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St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith will adopt a new name and logo beginning in April 2012 as part of a move by the St. Louis-based Mercy system to “create a more meaningful and unified identity” with Mercy facilities in 100 communities.

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 3:56pm

Tuesday’s (Nov. 29) announcement by American Airlines that it will seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization is not expected to change service at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport or the Fort Smith Regional Airport.

Tue, 11/29/2011 - 11:21am

Fort Smith sales tax collections in the October report were up 5.19%, with overall collections on track to end two consecutive years of collection declines.

Mon, 11/28/2011 - 9:10am

One of the nation’s top trucking economists says continued growth in tonnage hauled by the industry is becoming a clear sign that the U.S. economy is not headed back into a recession.

Mon, 11/28/2011 - 8:02am

story by Aric Mitchell
amitchell@thecitywire.com

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 7:32pm

Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 8.2% during October, with the number of employed increasing an estimated 7,424 from the September report, according to figures released Tuesday (Nov. 22) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 10:51am

The more you know about accounting for your business, the more you will be able to steer your company in the right direction.

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 9:00am

Announcing the placement of a Hardwood Tree Museum at Chaffee Crossing is a move to begin preserving the artifacts and other history related to the numerous economies built around the renewable production source, said Bob Worley.

Tue, 11/22/2011 - 8:46am

The City Wire has begun an aggressive and strategic expansion phase that includes the addition of investors, staff and the development of a new web platform.

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 4:04pm

The hand off of a business is emotionally important and vital to the financial success of the owner or owners.

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 10:20am

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at roby@talkbusiness.net

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 9:56am

An $82 million loss in the chicken segment pulled fourth-quarter earnings for Tyson Food down to $95 million, well below the $208 million earned during the 2010 period.

Mon, 11/21/2011 - 8:09am

story submitted by the University of Arkansas

Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:21am

story by Aric Mitchell
amitchell@thecitywire.com

Fri, 11/18/2011 - 6:50am

Foreclosures during October in the Fort Smith region were down more than 35%, similar to the national figures, according to a monthly report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac.

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 3:30pm

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at roby@talkbusiness.net

Thu, 11/17/2011 - 1:37pm

Fort Smithians wouldn’t necessarily and immediately benefit from a future elimination of Oklahoma’s income tax.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin may in early 2012 propose a plan to eliminate or phase out the state’s income tax, according to Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz.

Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:12pm

Financial pressures for the United States Postal Service continue to mount.

The self-described “self-supporting government enterprise” on Tuesday (Nov. 15) reported a net income loss of $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2011 (Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011).

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 8:16pm

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at roby@talkbusiness.net

Tue, 11/15/2011 - 4:37pm

Business fraud lurks in the corner awaiting a single moment of weakness within the business to slither in and cause havoc.


Tue, 11/15/2011 - 4:05pm

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