by - December 13, 2010 2:30 pm
U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson ruled Monday (Dec. 13) that a portion of the new health care law is unconstitutional in that it “exceeds” the power of Congress to…
by - December 13, 2010 6:59 am
Clay McKinney and Jason Browning have published a book about nefarious international acquisition of people. The book is not expected to be popular with the New York Yankees and Major…
by - December 11, 2010 12:02 pm
About 300 attend the Christmas banquet held by the Fort Smith Manufacturing Executives Association.
by - December 10, 2010 4:15 pm
Documents filed on ABF Freight System’s “Legal Action” website show that discussions with Teamsters officials were often terse, and that Teamsters offered to help ABF acquire financially-troubled YRC — ABF’s…
by - December 9, 2010 2:24 pm
That trip to grandma’s house for Christmas may be a bit more expensive this year as pump prices across the U.S. jumped 10 cents this week, nearing $3 per gallon…
by - December 9, 2010 8:38 am
November enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport boosted 2010 traffic past the dismal 2009 total, and were more than 15% higher than November 2009. Traffic out of the airport…
by - December 9, 2010 8:37 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - December 8, 2010 10:39 am
If completed, the ABB-Baldor deal will leave only two publicly held companies based in the Fort Smith area — Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., and Van Buren-based USA Truck. Zurich,…
by - December 8, 2010 8:09 am
Fort Smith-based Golden Living has established a new, in-house consulting pharmacy company that will focus on improving medication safety and patient outcomes, according to a statement from the company. Golden…
by - December 7, 2010 9:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 7) voted 7-0 to approve a $269 million budget for 2011 that includes increased revenue from a 5% water rate increase…
by - December 7, 2010 5:02 pm
A room full of 300 state bankers and business leaders gathered at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock to discuss the ramifications and potential repercussions of the wide-ranging financial reform…
by - December 7, 2010 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith metro area was the only one of eight Arkansas metro areas to see an increase in the October unemployment rate. According to stats released Tuesday (Dec. 7)…
by - December 6, 2010 5:00 pm
Fort Smith and Sebastian County sales tax collections continue to be trend-proof, with the October report showing a 0.3% dip in Fort Smith and a 1.74% gain countywide. Each of…
by - December 6, 2010 4:20 pm
Area hospitality collections continue to improve, despite a continued decline in hospitality sector employment in the Fort Smith region. Van Buren hospitality tax collections during October totaled $32,150, up 1.2%…
by - December 6, 2010 11:28 am
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday (Dec. 6) approved a limited review of what could be the largest class-action lawsuit — Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores — in the country. On…
by - December 6, 2010 10:05 am
The past four months have been slow for the area construction industry, with the value of permits issued between August and November by Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaling…
by - December 3, 2010 10:37 am
There were 53 foreclosed homes sold in the Fort Smith region during the third quarter of 2010, down from the 68 in same quarter of 2009, and with the average…
by - December 2, 2010 11:41 pm
Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce President Paul Harvel reiterated Wednesday his desire to see chamber members “empowered” to use the chamber to make positive community changes and to help…
by - December 2, 2010 11:43 am
Continued improvements in consumer and business spending has helped boost Arkansas tax collections 2.4% above the same fiscal period in 2009. The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration reported Thursday…
by - December 2, 2010 10:41 am
Third quarter economic conditions were relatively unchanged in the Fort Smith region compared to the 2009 period, with declines in sales tax collections and building permit values and no employment…
