by - February 7, 2017 8:02 am
Higher insurance costs, not enough “safe and productive drivers,” and lower revenue per shipment in its logistics division were some of the reasons behind a $7.69 million loss in 2016…
by - February 2, 2017 6:18 pm
Plans first made public in late 2015 by local CBS affiliate KFSM-TV, Channel 5, to move more of its operations to Northwest Arkansas from Fort Smith are ongoing, although the…
by - January 18, 2017 4:37 pm
Fire and emergency services will return to the 188th Wing based at the Fort Smith Regional Airport thanks to a decision by Lt. Gen. Leon Scott “Catfish” Rice. The move…
by - January 1, 2017 10:47 am
Editor’s note: This essay first appeared Dec. 28, 2008, on The City Wire, now Talk Business & Politics. It continues to be an appropriate note to begin a new year….
by - December 13, 2016 7:45 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 13) approved a budget and timeline that will see the organization push to raise $30 million in the next few…
by - December 12, 2016 6:57 pm
The process of interviewing an estimated 650 prospective students for the inaugural class of the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith could have an economic impact of more…
by - December 7, 2016 6:38 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., hopes to learn more Thursday about allegations of significant financial waste at the Pentagon, and U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, said Congress must take…
by - December 6, 2016 4:05 pm
More than 1,400 acres of land in Newton County and within the Buffalo River watershed will be placed in conservation thanks to the family of a doctor from Michigan who…
by - December 5, 2016 7:25 pm
Construction is set to begin on “The Greens,” an estimated $6 million apartment complex adjacent to the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine that will serve as student housing for some…
by - November 22, 2016 10:39 am
The end may soon arrive for a rare “inventory overhang” that has been an earnings drag on J.B. Hunt, ArcBest (ABF Freight), USA Truck and other national and regional trucking…
by - November 20, 2016 11:12 am
Sadness about the loss of such positive energy in this troubled world is natural but please do not be sad for the close friends and family of Patricia Brown, for…
by - November 14, 2016 5:17 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor Dr. Joseph Steinmetz sent an e-mail note to employees seeking to address “concerns about the current political climate” and “strive for civility” in dealing with differences…
by - November 11, 2016 8:16 am
Editor’s note: This essay about my grandfather, Raymond Evans, was first published November 2002. Raymond Evans died Dec. 6, 2008. There is no expiration on the need to remember Veterans…
by - November 3, 2016 7:18 am
Third quarter income for Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. was down more than 32%, and income in the first nine months of 2016 is down 57.2% compared with the same period…
by - October 30, 2016 2:50 pm
As a former chamber of commerce employee, Issue 3 is appealing. As an Arkansan interested in good public policy, the appeal wanes. Issue 3 would amend Arkansas’ Constitution “to encourage…
by - October 23, 2016 9:20 am
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce has always been active in pushing business interests, but on Friday (Oct. 21) chamber Board Vice Chairman Joe Carter said the group plans to…
by - October 3, 2016 7:20 pm
American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear said Monday that “extreme ideology” in Washington D.C., and a “thou shalt not compromise” mentality hurt the industry and the country. Arkansas Trucking Association…
by - September 29, 2016 4:48 pm
Questions hitting the inbox in recent days and weeks have sought opinion on protest by anthem kneeling and amazing depths of Wells Fargo thievery. Let’s throw some marijuana in for…
by - September 19, 2016 6:43 pm
The Fort Smith metro tourism and travel sector has been a consistent bright spot in recent years, with Van Buren hospitality tax collections up almost 9% for the first six…
by - September 12, 2016 1:48 pm
Fort Smith metro business expansions are helping the regional economy finally gain traction in terms of job gains after more than seven years of post-Great Recession declines. But revelations about…
