by - August 5, 2011 1:47 pm
Oxane may employ 350 in Van Buren
Houston-based Oxane Materials now employs about 60 in its Van Buren manufacturing operation, and may employ up to 350 by the end of 2013, according to Jeff Franklin, Oxane’s vice…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - August 5, 2011 9:09 am
Windstream earnings rise 18%
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Windstream Corp., the rural telecom that has been adding data and…
by - August 5, 2011 7:12 am
More than 100 Chaffee Crossing buildings destroyed
story by Jared Broyles, with KFSM 5 NEWS The Fort Smith Fire Marshal and the National Guard are talking to a group of soldiers who may know what started a…
by - August 4, 2011 5:36 pm
Heat pushes income higher for OG&E; smart grid plan approved
High temps in the Oklahoma and Arkansas pushed second quarter income up more than 33% for Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Gas & Electric. The utility reported Thursday (Aug. 4) net income…
by - August 4, 2011 3:36 pm
Adam & Eats: Las Americas Too
The Tex-Mex food is ordinary but the El Salvadorian dishes — and the service — should make it a frequent stop.
by - August 4, 2011 2:42 pm
Main Street group fires back at Amazon
A small business lobbying group on Thursday (Aug. 4) used a Wall Street Journal report to fire back at Amazon for withdrawing affiliates and operations from states that require Internet…
by - August 4, 2011 12:55 pm
Job growth, alliance plan focus of Aug. 9 meetings
Aug. 9 is shaping up to be economic development day in Fort Smith, with attendance at two events to include half of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation, Gov. Mike Beebe, the head…
by - August 4, 2011 11:08 am
Investigating relief
UA student ID’s good and bad of Joplin relief effort.
by - August 4, 2011 10:25 am
Lincoln to lead regulatory reduction effort
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., is the high-profile spokesperson for…
by - August 4, 2011 8:07 am
Fire destroys historic Chaffee properties
story from KFSM 5 News, a content partner with The City Wire Skies over Fort Chaffee were fire red Wednesday night as World War II era buildings went up in…
by - August 3, 2011 5:07 pm
Big Screen Peter: Cowboys and Aliens
Great premise and plot. Great actors. Great director. Poorly executed. Peter says.
by - August 3, 2011 2:44 pm
Start date of Mitsubishi plant ‘under review’
The operational date of a large Mitsubishi assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing is “under review” and could be delayed based on the outcome of legal rulings, according to a Mitsubishi…
by - August 3, 2011 1:01 pm
June jobless rates rise in all Arkansas metro areas
All eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas saw June jobless rate increases compared to May and compared to June 2010, according to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics…
by - August 3, 2011 9:19 am
UAFS work includes technology upgrades
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Students arriving on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus at the start of the fall semester on Aug….
by - August 3, 2011 8:42 am
Gallagher buys another Fort Smith company
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced Tuesday the acquisition of Fort Smith-based Group Benefits of Arkansas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. In June 2010, Gallagher acquired BMB Merry…
by - August 2, 2011 9:00 pm
Fort Smith directors move to fluoridate water
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to approve the fluoridation of the city’s water supply in Tuesday’s (August 2) regular meeting. Act 197 of…
by - August 2, 2011 4:26 pm
Baldor, Fort Smith Fire Department receive ESGR award
Baldor Electric Co. and the Fort Smith Fire Department were among 22 Arkansas employers to receive recognition from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Program. A July 21…
by - August 2, 2011 3:52 pm
Agencies, governments, utilities react to area heat wave
Fort Smith officials, food relief agencies and utilities are just a few of the organizations scrambling to react to a heat wave that has seen the Fort Smith area suffer…
by - August 2, 2011 1:55 pm
Congress approves debt ceiling deal (Updated)
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Monday night (Aug.1) on a debt ceiling agreement that was supported by Arkansas’ three Republican Congressman and the state’s lone Democratic rep. That vote…
by - August 2, 2011 1:44 pm
GOP offers no proof on partisan activity allegations
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Nearly a month has passed since the Republican Party of Arkansas…