by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
One of the bigger stories this week in the national trucking industry centered on the surprising poor first quarter earnings report released Monday (April 25) by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
Rising water on the Mississippi River could boost the gambling fortunes of at least one Arkansas gaming venue.
by - April 27, 2011 7:00 pm
On Monday, Entergy Arkansas announced that it and several other Entergy Corp. subsidiaries would join regional electricity grid operator Midwest ISO, but the local rival, Southwest Power Pool, is making its case.
by - April 27, 2011 6:03 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority members convened for the second time in April, this time for a vote on approximately $3 million in real estate offers…
by - April 27, 2011 5:03 pm
Sparks pediatrician Dr. Louay Nassri has been named a 2010 Most Compassionate Doctor and, for the third straight year, he has received the Patients’ Choice award. The honors are given…
by - April 27, 2011 4:54 pm
Dental hygiene students from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith took first, second and third place awards during a competition held at a meeting of the Arkansas State Dental…
by - April 27, 2011 4:38 pm
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s first press conference offered changes in economic forecasts, but at least three economy watchers say not much new was learned about the economy. Bernanke, head of…
by - April 27, 2011 3:29 pm
The unemployment rate for the Fort Smith metro finally moved in the right direction, with the March jobless rate estimated at 8.4%, down from 9.1% in February and below the…
by - April 27, 2011 2:23 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Under a simple white stone like the others at Fort Smith National Cemetery lay Isaac Parker, the man known by virtually everyone in Fort Smith…
by - April 27, 2011 10:30 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansans may begin on Aug. 6 to take advantage of a…
by - April 27, 2011 10:17 am
Editor’s note: Following is an abridged version of this report originally posted April 21 by Ethan Nobles at First Arkansas News. Nobles also works for a Realtors association in central…
by - April 26, 2011 10:22 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] In spite of a 15-minute tornado warning delay, the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission managed to move forward on two engineering contracts with Morrison Shipley…
by - April 26, 2011 8:24 pm
During the summer on the 1st Saturday of the month, The Learning Fields at Chaffee Crossing open our demonstration gardens to the public. The first in the series for this…
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Seven of Arkansas’ eight metro areas saw March jobless rate declines compared to February 2011 and March 2010. Pine Bluff saw a decline in the rate compared to February but was up compared to March 2010.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Like many of its peers, P.A.M. Transportation posted a major quarterly loss for a variety of factors plaguing the trucking industry.
by - April 26, 2011 7:00 pm
Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s first press conference offered changes in economic forecasts, but at least three economy watchers say not much new was learned about the economy.
by - April 26, 2011 4:52 pm
story submitted by Capt. Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer, Arkansas National Guard The Arkansas National Guard now has approximately 170 Soldiers and Airmen assisting in Faulkner, Garland and Carroll Counties…
by - April 26, 2011 2:41 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Kevin Lindsey and some of his staff will soon travel to North Little Rock to review an animal control program that is similar to an ordinance…
by - April 26, 2011 10:56 am
Business partnerships come with advantages, but the possibility for conflict must be addressed early.
by - April 26, 2011 10:33 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas’ second largest telecom is preparing to make affordable, high-speed Internet…
