by - July 5, 2016 2:05 pm
A day after officially retiring as the Fort Smith Public School Superintendent, Dr. Benny Gooden was named executive director of institutional relations for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, the…
by - June 28, 2016 9:11 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with many additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Exide Technologies has received a $30.7 million “cost-sharing” grant from the federal government to upgrade its Fort Smith battery…
by - June 27, 2016 6:38 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections are trending in the wrong direction to begin 2016, with one Fort Smith Director saying the numbers are “a surprise” and could force the city’s…
by - June 16, 2016 8:31 am
Outgoing U.S. Marshals Museum President and CEO Jim Dunn acknowledged “anxiety” in the community about fundraising efforts for the planned museum, and said the incoming president has the professional background…
by - June 14, 2016 11:29 am
Patrick Weeks has been hired as the next president and CEO of the U.S. Marshals Museum, and he will begin in the job on July. The move was approved Tuesday…
by - June 9, 2016 7:02 am
Sometimes the ups and downs of renovating an historic structure is literally the up and down part of the renovation. That’s the case with work on the almost 90-year-old Masonic…
by - June 3, 2016 10:22 am
It was the first shareholders meeting in Wal-Mart corporate history at which a Walton family member did not preside over the business meeting. Other than that, it was business –…
by - June 2, 2016 9:38 am
With approval received earlier this year to recruit students, officials with the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Smith are hiring faculty and staff to prep for the first…
by - May 31, 2016 8:24 am
Editor’s note: This story is a component of the Arkansas Transportation Report, which is produced by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas…
by - May 30, 2016 9:35 am
Board President Dr. Deanie Mehl said the decisions by School Board Members Wade Gilkey and Bill Hanesworth to oppose any effort to change the Southside High School mascot back to…
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…
