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Delta Authority reaches out to Google

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Delta leaders have asked Google to test its theory that high-speed…

Egs Wagers Continue To Climb

Everything continues to come up aces with gambling wagers at the state’s two permitted electronic gaming centers.

Conway, Morrilton Ink Economic Development Deal

The communities of Conway and Morrilton are making plans to work more closely on regional projects.

The Delta Makes A Pitch To Google

Delta leaders have asked Google to test its theory that high-speed Internet service can be a transformative economic engine in one of the country’s most impoverished regions.

Sykes director: ‘Long-term opportunities’ in Fort Smith

Chris Melton, the site director for Sykes Enterprises’ call center operation in Fort Smith, believes the company will be active in the region for many years. Tampa, Fla.-based Sykes is…

Large apartment complex planned for Chaffee Crossing

An empty patch of land along Chad Colley Boulevard at Chaffee Crossing will soon be home to a new apartment complex, according to this report from KFSM 5 News. “They’re…

Fort Smith enplanements below 2010 pace

Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to track just below the year-to-date numbers of 2010. September enplanements at the airport totaled 7,335, just below the 7,340 during September…

Crowd gathers to inspect new Showcase Home

The home, built by Charles Mock, helps raise awareness of and funds for the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders.

Faith A Growing Field For Business Managers

Faith in the workplace is a growing part of management, according to Dr. Judi Neal, director of the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in the Workplace at the University of Arkansas.

Health exchange summit set

The politically sensitive topic of health exchanges is the focus of an Oct. 11 event in Little Rock designed to share “viewpoints on the Exchange business model. Joel Ario, former…

Faith in the workplace a growing issue

story by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] Faith in the workplace is a growing part of management, according to Dr. Judi Neal, director of the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in…

Whirlpool support part of 2011 Showcase Home

Refrigerators and race cars were the more interesting parts of an interview discussion Tuesday (Oct. 4) at the 2011 Showcase Home presented by the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home…

Little Rock port, Arkansas River navigation issues noted

story by Steve Brawner, for Talk Business [email protected] Paul Latture, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority, is pointing out the industries occupying some of the authority’s 2,640 acres…

First National Bank, Arvest lead in deposit market share

Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. continues to hold the dominant bank deposit market share position in the Fort Smith region, with Bentonville-based Arvest Bank retaining the top market share position…

Clean & Green: Food Club

What if you could shop for the freshest, locally grown meats and produce from the comfort of your home and have your order delivered for pick-up at a central location?

Indie Film ‘the Last Ride’ Gets A Test Drive

Arkansas independent filmmaker Tim Jackson’s "The Last Ride" is getting a test drive.

Big Plans, Big Challenges Ahead For Port, River

Paul Latture, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority, is pointing out the industries occupying some of the authority’s 2,640 acres as he travels aboard the barge “Ted Cook” as it floats along the Arkansas River. From east to west are manufacturers producing roofing granules and then fertilizer, followed by a barge dock where waste oil is deposited and a huge silo filled with dry cement.