by - November 4, 2009 3:58 pm
A definitive agreement to sell Sparks Health System to Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates has been signed, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 4) statement by HMA. After a failed attempt…
by - November 4, 2009 3:07 pm
Members of the Federal Reserve said the national economy is improving and kept the federal funds rate at 0% to 0.25%. The key rate is essentially the interest rate at…
by - November 4, 2009 2:28 pm
Editor’s note: The following story was written for TBQ magazine, a quarterly publication produced by Little Rock-based journalist Roby Brock. Link here for more information about the magazine and its…
by - November 4, 2009 10:45 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from CrawfoRoad, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - November 4, 2009 8:17 am
Going green for Kevin Mounce and his two brothers is more about saving money and being smart rather than being part of a movement to save the planet. In June,…
by - November 3, 2009 4:05 pm
The decline in Arkansas tax collections moderated somewhat in October, with the year-to-date dip moving from 7.2% in September to 7.3% in October. Total Arkansas tax collections for the first…
by - November 3, 2009 2:02 pm
Someone forgot to tell homebuilders in the Fort Smith area about the national recession and the woes of the national homebuilding sector. The city of Fort Smith in October issued…
by - November 3, 2009 7:23 am
“Layoff survivor sickness” is noted as a problem that can cripple the organization that remains after a round of layoffs.
by - November 2, 2009 4:27 pm
Arkansas’ per capita personal income in 2008 ranked 46th in the U.S., the highest ranking since Alaska and Hawaii were admitted to the Union, according to research from Arkansas Policy…
by - November 2, 2009 3:44 pm
Arkansas’ economy saw “weak” signs of improvement and there were better signs of growth from a closely watched national manufacturing report. Overall, both reports provide reasons for economic hope for…
by - October 30, 2009 4:25 pm
Appropriations of $300,000 for water system improvements at Fort Chaffee and $362,000 for land acquisition near the Fort Smith National Historic Site survived a conference report in Congress and should…
by - October 30, 2009 10:15 am
Rheem is in the process of calling back as many as 208 people to production at the company’s Fort Smith manufacturing plant, making it the second large manufacturing operation this…
by - October 30, 2009 8:45 am
Arkansans don’t like the direction of the overall economy, despite being more positive about their personal financial situations. In a Talk Business Quarterly Poll of 600 likely Arkansas voters conducted…
by - October 29, 2009 8:33 pm
More than 18 past and current MEA presidents gather to recognize the longevity of a sector that continues to employ a significant percentage of people in the Fort Smith metro area.
by - October 29, 2009 4:36 pm
The earnings report issued Thursday by Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. provides little evidence of a recovering national economy. Baldor reported after the markets closed that its third-quarter net income…
by - October 29, 2009 3:32 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors could have a plan in front of it by early December that would outline the merger of operations and management of the Fort Smith…
by - October 28, 2009 5:29 pm
Consumers continue to spend less in Fort Smith and Sebastian County, based on sales tax figures released Wednesday (Oct. 28) by the city of Fort Smith. Collections on each of…
by - October 28, 2009 4:20 pm
A proposed three-year plan to restart a student media program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith was unveiled Wednesday (Oct. 28) to representatives of Fort Smith area media…
by - October 28, 2009 1:46 pm
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from CrawfoRoad, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher.•…
by - October 28, 2009 10:34 am
The Fort Smith metro unemployment rate in September was 7%, marking the third consecutive month the Fort Smith metro unemployment rate has fallen from its June 2009 high of 7.8%….
