by - June 18, 2010 12:54 pm
Arkansas’ unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in May, with the number of unemployed dropping to its lowest point for the first five months of 2010 and manufacturing employment posting five…
by - June 17, 2010 5:15 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At the June 17 meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, trustees approved a resolution regarding the definitive agreement for the development of the 200,000…
by - June 17, 2010 5:02 pm
Bowen, Miclette, Britt & Merry of Arkansas has been sold to Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a global insurance brokerage and risk management with operations in 15 countries….
by - June 17, 2010 4:16 pm
Paul Harvel says the leadership of Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is not concerned about any precedents — future expectations — the $585,000 incentive package to Mitsubishi may set…
by - June 17, 2010 4:01 pm
Other than the region as a whole, there is at least one specific winner in the decision by Mitsubishi Power Systems to build a $100 million wind turbine assembly plant…
by - June 17, 2010 10:43 am
Mike Callan remains optimistic about proposed federal legislation that encourages the use of natural gas as a fuel in fleet and personal vehicles. Callan, the president of Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - June 15, 2010 9:41 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker and George Moschner, the chief financial officer for Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co., share a frustration related to the future of the Fort Smith Convention…
by - June 15, 2010 9:21 pm
From wind energy to tax credits, economic development was the theme of a Fort Smith board of directors meeting (June 15) that ranged in tone from broad compliments to pointed…
by - June 15, 2010 10:10 am
Casey’s General Stores Inc. is looking to expand into Arkansas, the Ankeny, Iowa-based convenience store operator said Monday in its quarterly earnings report. Casey’s President and CEO Robert J. Myers…
by - June 15, 2010 7:39 am
Foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith area continues to increase compared to 2009, according to the May report from Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac which shows 158 area properties in some form…
by - June 15, 2010 7:36 am
Stockman says business owners often fail to consider protecting their corporate symbols and distinctive phrases.
by - June 14, 2010 9:22 am
May put somewhat of a wet blanket on the hope that enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were on an upward trend. The airport posted 7,763 enplanements in May,…
by - June 11, 2010 5:49 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce could pay $585,000 in incentives to Mitsubishi for the company’s construction of a $100 million wind turbine assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing. Mitsubishi…
by - June 11, 2010 4:19 pm
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 - June 10, 2010 10:38 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe wants to flood the Arkansas River corridor with tourists. During Wednesday’s (June 9) meeting of the Van Buren Advertising and Promotions Commission,…
by - June 7, 2010 3:14 pm
Editor’s note: This commentary is provided by Ethan Nobles, spokesman for the Arkansas Realtors Association. The final push by homebuyers to take advantage of a federal tax credit before it…
by - June 7, 2010 10:26 am
May was a slow month for city officials in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren responsible for administering building permits — except maybe for those issuing residential building permits in…
by - June 4, 2010 11:29 am
A Fort Smith group preparing to take advantage of a federal development tax credit program has decided to remove the use of eminent domain in development projects. The Fort Smith…
by - June 3, 2010 2:58 pm
A lengthy legal battle between Springdale-based Tyson Foods and the U.S. Department of Labor over what constitutes off- and on-the-clock compensation may soon end with a negotiated resolution. Tyson Foods…
by - June 3, 2010 1:58 pm
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….
