Defense Cuts Could Cost Fort Smith, Other Areas Of State Hundreds of Millions
The Pentagon’s budget proposed Monday (Feb. 13) continues to push for deep cuts in A-10 units nationwide — a push that could result in about...
Arkansas Joins Other States, Feds In Landmark Foreclosure Settlement
After 16 months of investigation and several months of negotiations, federal and state regulators announced a landmark settlement with 5 of the nation's largest banks...
300 Union Pacific Jobs Possible At Fort Chaffee
Between 200 and 300 jobs could come back to Fort Smith if attorney and land buyer David Harp, Union Pacific, and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment...
Walmart Investing $750 Million To Expand Canadian Footprint
Walmart confirmed today (Feb. 7) plans to spend $750 million in Canada to complete at least 73 projects this year, which will add 4.6 million...
Fort Smith Firm To Print London 2012 Olympic Tickets
Fort Smith-based Weldon, Williams & Lick (WWL) has won the contract to print about 8.8 million tickets for the London 2012 Olympics, according to several...
Northwest Arkansas Council, Little Rock Chamber Holding Two-day Meeting
For more than a decade, the superpower business communities of central and Northwest Arkansas have competed for influence, sway and credit as the driving economic...
Acxiom Hiring Tech Workers
Acxiom says it is looking to bring on hundreds of new tech workers as the Little Rock-based data and digital marketer adds a greater emphasis...
Big-box Banking Enjoys Little Regulation
Walmart and other big-box retailers offer a range of financial products to customers. Critics say the growing financial services need more oversight like its banking...
Air Force: 188th To Lose A-10 Mission
The Air Force “re-missioning” plan released Friday calls for the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith to lose its 20 A-10 aircraft, with the unit...
Southwest Power Pool Board Approves $1.7 Billion In New Projects
Southwest Power Pool, the Little Rock-based regional transmission operator, says its board has approved more than $1.7 billion in new projects over the next 10...










