by - December 4, 2008 2:45 pm
About 45 Northside and Southside High School students gathered Thursday (Dec. 4) to present business plans to a panel of judges in hopes of obtaining as much as $500 in…
by - December 4, 2008 12:54 pm
Olan “Butch” Reeves is slated to be one of the three members of the Arkansas Public Service Commission beginning Jan. 15, according to a statement from the office of Gov….
by - December 4, 2008 7:39 am
Peter Lewis mixes Latin-American cuisine with glam rock and Velcro Pygmies. No, he’s not drunk or crazy, but he is a vegetable tosser, and he does have good options for your weekend plans.
by - December 3, 2008 5:55 pm
Trane announced Wednesday (Dec. 3) that it is laying off 100 employees at its Fort Smith plant. Jerianne Thomas, vice president of communications for Trane, said the layoffs are effective…
by - December 3, 2008 10:42 am
This thing about us Americans and our belief in the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is innate. Damn strong, I’d like to think. No matter what…
by - December 3, 2008 9:57 am
Gov. Mike Beebe said Tuesday he intends to appoint Dick Trammel of Rogers to the Arkansas Highway Commission in January when the term of Jonathan Barnett expires. Barnett, a Siloam…
by - December 2, 2008 8:58 pm
Business owners who stay in their industries long enough will see good and bad times with their business financial health. Those who respond quickly and wisely survive.
by - December 2, 2008 8:40 pm
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks has gained preliminary approval from the U.S. Department of Treasury to participate in the Capital Purchase Program — a component of the federal bailout…
by - December 2, 2008 8:15 pm
Hickory, N.C.-based Hickory Springs Manufacturing Co. is adding production and about 35 new jobs to its Fort Smith operations, according to Ray Gosack, Fort Smith deputy city administrator. The information…
by - December 2, 2008 8:02 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved Tuesday night (Dec. 2) the $265 million 2009 operating budget. The approval followed three separate public hearings in which only slight changes were…
by - December 2, 2008 2:27 pm
Executives at Bentonville-based America’s Car-mart Inc. aren’t looking for a bailout. The execs announced Tuesday (Dec. 2) net income of $8.93 million for the first six months (ended Oct. 31)…
by - December 2, 2008 2:15 pm
(Editor’s note: Update info is in italics.) Fort Smith building activity slowed more than 28 percent in November compared to October, according to building permits issued by the city. The…
by - December 2, 2008 1:28 pm
A federal study shows the average overdraft amount at $36, while the average overdraft fee was $27.
by - December 2, 2008 12:47 pm
Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wire, has a 60-second video post of an interview with Little Rock-based Delta Trust & Bank CEO French Hill. With more than…
by - December 2, 2008 12:33 pm
Southerners, however, are more optimistic than Americans in other parts of the country.
by - December 1, 2008 11:28 am
Pittsburg, Texas-based Pilgrim’s Pride announced Monday morning it has filed for bankruptcy protection while it reorganizes debt and operations. The nation’s largest poultry processor has many operations in Arkansas, including…
by - November 30, 2008 6:29 pm
State Sen. Denny Altes, R-Fort Smith, apparently does not intend to go quietly into his last term. Altes, in his last term as a state senator, has prefiled 16 bills….
by - November 30, 2008 5:30 pm
The range of conflicting opinion on the Employee Free Choice Act is between Heaven and Hell, Apple and Microsoft and Toby Keith and the Dixie Chicks.
by - November 28, 2008 8:06 pm
On Nov. 20, The City Wire posted a story about how what is happening to the U.S. auto industry will eventually be felt in the Fort Smith region — with…
by - November 28, 2008 4:22 pm
One Wall Street group says 2009 could be the end of the road for the Little Rock-based retailer.
