by - July 17, 2014 8:34 pm
Arkansas Tourism Tax Collections Up 6.5%
On the strength of a record March and April, collections of Arkansas’ two percent tourism tax are up more than six percent for the year.
Author: Michael Tilley
by - July 15, 2014 11:20 pm
Discouraged and disappointed
One may admire the perseverance of Fort Smith City Directors Kevin Settle and Mike Lorenz in their effort to quash any discussion of how the city handles its legal needs,…
by - July 14, 2014 9:36 pm
Paul Harvel Receives Top Award From National Chamber Group
Paul Harvel’s more than 46 years of work with chambers of commerce in three states – from Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith to Amarillo – has garnered him the most…
by - July 13, 2014 5:37 pm
Losing our faith
There are important issues facing America and Arkansas but our two candidates for United States Senate appear to be more concerned with throwing each other under the church bus. The…
by - July 6, 2014 6:44 pm
Reflecting, already
The back and forth advertisements from Arkansas gubernatorial hopefuls Asa Hutchinson and Mike Ross often elicit an emotion a more disciplined journalist would not reveal. And that emotion is this:…
by - July 1, 2014 7:56 pm
Economic stability. Now what?
The corpus of the Fort Smith regional economy is not a fully recovered patient but we should pause to take note of recent positive developments. The developments may offer even…
by - June 19, 2014 8:00 pm
Just don’t call him a Savior
A simple and smart-alecky assessment could be that singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson ran out of beer before he ran out of herb and converted an empty Bud can into a bong…
by - June 17, 2014 4:29 pm
Freight Reports Suggest A Healthy U.S. Economy For Rest Of 2014
Although the first quarter U.S. GDP hit negative territory for the first time in almost three years, two trucking and shipping reports suggest the U.S. economy is growing and may…
by - June 6, 2014 6:58 pm
Wal-Mart Shareholders, Employees Hear About ‘Customer-centric’ Technology
The Wal-Mart shareholders meetings have become part late-night talk show, part church service/pep rally, part United Nations parade, with a retail Woodstock music festival sans the hippies, mushrooms and mud….
by - June 1, 2014 5:30 pm
Isbell the AMP and You
He dang sure shouldn’t be, but Jason Isbell was an afterthought on the promo stuff announcing a July 7 concert at the AMP in Northwest Arkansas. Isbell would probably be…
by - May 17, 2014 7:02 pm
The upcoming other side of history
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The odds are that Arkansas legislators supporting an effort to reinforce…
by - May 11, 2014 10:46 am
A fortunate son
A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place. Europe was rebuilding its continental economy, the Soviets were rattling…
by - May 8, 2014 7:34 am
Spartan Logistics To Acquire Whirlpool Distribution Building
Spartan Logistics plans to expand its operations in Fort Smith by acquiring the almost 620,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility that is part of the Whirlpool manufacturing site that ceased operations…
by - April 30, 2014 7:24 pm
Arkansas Best To Change Name To ArcBest
Christmas may come early to select signage and print companies with Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. announcing Wednesday (April 30) that as of May 1 the transportation holding company will…
by - April 29, 2014 6:37 pm
A message for Sen. Boozman
A heartfelt message to you, U.S. Sen. John Boozman, is to go away. Just for a few months. And not because we don’t want you around; it’s because we’d like…
by - April 22, 2014 12:18 pm
A recycled essay on Earth Day
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false-face for the urge to rule it. – H.L. Mencken Recently toured several of the fine museums in Chicago. The city…
by - March 25, 2014 6:54 pm
Growth In 2013 Arkansas Personal Income Falls Below U.S. Average
Combined personal incomes in Arkansas during 2013 grew 2.2%, below the 2.6% U.S. average, with the state’s per capita average of $36,086 pushing the state’s national ranking from 45 in…
by - March 21, 2014 10:44 am
Pheasant Press Trunk Show
HAMMONS + BECK will be proudly hosting a Pheasant Press trunk show! Pheasant Press will be bringing their spring line of wall prints, cards, coasters and more. Pheasant Press products…
by - March 15, 2014 5:05 pm
Hammons + Beck Opening Week
Hammons + Beck, a startup antique store in downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, is launching its opening week between March 18 and 22. Kat Hardin, owner of Hammons + Beck, will utilize…
by - March 6, 2014 8:32 am
Financial Outlook Improves For Arkansas Best, USA Truck
The outlook for two trucking operations that employ more than 1,000 in the Fort Smith region – and many of those being good-paying jobs – is improving.