by - February 25, 2009 11:29 am
A recent report suggests a bright future for Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. despite the company’s current financial struggles. Nashville-based Avondale Partners noted the following in a Feb. 18 research…
by - February 25, 2009 9:42 am
The American Trucking Associations is advocating a new Freight Corridors Initiative that has the backing of the Arkansas Trucking Association and Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. Randall Clifford, chairman of…
by - February 25, 2009 9:40 am
The debate continues in the 87th General Assembly about how to structure a lottery program approved by Arkansas voters in November. While many legislators seem to approve of a governing…
by - February 24, 2009 4:59 pm
December shopping in Fort Smith during the midst of a national recession remained relatively strong, according to sales tax figures from the city of Fort Smith. Sales taxes collected from…
by - February 24, 2009 4:57 pm
The Fort Smith regional tourism industry had a healthy 2008 judging from collections of the state’s 2% tourism trust fund tax. Collections of the tax — on hotels, restaurants, tourism…
by - February 24, 2009 1:40 pm
Cox Communications and the city of Fort Smith may have reached a compromise on a new franchise agreement. Len Pitcock, Arkansas director of government affairs for Cox Communications, told the…
by - February 24, 2009 11:14 am
Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues a steep decline, with January enplanements dipping 20.9% compared to January 2008. According to information on the airport’s Web site, there were…
by - February 24, 2009 7:08 am
A recent federal filing by Arkansas Best Corp. provides new and interesting detail into one of the three publicly held companies based in Fort Smith. The less-than-truckload carrier recently reported…
by - February 24, 2009 7:05 am
Research, knowledge and patience necessities in the successful launch of your enterprise.
by - February 23, 2009 4:52 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. announced Monday (Feb. 23) a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share, payable March 31 to shareholders of record on March 10. The company…
by - February 23, 2009 4:03 pm
Recent and ongoing hotel construction in Fort Smith will not likely result in an oversupply of hotel rooms, according to Claude Legris, executive director of the Fort Smith Convention &…
by - February 23, 2009 2:43 pm
Cox Communications said it is “surprised and disappointed” with Mayor Ray Baker’s veto of its franchise extension, and the company reminded the city that federal law requires certain criteria to…
by - February 23, 2009 2:01 pm
The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders is presenting its 50th annual Home Show, Feb. 27 through March 1 at the Fort Smith Convention Center. “Getting Greener” is the…
by - February 23, 2009 9:57 am
Early in the 87th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature, a Senate resolution — SCR 4 — was filed and adopted that recommended “a significant portion of funding for transportation…
by - February 23, 2009 8:49 am
Mayor Ray Baker has vetoed an ordinance approved Feb. 17 by the Board of Directors that granted a third extension of the franchise agreement between the city and Cox Communications,…
by - February 22, 2009 9:40 pm
This essay is nothing more than the Top Ten essay topics proposed by yours truly that were rejected by the powers-that-be at The City Wire. They said it was for…
by - February 22, 2009 9:36 pm
David Potts offers some positive, if not counterintuitive, guidance on starting a business.
by - February 22, 2009 9:33 pm
A Harvard professor says the sources of world turmoil is about to change. And not for the better.
by - February 22, 2009 3:50 pm
Susan McCartt recognized with Iverson Riggs Citizen of the Year award for quiet but effective volunteer efforts.
by - February 20, 2009 10:55 pm
Faced with a 40% decline in business, Rheem officials announced Friday they would close a plant in Milledgeville, Ga., and consolidate the operations there at the company plants in Fort…
