by - February 9, 2009 12:56 pm
A one-hour meeting with Federal Highway Administration officials is on the agenda as Fort Smith City Directors and city staff travel this week to Washington, D.C. City directors Gary Campbell,…
by - February 9, 2009 7:56 am
Whirlpool Corp. is predicting that the sales slump from the national housing downturn will continue into 2009. Higher costs of production and “sharply lower” sales Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool Corp….
by - February 8, 2009 11:12 am
If they ever prove the global-climate-change-warming-apocalypse-crisis is caused by humans, it’s likely one of the top 10 sources will be the electricity consumed by the office of U.S. Sen. Blanche…
by - February 8, 2009 10:44 am
The Grammy winner’s contemporary spin on Zydeco has landed him in a Disney movie and on stages in more than 40 countries.
by - February 7, 2009 5:36 pm
Eat, sleep and Spike it Mary! is the most recent recipe for capturing clean cash.
by - February 6, 2009 3:48 pm
The City Wire economic review for the week of Feb. 2 – Feb. 6: REGIONAL• Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. survived 2008 with a 6% increase in net income, but…
by - February 6, 2009 12:21 pm
Americans are oil sluts who don’t care about the dollars they send to the Middle East.
by - February 6, 2009 7:28 am
A volleyball tournament is just a bunch of players hitting a ball back and forth across a net, right? Wrong. It’s business. Good business. Try about $2 million in business….
by - February 5, 2009 4:47 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. survived 2008 with a 6% increase in net income, but was hit with a 20% net income decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. Baldor…
by - February 5, 2009 3:59 pm
Proposed legislation that would make it easier for cities to enact and control hospitality tax collections has been pulled from committee consideration until support for it can be measured. Filed…
by - February 5, 2009 2:52 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed at about 2:15 p.m. today (Feb. 5) a cigarette tax increase of 56 cents per pack. The vote was 75-24, with 75 votes need…
by - February 5, 2009 2:12 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker and area physicians say the loss of doctors and nurses can lower the quality of regional health care.
by - February 5, 2009 12:00 pm
Sales reported by national retailers on Thursday lend credence to a report that market share gains for retailers will come from catering to lower-income shoppers. Retail Metrics reported Thursday (Feb….
by - February 4, 2009 10:29 pm
Leave your preconceptions and biases at home, and take your Friday Feast down the Boulevard.
by - February 4, 2009 4:31 pm
Updated info:The recent Moody’s credit downgrade of Sparks Regional Medical Center included a report that includes several troubling details about the financial status of the hospital system. Moody’s analyst note…
by - February 4, 2009 10:14 am
U.S. nuclear power plants achieved near-record level of electricity production in 2008.
by - February 4, 2009 8:25 am
Ethan Nobles, director of media relations for the Arkansas Realtors Association, says shortage of sellers requires more realistic home pricing.
by - February 4, 2009 8:13 am
The Fort Smith Public Library will host its Annual Black Heritage Celebration at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Main Branch Community Room. Carolyn Henderson Allen (right), dean of University…
by - February 4, 2009 7:56 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave City Administrator Dennis Kelly the green light to further investigate the purchase of Flowers Food Bakery on 6th Street…
by - February 3, 2009 8:47 pm
Fort Smith’s Board of Directors voted 5-1 Tuesday night (Feb. 3) to spend $62,000 as a one-third partner in an “opportunity analysis” study of riverfront development options. The Robbie Westphal…
