by - May 25, 2016 12:42 pm
Responses to a question sent by Talk Business & Politics to more than 50 Fort Smith area business leaders and owners were mixed about the impact of the Southside High…
by - May 23, 2016 10:11 pm
Editor’s note: A video of the meeting has been posted at the end of this story. –––––––––––––– Emotions ran high Monday night (May 23) at the Fort Smith Public School…
by - May 16, 2016 6:27 pm
Carl Geffken, who recently arrived in Fort Smith to be the city’s top boss, may face a bigger chore than filling key management vacancies, or abiding by an estimated $480…
by - May 12, 2016 7:05 pm
Steve Clark, head of Fort Smith-based Propak Logistics and the energy behind the “Unexpected Project” that resulted in the murals festival in downtown Fort Smith, has received the 2016 Jack…
by - May 10, 2016 6:52 pm
In a Five Rivers Distribution warehouse in Van Buren there is literally a boatload of antacid for dairy cows. The powdery stuff comes from China. Don’t confuse it with the…
by - May 7, 2016 1:54 pm
Editor’s note: This essay was first posted May 10, 2009. Happy Mother’s Day! ––––––––––––– A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth,…
by - May 6, 2016 1:43 pm
Keys to help grow the Fort Smith regional economy include building cultural and recreational amenities that appeal to valued members of the workforce, and pushing back against a federal regulations…
by - May 5, 2016 11:37 am
John James is passionate about the myriad challenges and limited opportunities of turning an idea into a multi-million dollar enterprise in Arkansas. He’s done it before, is doing it now,…
by - May 5, 2016 7:02 am
It was an expensive first quarter for Van Buren-based USA Truck, with $5.3 million in restructuring costs resulting in a net loss for the quarter of $1.807 million, a wide…
by - May 4, 2016 3:58 pm
The Arkansas State University Farmers’ Market will join forces with the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) to hold a seminar, “Utilizing a Commercial-Based Kitchen,” May 14, from 9…
by - May 4, 2016 3:58 pm
The Arkansas State University Farmers’ Market will join forces with the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) to hold a seminar, “Utilizing a Commercial-Based Kitchen,” May 14, from 9…
by - May 4, 2016 12:36 pm
New home construction in Fort Smith is up more than 30% in the first four months of 2016, but overall building permit values in the city are down more than…
by - April 21, 2016 7:09 am
The Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine now under construction at Chaffee Crossing has been approved by a national accrediting body to be able to recruit students for its first class…
by - April 14, 2016 5:46 pm
The massive new ArcBest corporate headquarters structure taking form on a Chaffee Crossing ridge overlooking much of southeast Fort Smith is on schedule for a spring 2017 completion, said ArcBest…
by - April 5, 2016 3:15 pm
Editor’s note: This report is a component of the Arkansas Transportation Report, a monthly compilation of data and news regarding the trucking, railroad, airline, and river barge industries. –––––––––––––––––––– The…
by - March 31, 2016 4:58 pm
Fort Smith businessman Tom Kirkham says he’s never voluntarily stood in a long line to buy a new anything. On Thursday, he was #178 in a long line in Dallas…
by - March 29, 2016 2:26 pm
The majority consensus among Fort Smith business leaders is that incoming Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken needs to create a citywide culture of customer service and being business friendly….
by - March 27, 2016 7:34 pm
The Fort Smith metro area has good bones. We’re a great people in a great place capable of great progress. We’ve recently seen bubble up a “shift in attitude, in…
by - March 24, 2016 5:56 pm
U.S. Census estimate updates released Thursday (March 24) show that the Northwest Arkansas metro area accounted for most of the state’s population growth in the past five years, and only…
by - March 24, 2016 3:26 pm
Fort Smith businessman, cattle rancher and quiet philanthropist David McMahon has died. He was 84, and would have been 85 on Saturday (March 26). McMahon, along with wife Mary Ann,…
