by - April 6, 2010 5:19 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe took a few minutes after a recent “community celebration” (April 6) of Mitsubishi’s decision to locate a $100 million plant in the Fort Smith area to speak…
by - April 6, 2010 4:27 pm
Mitsubishi officials confirmed Tuesday (April 6) their intent to build a $100 million wind-turbine assembly plant at Chaffee Crossing, with full production and 400 jobs in place by the first…
by - April 6, 2010 12:22 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln said it is “incredibly impressive” what business and civic leaders in Crawford and Sebastian counties have done and are doing through the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority….
by - April 6, 2010 11:44 am
Members of the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority (RITA) may soon have a chance to take their short- and long-term funding needs directly to the top of the U.S. Department of…
by - April 6, 2010 7:22 am
Stockman says it may be controversial, but businesses should bone up on the new health care rules.
by - April 5, 2010 10:36 am
Potentially thousands of strikes and spares will provide even more ammunition for those who argue that tourism is an important cylinder in the region’s economic engine. Officials with the Southern…
by - April 5, 2010 9:17 am
It’s taking a little PR to get the word out about QR. Maryl Koeth, director of the Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission, recently returned from the Governor’s Conference on…
by - April 5, 2010 7:49 am
Development in Greenwood and in the regional new home construction sector is not to blame for a more than 45% dip in combined building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood…
by - April 2, 2010 4:25 pm
feature story by Amanda Carson [email protected] Downtown should be the focal point for entertainment, food and shopping for any major city. Considering Fort Smith is the second largest city in…
by - April 2, 2010 2:39 pm
Beware of domain slamming and front running. If you get a chance, Go Daddy.
by - April 2, 2010 10:05 am
Arkansas’ tax collections are down compared to comparable 2009 periods, but at least the rate of decline began to moderate in March. Year-to-date (July 2009-March 2010) gross revenues totaled $3.922…
by - April 2, 2010 9:33 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 - April 1, 2010 5:03 pm
story and photos by Linda Kaufenberg John McFarland, chairman and CEO of Baldor Electric Co., was the final of four speakers in the Spring 360 Leadership Series. The 360 Leadership…
by - April 1, 2010 4:18 pm
The Coalition for Arkansas Jobs, reported to be supported by small businesses in Arkansas, launched Thursday (April 1) for the sole purpose of gathering election-year opposition to the Employee Free…
by - April 1, 2010 3:43 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe and half of Arkansas’ Congressional delegation will be in Fort Smith on Tuesday (April 6) to join in a “community celebration” and thank Mitsubishi officials for their…
by - April 1, 2010 7:25 am
The three publicly held companies based in the Fort Smith area saw their stock prices gain during the first quarter of 2010 — a trend not unlike that with most…
by - April 1, 2010 7:23 am
Bentonville-based Arvest Bank took the unusual step Wednesday (March 31) of notifying its customers, universities and the media that the federal government is soon to end the national banking industry’s…
by - March 30, 2010 7:36 pm
What a difference a year makes for the employees of Baldor Electric Co.’s profit sharing and savings plan — a plan that holds 3.578 million shares of company stock, or…
by - March 30, 2010 10:03 am
Editor’s note: Following is probably one of the best introductions — written from a lengthy interview — of Judy McReynolds, the relatively new president and CEO of Fort Smith-based Arkansas…
by - March 30, 2010 7:07 am
While the debate rages as to how much the newly signed federal health care law will cost the U.S. business community, at least two publicly held companies important to the…
