by - March 13, 2009 12:11 pm
The Fort Smith Chorale will perform songs of America from our rich heritage of music, both old and new, including Simple Gifts, Cindy, and Shenandoah. Location: Central Presbyterian Church, 2901…
by - March 13, 2009 10:01 am
Gas prices, fewer distractions and productivity cited as advantages to working from home.
by - March 13, 2009 9:28 am
The value of hospital care in the Fort Smith region has improved, but the gains won’t be made public until this summer, according to Data Advantage. Data Advantage, a company…
by - March 13, 2009 9:12 am
Owners and staff of The City Wire point out how they intend to continue to inform, entertain and engage regional communities.
by - March 12, 2009 12:31 pm
From the “Win some, lose some” category, comes the report that Searcy will gain 250 jobs and Prescott will lose 71 jobs in layoff. Schulze and Burch Biscuit Co. announced…
by - March 12, 2009 12:11 pm
February foreclosure actions were down 14.1% in the four Arkansas counties in the Fort Smith region when compared to February 2008. Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties collectively had 97…
by - March 12, 2009 11:58 am
The Community Services Clearinghouse hosts the first annual Heritage Festival, a multi-venued celebration promoting history, on April 4 in downtown Fort Smith. Events start at 10:00 a. m. and go…
by - March 12, 2009 11:42 am
That Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. has more than 9,500 global customers is just one of the interesting details about Baldor found in an annual filing the company provides to…
by - March 11, 2009 10:12 pm
Peter gets his itch scratched with genuine love and care. And meat from a cow’s head.
by - March 11, 2009 4:08 pm
The staff of the Arkansas Public Service Commission has signed off on a request by several utility companies to extend a deadline requiring reports about their respective plans for comprehensive…
by - March 11, 2009 9:54 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate inched higher in January to 6.4%, according to figures released Mar. 11 by the federal Department of Labor. At 7.6 percent, the United States’ jobless rate increased…
by - March 11, 2009 8:27 am
Reports suggest U.S. consumers eager to adopt conservative spending habits.
by - March 10, 2009 7:05 pm
The Employee Free Choice Act, possibly the most contentious issue Congress will face in this term, was filed Tuesday (Mar. 10) by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa. The act seeks…
by - March 10, 2009 6:26 pm
Early peeks into the thinking behind the ongoing design of the U.S. Marshals Museum and lively discussions of how to classify an exhibit space within the museum were part of…
by - March 10, 2009 10:54 am
The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is sponsoring a dinner train. The train will depart the Van Buren Frisco Depot at 5pm and return around 8pm with a trip to Winslow…
by - March 10, 2009 10:22 am
January hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith totaled $47,908, up 2.2% over January 2008. However, the increase was off the percentage increase pace of 2008 and is below the estimated…
by - March 10, 2009 7:08 am
What was up should be down and what was down should be up. The days-on-market of average priced homes sold in January increased for Crawford and Sebastian counties. The square-foot…
by - March 9, 2009 6:15 pm
Who says Mondays are bad? Springdale-based Tyson Foods announced Monday it has secured a $1 billion line of credit with JPMorgan Chase Bank that gives the world’s largest meat processor…
by - March 9, 2009 5:49 pm
The handy-dandy Web site that is to track federal stimulus money spent in Arkansas is available. A press release from the office of Gov. Mike Beebe noted: “The interactive site…
by - March 9, 2009 5:04 pm
Brian Cornell, 50, will become president and CEO of Sam’s Club effective April 3, according to a press release issued Monday by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. He is to succeed Doug…
