Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Managing absence

Every business requires a succession plan.

Fest of Ale delivers different tastes

The event raised money and awareness for Girls Inc. of Fort Smith.

1% petition signatures submitted; decision awaits

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Eddie York, owner of Art’s BBQ, and one of several area restaurant owners opposed to the 1% prepared food tax, showed up at City Offices…

NCAA grants UAFS active member status; adds soccer

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith has announced that it has been granted active member status by the NCAA beginning with…

Lawmakers quiz regulator on gas shale rules

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The Joint Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development committee quizzed Larry Bengal,…

PSC wants utilities, customers to save energy

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Late last week, the Arkansas Public Service Commission approved a number…

‘Frontier’ tourism promoted in new magazine

Tourism agencies, hotels, restaurants, chambers of commerce and other tourism and travel-related businesses and organizations were recently handed 55,000 magazines to help promote tourism in what is called the Western…

Arts Issues: Elitism and snobbery in art

History may explain the snobbery, but the contemporary Arts are focused on being open to all.

1% petitioners plan to submit 4,000-plus signatures

A source close to the 1% petition effort says around 4,000 signatures will be resubmitted in the effort to force an election on a 1% prepared food tax in Fort…

Camp Dream Street provides a unique life experience

The program is for children ages 6 to 16 with cancer, leukemia and other blood-related diseases.

The City Wire Special Report: Crisis continues for at-risk children

Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories The City Wire will post in 2011 about foster care issues and organizations in the Fort Smith region. At…

Trend positive for area, state tourism numbers

Tourism and business travel is one sector in the Fort Smith region showing clear signs of economic recovery — at least based on tourism tax collections in Fort Smith and…

Boulden works to sell ‘authenticity’

Editor’s note: The City Wire seeks to recognize accomplishments of those living and working in the Fort Smith region. Special recognitions, accomplishments, philanthropic support and input from The City Wire…

Big Screen Peter: Larry Crowne

Think a movie with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts would be great? Think again.

Hotel work to begin at Phoenix Expo

The initial plans have been somewhat downsized, but FSM Redevelopment Partners are moving forward to build a hotel that connect to the Phoenix Expo and Trade Center. Lance Beaty, a…

Rep. Griffin opposes tax hikes, prefers flat tax system

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, fielded questions from constituents this…

AT&T uses CNG from AOG

AT&T is pumping CNG from AOG. Or, in other words, AT&T is one of the first regular customers of a public compressed natural gas fueling station operated by Arkansas Oklahoma…

ABF wins appeal; case returns to federal court

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday (July 6) in favor of Arkansas Best Corp., which returns the company’s lawsuit against YRC and the Teamsters back to a federal…

Fort Smith board approves Segway, rifle purchases

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted in its Tuesday (July 5) meeting to purchase six new Segway patrollers and 115 new rifles for the…

Blevins hearing set for Aug. 25

A hearing on the petition to remove Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins from office is scheduled for 9 a.m., Aug. 25, in the courtroom of Judge James Cox. However,…