by - September 7, 2016 7:28 pm
Arkansas State University enrolled a record setting number of students this fall. ASU had at least 14,074 students register for class, a 5% increase from 2015, according to the school….
by - September 7, 2016 7:04 pm
Dallas-based Gateway Planning will unveil preliminary maps for Fort Smith’s strategic downtown development on Sept. 15 during a meeting planned to to be held on the first floor of the…
by - September 7, 2016 6:39 pm
Cuba needs rice and chicken. German companies have a keen interest in conducting business in the southern U.S., and Henan Province in China is known for food processing and rice…
by - September 7, 2016 6:24 pm
A $40,000 check from Verizon will enable the state to create regional and state computer coding competitions, with the winning team of three students each taking home a $2,000 scholarship…
by - September 7, 2016 6:17 pm
Van Buren Original (VBO), a group of city leaders and business owners formed to foster the development of the downtown historic district, will roll out a four-month endeavor called Living…
by - September 7, 2016 5:12 pm
Anecdotal reports from the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book report on the Eighth District show that local labor markets are tightening as employers are reporting difficulties in finding skilled or qualified…
by - September 7, 2016 4:43 pm
story by Dale Cullins Editor’s note: Welcome to the fifth season of Tusk to Tail – the sport of tailgating as organized, performed and perfected by a group of Hog…
by - September 7, 2016 4:05 pm
The traditional labor force is changing, with a growing number of independent contractors choosing to be self-employed – part of the so-called, “gig economy” – instead of signing on as…
by - September 7, 2016 3:32 pm
The Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant will launch in June from its new home at the Robinson Center, according to a press release from the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau…
by - September 7, 2016 3:32 pm
The Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant will launch in June from its new home at the Robinson Center, according to a press release from the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau…
by - September 7, 2016 3:21 pm
Dallas Cowboys or Kansas City Chiefs? The difference fans of these two teams would pay to see a game in-person is a steep one, according to a new study from…
by - September 7, 2016 2:49 pm
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday (Sept. 7) in the Arkansas Supreme Court by opponents of an amendment authorizing three casinos in Arkansas. The suit was filed by Chuck Lange and…
by - September 7, 2016 2:40 pm
After helping to welcome a record number of visitors to Arkansas tourist destinations in 2015, State Parks and Tourism Chief Kane Webb said Wednesday (Sept. 7) the state is shifting…
by - September 7, 2016 9:40 am
Total new construction permits values in Fayetteville, Springdale, Bentonville and Rogers were $55.103 million in July, down 41.2% from the $93.862 million reported in the year-ago period. There were 160…
by - September 7, 2016 8:48 am
Editor’s note: Each Wednesday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Health Beat,” a round-up health-related topics. ––––––––––––––– DHS RECEIVES $3 MILLION GRANT FOR OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS The Arkansas Department of Human…
by - September 7, 2016 5:13 am
Dr. Sarah Duda, who specializes in family medicine and provides care for patients of all ages, including infant, had joined the Sparks Health System walk-in clinic in Fort Smith at…
by - September 7, 2016 5:13 am
Dr. Sarah Duda, who specializes in family medicine and provides care for patients of all ages, including infant, had joined the Sparks Health System walk-in clinic in Fort Smith at…
by - September 7, 2016 5:09 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled 7,973 students for the fall 2016 semester, an increase of 11 students, or 0.14%, from fall 2015 figures, NWACC officials announced. Official eleventh-day enrollment numbers…
by - September 7, 2016 5:09 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College enrolled 7,973 students for the fall 2016 semester, an increase of 11 students, or 0.14%, from fall 2015 figures, NWACC officials announced. Official eleventh-day enrollment numbers…
by - September 6, 2016 9:09 pm
City Administrator Carl Geffken said Fort Smith is still on pace to meet its early October deadline for filling three vacant department head positions in human resources, police, and utilities….
