Whirlpool

Fort Smith took a hard hit in the recession and lost a bounty of jobs when Whirlpool ceased operations in the city in 2012. There have been a number of job announcements for Fort Smith throughout the past year, but those announcements haven’t helped tax revenue. read more >

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is reviewing a plan to deal with a degreasing solvent that was detected in groundwater at a recently shuttered Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith. read more >

Whirlpool might be gone from Fort Smith, but it's left more than memories and an empty manufacturing plant behind. read more >

The Razorbacks' awful year. Wal-Mart under scrutiny. The GOP takes control. Dillard's, Murphy and growing banks. Arkansas Business takes its annual look at the most important business stories in Arkansas that took place during 2012. read more >

Whirlpool Corp., which closed its factory in Fort Smith earlier this year leaving 800 jobless, is touting itself a domestic manufacturer in an ad in the Tulsa World newspaper, much to the chagrin of Arkansans. read more >

A deal in the works for Canada-based Infinity Asset Solutions Inc. to buy the sprawling former Whirlpool plant in Fort Smith is dead, according to multiple reports. read more >