by - June 23, 2011 12:41 pm
Editor’s note: Story updated with changes throughout. Rheem announced Thursday (June 23) the company will move 250 jobs from Fort Smith to an expanded manufacturing plant in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico,…
by - June 23, 2011 11:17 am
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling that a constitutional amendment dealing with state interest rates and special funding bonds…
by - June 23, 2011 9:54 am
University research and U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, advise against a retreat from nuclear energy. Opposition or fear of nuclear energy began to wane in the past 10 years. New…
by - June 22, 2011 9:21 am
Personal income in Arkansas during the first quarter of 2011 was $99.012 billion, up 4.82% compared to the first quarter of 2010 and up 1.9% compared to the fourth quarter…
by - June 21, 2011 7:24 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The director of the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission will ask…
by - June 21, 2011 2:57 pm
The planned closing of Warner Smith & Harris, a law firmed founded in 1887 and considered by many a cornerstone of the region’s legal community, proves that the economics of…
by - June 21, 2011 1:34 pm
A federal economic report released Tuesday (June 21) showing a decline in first quarter 2011 spending on travel and tourism provides insight into enplanement trends at Arkansas’ top three airports…
by - June 21, 2011 8:12 am
Customer service often includes providing a solution and/or experience with the purchase.
by - June 20, 2011 4:49 pm
Arkansas’ Public Service Commission on June 17 approved an $8.787 million rate increase on about 66,000 Oklahoma Gas & Electric customers in western Arkansas. That increase could soon be followed…
by - June 20, 2011 10:20 am
The U.S. Supreme Court was unanimous in rejecting a bid to further the sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The decision, issued Monday, is a setback for a class-action…
by - June 20, 2011 9:43 am
The number of Fort Smith regional properties in a foreclosure action fell 6.32% in May courtesy of more than 32% decline in Crawford County foreclosure actions. In Arkansas, properties in…
by - June 20, 2011 8:49 am
In just a few short weeks, a group of enterprising individuals in Fort Smith conducted a poll of elementary students in Fort Smith, created a map production company with several…
by - June 17, 2011 12:18 pm
Arkansas’ jobless rate inched up to 7.8% in May from 7.7% in April, with the number of unemployed increasing 1,200 — from 105,700 in April to 106,900 in May. May…
by - June 16, 2011 10:01 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] French Hill, CEO of Delta Trust and Bank, offered insight on…
by - June 16, 2011 9:24 am
Tax collections and employment figures in the Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality sectors indicate positive momentum compared to 2010. For the first four months of 2011, hospitality tax collections…
by - June 15, 2011 11:20 am
U.S. District Judge Roger Hunt on Tuesday (June 14) has rejected an attempt by Righthaven and Las Vegas-based Stephens Media to transfer copyrights and sue bloggers and other Internet users…
by - June 15, 2011 10:51 am
Thank the wet weather and ongoing channel depth issues for a 12% overall decline in tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River during the first five months of 2011 — a…
by - June 14, 2011 3:36 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Looking at survey data from the latest Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report,…
by - June 14, 2011 8:31 am
Stockman says a business owner unable to step back and relax may jeopardize the future of the business.
by - June 13, 2011 5:59 pm
The national push to implement “smart” technology to the electric power grid and meters on buildings is expected to arrive in the Fort Smith area by the spring/summer of 2012….
