by - September 21, 2021 6:14 pm
Mars Petcare is again expanding its Fort Smith operation with a $117 million investment over two phases that are estimated to add 140 jobs. The Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - September 21, 2021 4:53 pm
Arkansas’ tourism economy shows clear signs of recovery from business shutdowns in 2020, and gains above a robust sector in 2019. The state’s 2% tourism tax between January and June…
by - September 21, 2021 2:31 pm
Arkansas will not mandate COVID-19 vaccines for school children when a vaccine becomes available for those under the age of 12, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Sept. 21). The governor…
by - September 14, 2021 2:51 pm
In his 200th press briefing since the pandemic began in Arkansas and on a day in which 36 more COVID-19 deaths were reported, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (Sept. 14)…
by - September 8, 2021 2:44 pm
With new COVID-19 cases and deaths continuing to rise, measures taken by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to respond now include bringing a 20-person military “medical team” to the University of Arkansas…
by - September 7, 2021 9:24 pm
A left turn lane could be a problem, which is why the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 7) tabled a master land use plan change for a…
by - September 2, 2021 11:17 am
Jonesboro-based Hytrol Conveyor Co. said Thursday (Sept. 2) it plans to hire another 100 workers at its Fort Smith manufacturing plant to operate a new product line. The expansion would…
by - August 31, 2021 3:02 pm
Some COVID-19 numbers have moved lower in recent weeks, but Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero worry about a post-Labor Day surge that could push…
by - August 26, 2021 4:11 pm
Gary and Dusty Duke have bought the building at 1115 Garrison Ave. and plan to renovate the historic structure on the east end of the avenue into a residence. The…
by - August 24, 2021 12:38 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the state had as of Tuesday (Aug. 24) reached an “unprecedented” point at which the state’s ICU bed capacity is full. His announcement comes on the…
by - August 19, 2021 5:05 pm
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River between January and July is down 2% compared with the same period of 2020, with one port operator blaming some of the decline on…
by - August 11, 2021 12:16 pm
The average home sale price in the Fort Smith metro in the first six months of 2021 was $189,697, up 26.3% compared to the same period in 2020. The highest…
by - August 3, 2021 4:06 pm
As he had promised, and just a few weeks before public schools begin a new year, attorney Tom Mars on Tuesday (Aug. 3) filed a lawsuit in the Pulaski County…
by - August 2, 2021 10:42 am
There’s good money in moving stuff from point A to point B. Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted a more than 200% increase in adjusted net income in the second quarter, with…
by - July 29, 2021 4:12 pm
A national and global supply chain facing far more demand than capacity to deliver has helped Van Buren-based USA Truck turn the corner on what was a financially tough 2020….
by - July 28, 2021 6:31 pm
Fort Smith City Director Lavon Morton said at board study session Tuesday (July 27) he would rather the city develop a collaborative program with city partners to promote spaying and…
by - July 22, 2021 2:07 pm
The state’s tourism sector showed clear signs of recovery in the first four months of 2021, but the comparisons were up against the first two months of COVID-19 shutdown in…
by - July 6, 2021 5:26 pm
Fort Smith-based Harry G. Barr & Co. is beginning a three-stage process as part of a planned $10 million expansion of its office and manufacturing space that should result in…
by - July 6, 2021 3:13 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (July 6) the state was “winning the (COVID) battle in April … (but) we are losing ground in July.” He called on employers to do…
by - July 2, 2021 10:12 am
Arkansas ended fiscal year 2021 with a revenue surplus of $945.7 million thanks in part to a COVID-19 induced shift in a tax filing deadline from April to July that…
