Month: May 2009

Women and retirement

A “three-legged” approach is needed for women to improve their retirement income.

Regional home sales down in first quarter

The number of homes sold in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties during the first quarter of 2009 fell more than 22% compared to the same period in 2008, according to…

Music In The Park Series

Music in Blanche Moore Park located in the 700 Block of Main Street in Van Buren featuring Gary Hutchison and John Magness. For more information call 479-461-7410.

Old Timer Days Festival

A two-day arts & crafts festival held annually on Historic Main Street. Six blocks of Van Buren’s Main Street will be closed off to provide space for more than 200…

Free manufacturing consulting offered

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions is offering for free a full day of “individualized consultancy” to Arkansas businesses with the goal of identifying areas for improvement and new opportunities for growth. The…

Rep. Green lands on new Top 10 list

Rep. Rick Green, R-Van Buren, makes a new list of the Top 10 legislators of the recently concluded annual session of the 87th Arkansas General Assembly. The “Political Buzz Top…

National Day of Prayer

Bring folding chairs if you need them. Come and pray for our nation.

Weapons, security training spurs $5 million Van Buren business expansion

A more than $5 million investment in a weaponry retail and training business located in Van Buren is a high-stakes bet that the small arms manufacturing industry will continue to…

Cultural, tourism events aplenty in June

June in the Fort Smith/Van Buren area is already shaping up to be a busy time with the Wakarusa Music Festival (June 4-7), the Fort Smith Classic (June 15-21), The…

Air-Evac/Horizon Aviation Event

Paris Airport – Paris, AR 1:00pm-5:00pm $5 Entry Fee – Tickets available at the gate. Attractions: – Army Air Traffic Services – Airplane Rides ($15) – Remote Control Airplane Demonstrations…

Methanol research funded

A University of Virginia project hopes to use methane to power your car and, possibly, your computer.

Fort Smith enplanements continue to drop

Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were down 11.3% in April, and are down almost 14% for the year. April saw 6,408 boardings out of Fort Smith, compared to…

Fort Smith board approves controversial housing development

The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted Tuesday (May 5) night to approve a zoning change that allows for construction of a controversial subdivision proposed by the Fort Smith Housing…

Lincoln SHOPs for small business health insurance relief

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., has collected support from a broad political spectrum for a small business health insurance bill she unveiled Tuesday (May 5). Lincoln, along with U.S. Sens….

Fort Smith city directors comment on reorganization review

It’s been more than four months since Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly said he was conducting an organizational review of city personnel and functions. He noted during a Dec….

Cinco de Mayo

The Census Bureau pulls together trivia to mark the Mexican victory over French forces.

Building better blades

New research seeks to design a new windmill blade that better harvests the wind.

Fort Smith building permits dip

Fort Smith issued 329 permits in April that were valued at $11.56 million, down 41.2% from the $19.68 million in building permit values in April 2008. The decline is partially…

State tax collections see decline in April

Many Arkansas legislators and Gov. Mike Beebe were hesitant to expand government or cut too many taxes uring the recently concluded Arkansas 87th General Assembly because they feared state tax…