March 27, 2009 3:02 pm
AOG seeks to lower monthly rates
An action sought by Fort Smith-based Arkansas-Oklahoma Gas Corp. would lower the average residential summer natural gas bill by $1.74, and the average small commercial summer gas bill by $11.93….
by - March 27, 2009 10:06 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate increases in February
Arkansas’ February unemployment rate increased to 6.6%, up over the 6.4% rate in January, and up significantly over the 4.8% rate in February 2009. The striking figure is that Arkansas’…
by - March 26, 2009 7:33 am
Hospital, utility announce savings from energy program
An energy-saving program between St. Edward Mercy Medical Center and OG&E reportedly saves enough electricity to annually power more than 1,350 Arkansas homes. Officials with Oklahoma City-based OG&E are scheduled…
by - March 25, 2009 8:41 pm
The menu this week includes careful avoidance of the “F” word
Genteel readers can follow their Peter and go with pasta, pizza and Prince.
by - March 25, 2009 8:10 pm
National trucking index up in February
A February tonnage index reported by the American Trucking Associations’ notes two consecutive months of increases — good news for a sector facing more than two years of freight volume…
by - March 25, 2009 4:00 pm
Barbershop Museum at Chaffee celebrates Elvis haircut anniversary
Newspaper photographer called it the “Haircut heard round the world.”
by - March 25, 2009 2:59 pm
40/29 parent company target of takeover
The largest shareholder of the company that owns the KHBS-KHOG 40/29 television station operating in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas markets announced Wednesday it will seek to acquire 100%…
by - March 25, 2009 10:52 am
ConocoPhillips, Tyson Foods energy venture in jeopardy
ConocoPhillips CEO Jim Mulva says the future of a $100 million joint energy venture with Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. is in doubt. ConocoPhillips and Tyson Foods announced in 2007 a…
by - March 25, 2009 10:44 am
Gatorade, allergy pills and Tyson chicken top product brands of 2008
Gatorade and Zyrtec were the most popular 2008 new food brands and non-food brands, respectively, according to Chicago-based Information Resources (IRI). Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. broke into the top 10…