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Trucking industry opposes cap-and-trade program

The American Trucking Associations is opposing the Obama Administration’s proposed cap-and-trade program saying it would impose significant costs on the trucking industry and consumers. Danny Loe, director of marketing and…

Spending habits change

But the recession is a ‘walk in the park’ compared to upcoming Social Security deficits.

Fort Smith voters overwhelmingly approve sales tax extension

By an impressive margin of 90%, Fort Smith voters approved the extension of a 1-cent tax approved in 2006 that would keep the tax on the books to early 2014…

Wakarusa Wrap-up: Great music, great weather and great location

Veterans of the six-year music festival approve of the new Arkansas location. And then there are the things you’re likely to see and smell at the festival.

Talk Business pushes first interview with new Arkansas lottery director

The first indepth interview with Arkansas’ new lottery director comes courtesy of Roby Brock, a content partner with The City Wire, at TalkBusiness.net. Former South Carolina lottery director Ernie Passailaigue…

Marshals Museum board approves building design, hears fundraising report

The board of the U.S. Marshals Museum achieved Tuesday (June 9) a major step in the process to build the national museum by approving the building design of what is…

Housing market report shows Crawford County improvement

Two months of homes sales reports indicate Crawford County may be emerging from a downward trend in home sales. In his King Realty Group Market Report for May, Realtor Ernie…

Corporate CFOs marginally optimistic

However, the number crunchers say the global recession will continue through 2009.

Number of government jobs on the rise

A job trend that could soon see local, state and federal governments as the largest employment sector in Arkansas is a natural development of the national recession, according to economist…

Isbell, Ragweed and Lucero rock Wakarusa

The soulful Americana and rock cause the Petermeter to peg the appreciation gauge.

Entrepreneurial business, job support ideas offered

Interest continues among cities and states to recruit or provide a fiscal and physical environment for new business ideas and the entrepreneurs who turn such ideas into jobs, commerce and…

New auto industry coming

Kiplinger predicts more fuel efficient cars; Arkansas hit hard by auto-sector job cuts.

Central Arkansas sees manufacturing job cuts

Officials with LM Glasfiber and Dassault Falcon Jet have announced in recent days almost 200 job cuts and layoffs, according to reports from Roby Brock at TalkBusiness.net, a content partner…

History museum pushing $10 million renovation campaign

It may be the U.S. Marshals Museum project grabbing most of the headlines, but the Fort Smith Museum of History has big plans for the coming years, according to a…

Alzheimer’s fight brings large crowd to Ben Geren

The 15th Annual Memory Walk exceeds goal of $60,000 in quest to end Alzheimer’s.

The City Wire introduces Trav & SHE

It’s a weekly movie review dialogue with no pretense of expertise or high-brow hubris.

Parameters

At some risk of redundancy, what follows is a repeat of points made in a past essay. The 10 items are a broad set of parameters intended to guide yours…