by - October 20, 2015 8:10 pm
Tusk to Tail: Prodigal tailgaters return to Fayetteville
Thirty five days. That was the last time the Hogs played a game on the Fayetteville campus. It might as well have been a year, since it seems like it…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - October 20, 2015 7:55 pm
Many Medicaid, private option out-of-staters already removed, DHS says
Many of the 42,891 Arkansas Medicaid and private option recipients whom a consultant says may live out of state have already been terminated from those programs, legislators were told Tuesday…
by - October 20, 2015 5:24 pm
Arkansas jobless rate slides to 5.2%, nears U.S. unemployment of 5.1%
Arkansas’ seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell another two-tenths of percentage point to 5.2% in September as employers added 33,500 workers to Arkansas payrolls in the past year. That draws Arkansas…
by - October 20, 2015 5:15 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court grants stay of execution for eight inmates
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday (Oct. 20) agreed with Arkansas officials that a lower court was wrong to halt executions, but upheld a stay of executions pending the outcome…
by - October 20, 2015 4:47 pm
CBID pushes city to be more proactive on infrastructure problems
Business leaders from the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) called on city officials to be more proactive in maintenance efforts around the Historic District. The calls echoed a…
by - October 20, 2015 3:54 pm
Renewable energy goals mean lower costs, prices, Walmart energy boss says
The newly hired chief of Walmart’s energy division told members of the Arkansas Advance Energy Association (AAEA) on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that the retail giant’s ultimate goal in becoming 100%…
by - October 20, 2015 3:30 pm
CardHub: Holiday shoppers be wary of ‘deferred interest’ offers by retailers
Holiday spending can be a stressful time even in stable economies but credit experts warn that taking advantage of “deferred interest” or pay later offers could add more stress to…
by - October 20, 2015 3:02 pm
Natural gas, budgets and BS
Some in the upper levels of Fort Smith city leadership have said the city has cut expenses as much as possible and the best/only way to fix budget holes is…
by - October 20, 2015 12:23 pm
Amazeum to host ‘priceless nights’ with grant from Tyson Foods
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to underwrite the cost of the $9 admission to the Scott Family Amazeum on Wednesday evenings in a program dubbed “priceless nights” in the Amazeum’s…
by - October 19, 2015 8:38 pm
Two with university experience say college value waning; ASU boss disputes
College students are paying more and going into more debt for a worse education, legislators were told Monday, while the president of the ASU System defended a college education as…
by - October 19, 2015 6:12 pm
UAFS, Maverick respond to growing truck driver shortage
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith is one of hundreds of institutions around the country trying to help address a growing truck driver shortage, and the slowdown in the…
by - October 19, 2015 6:03 pm
Bank of the Ozarks announces $800 million deal, largest by an Arkansas bank
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. completed is largest deal in its history with the acquisition of Atlanta-based Community & Southern Holdings Inc., the Little Rock regional banking group announced Monday…
by - October 19, 2015 5:52 pm
BancorpSouth quarterly income up almost 20%, misses estimate
BancorpSouth posted quarterly net income of $34.343 million for the third quarter, up 19.3% over the same period in 2014 but missing the consensus analyst estimate on earnings per share…
by - October 19, 2015 5:01 pm
‘Simple Text’ latest Wal-Mart app to connect its physical and digital worlds
A personal shopping assistant to help customers navigate Walmart stores to find specific items is in the works. It’s one of of the latest ecommerce ideas from the retailer’s more…
by - October 19, 2015 3:35 pm
Steve Clark named vice chairman for U.S. Chamber Foundation
Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve Clark has been named vice chairman of the Northeast Board of Regents for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and its Institute of Organization…
by - October 19, 2015 3:35 pm
Sebastian County September home sales up 11%, sales down in metro area
Agents across Sebastian and Crawford counties reported mixed home sales data for September. The metro area’s combined home sales valued more than $23.16 million, declining 4.2% from the same month…
by - October 19, 2015 2:07 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital gets delivery of new ‘AirMed’ choppers
Blackhawk helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has delivered two state-of-the-art helicopter units that will provide air medical transportation services to Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the California defense contractor announced Monday (Oct….
by - October 19, 2015 1:41 pm
Stephen: Medicaid out-of-staters shows automation need more than fraud
A health care policy consultant says its finding that 42,891 Medicaid and private option recipients may have out-of-state addresses underscores the need for an automated system but does not necessarily…
by - October 19, 2015 12:39 pm
Walmart Asda retrenches around its core business, trims jobs
Asda, Wal-Mart’s successful grocery chain in the United Kingdom, announced Monday (Oct. 19) plans to reallocate more resources to the core business to try and reverse what has been a…
by - October 19, 2015 12:18 pm
Supply Side briefs: ConAgra layoffs, Nestle’s frozen focus, Tyson bets on jerky
• ConAgra corporate layoffs begin ConAgra Foods recently began the first wave of layoffs that will impact roughly 1,000 of its employees among its corporate ranks. The company unveiled more…