by - June 6, 2011 9:14 am
The past few months have been exciting for Fort Smith banker Clay McKinney and attorney Jason Browning, with their book about the New York Yankees catching the interest of USA…
by - June 3, 2011 11:36 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] While Wal-Mart’s profits and international businesses accelerate, investors, shareholders and top…
by - June 2, 2011 11:48 pm
Assurance Realty and BBR members partnered to host and coordinate the after-hours gathering.
by - June 2, 2011 10:59 am
Arkansas’ May revenue report suggests higher fuel prices are slowing consumer spending, which in turn pushed sales tax collections below the forecast. Overall, state tax collections for the 11 months…
by - June 2, 2011 8:36 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] "What’s in the water?" That was the impetus for a consensus…
by - June 1, 2011 2:25 pm
There were 62 foreclosed homes sold in the Fort Smith region during the first quarter of 2011, down from the 72 in same quarter of 2010, and with the average…
by - June 1, 2011 1:16 pm
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to an estimated 7.7% in April, with the estimated number of unemployed falling below 11,000 for the first time in five months. According…
by - June 1, 2011 6:50 am
People in the Fort Smith region appear to be uncertain about personal finances and the overall economy, according to the most recent The Consumer Compass Report. Of the almost 600…
by - May 31, 2011 1:18 pm
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by - May 27, 2011 4:25 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judge Michael Fitzhugh on Friday granted an injunction stopping collection of the 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith. The Citizens for Responsible Taxation on May…
by - May 27, 2011 8:15 am
If there was a dark cloud in the highlights for America’s Car-Mart’s fourth quarter results, it would have to be invisible. The Bentonville-based "buy here, pay here" used car dealer…
by - May 26, 2011 2:03 pm
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Students enrolled in a Business in China class at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith now view China in…
by - May 26, 2011 10:53 am
The April tonnage report from the American Trucking Associations’ indicates that the pace of business in the national trucking industry is improving but inconsistent. And an economic forecast report from…
by - May 26, 2011 9:52 am
A relaxing vacation getaway may be a misnomer this Memorial Day weekend with crowded highways, high pump prices and spikes in airfares, hotel and car rental rates. In addition, several…
by - May 26, 2011 9:41 am
Capital spending in the U.S. fell dramatically in 2009, reaching a five-year low with the manufacturing and information sectors seeing the largest declines, according to a recent report from the…
by - May 25, 2011 6:50 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Kraft Foods and Planters Peanuts celebrated the 35th anniversary of the Fort Smith plant on Wednesday at an onsite, invitation-only event. Taking center stage were…
by - May 25, 2011 9:45 am
First quarter 2011 economic conditions were mostly unchanged compared to the 2010 period, but sales tax gains and improving employment figures indicate improving momentum. According to The Compass Report, economic…
by - May 25, 2011 8:32 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After 4 regional meetings to visit with its membership, the Arkansas…
by - May 24, 2011 7:06 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Fort Smith Regional Airport Commissioners chose not to take any chances regarding the weather at May’s monthly meeting. Memories of crowding into the airport bathrooms…
by - May 24, 2011 1:53 pm
FDIC-insured banks in Arkansas during the first quarter of 2011 made more money, employed fewer people and were fewer in number than the first quarter of 2010. The 127 banks…
