by - December 14, 2011 3:13 pm
Fort Smith regional residents are growing more pessimistic about their personal finances and the health of the overall economy — a reality possibly fueled by the news Whirlpool will close…
by - December 14, 2011 2:06 pm
Wichita students win a regional robotics match.
by - December 14, 2011 12:16 pm
Federal data released Wednesday (Dec. 14) shows an increase in average wages during 2010 in most Arkansas metro areas and also provides more numerical proof of the state’s struggling manufacturing…
by - December 14, 2011 10:28 am
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to approve legislation on Thursday (Dec. 15) that could raise $5 million to support artifact and document preservation at the U.S. Marshals Museum….
by - December 13, 2011 9:24 pm
The conference room in the Learning and Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will be named the Forsgren Family Conference Room. The naming follows a recent…
by - December 13, 2011 9:17 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors is moving forward with a March 2012 election to extend an existing 1% sales tax that would pay for more than $107 million in…
by - December 13, 2011 8:53 pm
Judy McReynolds, president/CEO of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., and Jason Green, vice president-human resources for Baldor Electric Co., have been named to the Board of Directors of First Bank…
by - December 13, 2011 8:28 pm
Amongst the laughter and shopping, baking and giving, decorating and partying lie reflective thoughts of one’s life dancing around in many people’s minds.
by - December 13, 2011 3:44 pm
Arkansas Rep. Leslee Milam Post, D-Ozark, announced the creation of Leadership Franklin County, a program housed at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus and aimed at creating leadership opportunities to expand the…
by - December 13, 2011 3:21 pm
Construction continues to be a healthy sector of the Fort Smith regional economy, with building permit values in three key regional cities up more 33% for the year. Building permits…
by - December 13, 2011 2:40 pm
New federal data shows that merchandise exports made in Arkansas increased 14% in the first 9 months of 2011 compared to the same time period in 2010. The U.S. Commerce…
by - December 13, 2011 6:57 am
The aquatics facility at Ben Geren Regional Park is back on the table. After removing the earmark at the last Committee as a Whole meeting, the Sebastian County Quorum Court…
by - December 12, 2011 4:18 pm
Favorable financial figures that are part of a “focused plan” protect and enhance the future of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith were released Monday (Dec. 12) by the…
by - December 12, 2011 11:45 am
The event was free to the public, but donations of a non-perishable food item were encouraged to support the Holiday Food Drive.
by - December 12, 2011 11:17 am
An approved change in Fort Smith floodplain maps could save city home and business owners thousands in insurance premiums beginning March 2012. The city’s engineering department recently found errors and…
by - December 12, 2011 9:29 am
Enplanement traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport was up almost 5% in November, but the year-to-date traffic remains just slightly below 2010 levels. November enplanements at the airport totaled…
by - December 12, 2011 8:25 am
Josh Taylor joins KHBS/KHOG-TV (Channels 40 and 29) as sports anchor and reporter in January. Taylor will anchor 40/29 Sports at 5:30, 6 and 10pm on weekends, report throughout the…
by - December 12, 2011 8:24 am
The City Wire is again pushing an annual survey to gather basic demographic info about it’s growing number of visitors. The data will also be used to help in expansion…
by - December 12, 2011 8:20 am
Alma-based InvoTek recently received a Small Business Innovation Research grant of $150,288 from the National Institute on Aging. The grant will fund the development of a training tool to help…
by - December 12, 2011 8:05 am
Earlier this year, the state’s trial court system experienced a near-catastrophic cash flow crisis. Declining revenues from fewer civil case filings and supposedly less-than-stellar budgeting resulted in a scare for…
