Sherwood’s annual audit of financial statements, conducted by representatives of the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit, exposed some seeming problems with the city’s money management.

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I don’t feel passionately about any of these three votes but someone asked me so I thought I would do a brief post. I plan to vote no on all three amendments for various reasons. On proposed amendment 1 (the right to hunt and fish), I will vote against this one basically because fellow columnist Steve Brawner [...]

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LongHorn Steakhouse, which opens Monday in Fort Smith, may be new to the Southwest, but its Texas pedigree is real, its owners say.

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The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce will work with Southern Steel & Wire in support of a local presence after the plant closes in December, a Chamber official said Thursday.

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Third-quarter net income at Baldor Electric Co. was 104 percent above the same quarter last year, the company announced this week.

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The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission approved its 2011 budget this week.

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Poor economic conditions and decreased output by a major customer were cited Wednesday as the main reasons Southern Steel & Wire Co. will close its doors in December and lay off 117 employees.

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CORRECTION: The original version of this report omitted Jon Gustafson’s name.

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American Airlines will eliminate one of its flights in and out of Fort Smith in December, a spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday.

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The manufacturing sector in Fort Smith took a double hit with word that Rheem will lay off 100 hourly employees this week and that Southern Steel & Wire Co. will close its Fort Smith plant per

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