by - January 10, 2009 6:51 pm
Within 12 months there could be a short list of “high-quality” groups and individuals interested in helping develop about 1.5 miles of Arkansas riverfront near downtown Fort Smith. Bennie Westphal,…
by - January 9, 2009 4:07 pm
The City Wire review for the week of Jan. 5 – Jan. 9: REGIONAL• The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) that Sandy Sanders will serve…
by - January 9, 2009 3:43 pm
Passenger enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport totaled 87,030 in 2008, down 12.2 percent from the 99,127 enplanements in 2007. The 2008 traffic total is the lowest at the…
by - January 9, 2009 12:07 pm
The $28.1 billion sale of Little Rock-based Alltel to Verizon Wireless is now a closed deal, with Verizon transferring $5.9 billion to Alltel’s private owners and assuming $22.2 billion in…
by - January 9, 2009 8:36 am
As it is almost every legislative session, legislators from the Fort Smith region say the struggle to fund all of Arkansas’ pressing needs with a limited budget will prove the…
by - January 9, 2009 12:38 am
Injecting an increase of more than $25 million a year into job recruitment and retention programs is a key component of a new five-year economic development strategy proposed by Gov….
by - January 9, 2009 12:09 am
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has posted a decline in annual enplanements for the first time in its operational history. Enplanements at XNA in 2008 totaled 571,845, down 4.5…
by - January 8, 2009 9:41 pm
Mac Computer Club Meeting Doors open at 6:45pm Southwest Times Record building 3600 Wheeler Ave. Fort Smith, AR 72901 phone 479-646-1702 See website for more info: http://aaamug.itsamac.com/Home.html …
by - January 8, 2009 6:27 pm
The Little Rock-North Little Rock area is the only metropolitan area in the St. Louis district of the Federal Reserve Bank to have posted positive job growth between October 2007…
by - January 8, 2009 5:57 pm
Professor of entrepreneurship believes we waste a lot of time and money with our open-ended support of new business creation.
by - January 8, 2009 5:04 pm
The city’s role in economic development and the future of the Fort Smith Convention Center are just two of the items on the agenda for the Saturday (Jan. 10) retreat…
by - January 8, 2009 3:38 pm
Retired Air Force Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton told Fort Smith regional business and civic leaders that the 188th Fighter Wing based in Fort Smith survived the 2005 base cutting process…
by - January 8, 2009 7:46 am
Sebastian County will receive $750,000 from the Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Grant Program to build its emergency operations center. An EOC improves emergency management and preparedness…
by - January 7, 2009 8:55 pm
Communities with which we compete for tourism dollars operate tourism efforts under one umbrella. Bumbershoot!
by - January 7, 2009 3:04 pm
Possibly pointing out the obvious, but Fitch says as people lose their jobs they don’t pay as much on their credit card bill.
by - January 7, 2009 2:31 pm
Just call Sandy Sanders “Mr. Interim.” The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday (Jan. 7) that Sandy Sanders will serve as interim president of the Fort Smith Regional…
by - January 7, 2009 11:45 am
A little silk, a little “methadone” treatment and a little Harry Carey “Holy Cow!” are just a few choices for weekend bliss. Shuffleboard, anyone?
by - January 7, 2009 10:52 am
Non-satellite competition for television access has arrived in the Fort Smith area with the rollout of AT&T’s U-verse. Competition for cable/television service has been a sensitive subject with city officials,…
by - January 7, 2009 7:53 am
About mid 2008, the staff of the Fort Smith Public Library began to notice more of its patrons were requesting help to find job hunting resources. By mid-December, the library…
by - January 6, 2009 11:28 pm
It was a boring meeting according to The Mayor, but The City Wire was able to snap photos of people smiling and having a good time.
