by - March 29, 2010 2:35 pm
If the real estate market is a sign of consumer confidence in the near-term economy, consumers in the Fort Smith area aren’t very confident. New and existing home sales in…
by - March 29, 2010 7:51 am
Figures recently released by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that Arkansas moved up in a national ranking of states based on 2009 per capita income However, Arkansas’ per capita…
by - March 26, 2010 11:54 am
Trucking industry watchers continue to be optimistic about improving conditions in a sector that is considered a bellwether of the national economy. The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index…
by - March 26, 2010 11:04 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate moved slightly higher to 7.7% in February after three consecutive months of being parked at 7.6%. The rate was 6.8% February 2009. The report released Friday (March…
by - March 26, 2010 10:05 am
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fourteen women in business met March 24 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to form a peer group…
by - March 25, 2010 4:57 pm
Job cuts in the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System have resulted in 11 lost jobs at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith — with at least…
by - March 25, 2010 3:24 pm
Owners of the Phoenix Expo center are pushing a $1 million Phase II project that they say will create a “first class” banquet and exhibition facility and could potentially help…
by - March 24, 2010 9:35 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 - March 23, 2010 2:40 pm
Fort Smith City Director Cole Goodman proposed Tuesday (Mar. 23) to create an ad hoc committee of private sector citizens to review and advise the city board on options to…
by - March 23, 2010 7:12 am
Stockman says going green is a good way to achieve the green that is healthy for a bottom line.
by - March 22, 2010 3:06 pm
Average home prices and home inventories in the Fort Smith metro area have increased during the almost first three months of 2010. According to figures released Monday (Mar. 22) by…
by - March 19, 2010 12:02 pm
The unemployment rate in the Fort Smith metro area jumped to 8.9% in January, a full percentage point higher than December 2009 and resulting in a record number of unemployed…
by - March 19, 2010 9:51 am
The C. Bean Transport bankruptcy filing shows that the jobs of 300 people — many in the Fort Smith area — are in jeopardy if a reorganization plan is not…
by - March 18, 2010 7:34 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, is still riding high from two days of meetings with Arkansas legislators from the joint…
by - March 18, 2010 2:51 pm
story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Noah Steffy has a paddle boat problem. He wants to set up a rental site at Cap Bedell Lake at Van Buren’s city…
by - March 18, 2010 2:24 pm
Thank goodness for Crawford County. The county had 33 home sales in January, up over the 24 in January 2009 and enough to make up for the eight fewer homes…
by - March 17, 2010 4:23 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 - March 17, 2010 3:50 pm
The court-appointed company operating C. Bean Transport has decided to close the trucking operations and continue to operate the warehouse operation. Ron Fuller, a spokesman for Bell Receivers, issued this…
by - March 17, 2010 1:05 pm
Fort Smith regional foreclosure activity for the first two months of 2010 is up more than 42%, according to the closely watched RealtyTrac report. January 2010 showed a decline in…
by - March 16, 2010 6:00 am
The 2009 revenue for the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation was down 10.8% — or more than $1.535 million — compared to 2008, but the 2008 comparison is difficult for…
