by - October 2, 2015 12:08 pm
Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer on Friday (Oct. 2) announced broad personnel and strategy changes that include nine top level organizational moves for the club division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc….
by - October 2, 2015 9:56 am
After months of speculation, Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon on Friday announced 450 corporate job cuts at the home office in Bentonville.
by - September 26, 2015 2:11 pm
Downtown Fort Smith was alive. Alive with “special energy.” A new element of culture was brought to the city. The “cool switch” was turned on for Fort Smith. Those are…
by - September 1, 2015 7:10 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued an opinion Tuesday (Sept. 1) that could impact a Sept. 8 vote in Fayetteville on an ordinance that would include civil rights protections based…
by - August 24, 2015 4:40 pm
How have the tumbles of the financial markets impacted Arkansas stocks and what could happen next? Economists and analysts weigh in.
by - August 22, 2015 9:07 pm
This guest commentary was written by Michael Tilley with our content partner, The City Wire. It’s not likely I’ll soon praise the presidency of Jimmy Carter, if for no other reason…
by - August 20, 2015 9:03 pm
It’s not likely I’ll soon praise the presidency of Jimmy Carter, if for no other reason than dad would disown me. He is not a fan of the Georgia peanut…
by - August 14, 2015 6:56 am
Come Monday (Aug. 17), the newest building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus is estimated to welcome up to 400 students and wholly change how the university…
by - August 11, 2015 8:27 am
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…
by - August 9, 2015 11:26 pm
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…
by - July 30, 2015 3:33 pm
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report…
by - July 18, 2015 7:49 am
Following the death of four U.S. Marines and the shooting of a sailor in Chattanooga, Tenn., Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) and Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) have instructed the…
by - July 15, 2015 10:10 pm
Recapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing money to short-term highway projects are just a few of the ideas for spending the state surplus.
by - July 15, 2015 4:51 am
Those who spoke Tuesday (July 14) at the opening ceremony for a six-mile piece of Interstate 49 through Chaffee Crossing east of Fort Smith had a common theme: It’s a great start worth celebrating, but more money and concrete is needed to link the short stretch into a major national highway corridor.
by - July 13, 2015 6:45 pm
River operators say the hard-hitting rains of the last three months have dealt the barge business the ‘worst economic blow’ since the Great Recession.
by - July 12, 2015 8:59 pm
The trust and transparency deficit with Fort Smith municipal government took another hit Friday (July 10) when Mayor Sandy Sanders admitted – maybe unwittingly – that the Board broke state…
by - July 9, 2015 9:31 am
John Simone, the USA Truck boss who managed what is considered by many to be an impressive financial turnaround by the Van Buren-based company, has resigned to focus on his…
by - July 7, 2015 9:07 pm
Collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax during the first four months of 2015 totaled $4.247 million, up 7.25% compared to the same period in 2014. So far in 2015, tourism is on a record-breaking pace.
by - July 7, 2015 1:16 pm
More economic development officials from around Arkansas are expected to attend the third year of the high-profile Walmart “Manufacturing Summit” now that it is being held in Bentonville.
by - July 5, 2015 6:19 pm
Recent numbers reflect well on the Fort Smith metro economy, but there remains a four-letter word that makes unpleasant a more in-depth conversation: Jobs. Positive economic headlines have been frequent…
