by - December 18, 2008 8:43 pm
Several sources tell The City Wire that Fort Smith Chamber President Tom Manskey tendered his resignation today (Dec. 18), effective Jan. 30. Manskey was hired in September 2003. Roger Meek,…
by - December 18, 2008 7:31 pm
Fitch, a prominent national ratings agency, recently took at look at the parent company of KHBS/KHOG 40/29 and liked what it saw — with a few exceptions. Ratings on the…
by - December 18, 2008 12:49 pm
And Mr. FancyPants University of Texas graduate refers to beer as an ‘ecru liquid.’ Well, La-Te-Da! Peter might be from Arkansas, but he was dang near ruined in Austin.
by - December 18, 2008 8:11 am
Arkansas’ Congressional delegation has already brought more money to Arkansas — about $28,000 more in the form of pay raises for themselves.
by - December 17, 2008 4:37 pm
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students have built a web site and client management database for The Community Services Clearinghouse in Fort Smith. The Clearinghouse, an area United Way…
by - December 17, 2008 2:49 pm
The good news is that Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. was able to secure future access to credit. The bad news is that the company was forced to put up almost…
by - December 17, 2008 2:18 pm
No estimates available on how many of those 290,000 have received a letter or rose petal recognition from Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker.
by - December 17, 2008 1:10 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District commission, which has governing authority in a large part of downtown Fort Smith, and officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…
by - December 16, 2008 9:28 pm
Airborne shoes were not present at a farewell reception for Fort Smith City Director Rick Parrish. Must be a special honor for Presidents only.
by - December 16, 2008 8:28 pm
It might be an expensive trip, but Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly told city directors Tuesday night (Dec. 16) that a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. might be worth…
by - December 16, 2008 7:57 pm
The Fort Smith area has three finalists named in the 2009 Henry Awards, Arkansas’ only program recognizing achievement in the state’s tourism industry. The Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair is one of…
by - December 16, 2008 11:37 am
The Fort Smith board of directors plan a Jan. 10 board retreat to discuss past, present and future issues and events. No official time has been set, but previous retreats…
by - December 16, 2008 11:22 am
Report says tractor-trailer rigs traveled 432.9 billion miles in 2007. It’s not known how much of that was for toting Wal-Mart stuff.
by - December 16, 2008 11:00 am
Sandi Sanders, project director for the museum, outlines a few activities that will begin to provide answers to some of those questions.
by - December 16, 2008 7:29 am
In addition to establishing a legal structure based on protection the entrepreneur needs, businesses also need lawyers for a wide range of services.
by - December 16, 2008 7:17 am
It’s unclear what impact the sale of Little Rock-based Alltel Corp. to Verizon will have on the estimated 50-60 Alltel jobs in the Fort Smith Area. Verizon Wireless is buying…
by - December 15, 2008 5:50 pm
Ivy Owen, director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, issued a “Year End Report” late Monday (Dec. 12) that highlighted the “FCRA and its successes this past year.” The FCRA…
by - December 15, 2008 4:57 pm
Repair work from hail and wind storms earlier this year continue to boost Fort Smith building permit numbers. For the first two weeks of December, the city has issued 179…
by - December 15, 2008 1:50 pm
Reports posted Monday — including for a brief time at The City Wire — that Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co., planned to cut 900 jobs by June 2009 are wrong,…
by - December 15, 2008 12:00 am
The Nov. 21 naming of Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as Wal-Mart’s president and CEO fits nicely into the company’s plans to further expand into international markets.
