by - December 10, 2009 7:13 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] It’s been a tough year for the Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission. Director Maryl Koeth said at the Wednesday night (Dec. 9) monthly meeting…
by - December 9, 2009 2:23 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 - December 9, 2009 9:28 am
The hospitality sectors in Fort Smith and Van Buren continue to struggle according to hospitality tax collections in the two cities. The Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission reports that…
by - December 8, 2009 2:07 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery sales passed the $100 million mark on Monday (Dec. 7), just 71 days since sales began Sept. 28, according to a release from the lottery staff….
by - December 8, 2009 8:18 am
A Whirlpool official has partially confirmed a report that the company will soon boost employment and production at its Fort Smith refrigerator manufacturing plant. Sources told The City Wire that…
by - December 4, 2009 2:13 pm
After a dismal October in which enplanements fell 14%, November saw an improvement in passenger traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport. November enplanements at the airport totaled 6,217, down…
by - December 4, 2009 10:39 am
It may be the three “R’s” in the classroom, but it’s the three “C’s” outside the classroom that Dr. Paul Beran believes are “vital” to the future socio-economic development success….
by - December 3, 2009 7:59 pm
story and photo by Linda Kaufenberg Balance is a key to effective leadership, according to Mike Callan. Callan, president of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., was the final speaker…
by - December 3, 2009 2:19 pm
October home sales in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties totaled 193, up 20.6% over October 2008 sales, according to Wednesday’s (Dec. 3) report from the Arkansas Realtors Association. It marks…
by - December 2, 2009 4:49 pm
Of the 1.135 million households in Arkansas, 22.3% are “underbanked,” compared to 17.3% for all 118.574 million U.S. households, according to a new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp….
by - December 2, 2009 2:27 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 - December 2, 2009 2:15 pm
Arkansas tax collections between July and November are $2.147 billion, down 2.3% below the same period in 2008 and 0.9% below forecasts, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 2) report from…
by - December 2, 2009 11:38 am
What goes down also may come back up. After three consecutive months of declines or no change, the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate in October jumped to 7.8% from the…
by - December 1, 2009 3:51 pm
The recession may technically be over but the effects are still hitting hard the coffers of Fort Smith city government. Each of the city’s one-percent sales taxes collected $1.508 million…
by - December 1, 2009 7:58 am
A more than 21% increase in the number of homes for sale in the Fort Smith/Van Buren market does not alarm state and local housing-market watchers. The inventory of new…
by - December 1, 2009 7:15 am
The deep recession that began in November 2007 likely ended in June 2009, making it the longest recessionary period of post-World War II period and longer than the average length…
by - November 30, 2009 4:39 pm
The deal is done. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates formally announced late Monday (Nov. 30) it has acquired Sparks Health System, with the transition effective Tuesday (Dec. 1). A definitive…
by - November 30, 2009 12:09 pm
story by Marla Cantrell Crawford County Judge John Hall and Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman didn’t need a crystal ball to know 2009 was going to be a lean year….
by - November 29, 2009 8:37 pm
When it comes to regional sales tax and hospitality tax collections, there is nothing for which to be thankful. Sorry. According to an interim The Compass report, national economic conditions…
by - November 25, 2009 10:10 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….
