by - January 17, 2014 1:01 pm
Fort Smith native and Auburn head football coach Gus Malzahn has selected the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club and Springdale-based A Level Up to receive proceeds from an award…
by - January 17, 2014 12:35 pm
Sebastian County Treasurer and Collector Judith Miller has announced that she will seek re-election this year. Miller, who has served in Sebastian County government for 25 years, has been treasurer…
by - January 17, 2014 12:30 pm
One of Oklahoma's most well-known politicians is calling it quits. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., announced late Thursday (Jan. 16) that he would resign following the conclusion of the 113th…
by - January 17, 2014 12:30 pm
U.S. rail intermodal traffic declined 8.2% in the week ended Jan. 11 compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads reported. Railroads moved about 236,000 intermodal…
by - January 17, 2014 11:56 am
Banking media firm SNL Financial reports that the nation’s largest credit card issuers reported fewer late payments in December, with a 0.8% drop in delinquency rates from the prior month….
by - January 17, 2014 10:24 am
We are coming back to FORT SMITH! We have been gone far too long and are ready to put on an AMAZING SHOW!!! We bring you some of the best…
by - January 17, 2014 9:06 am
Business2Business Luncheon Networking Event The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting its bimonthly Business2Business Connection Luncheon on January 21, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at…
by - January 17, 2014 6:57 am
A legal turn for same-sex marriage, Coon Supper politics, shuffling money for a sports complex and the push for a third high school in Fort Smith are part of the…
by - January 16, 2014 8:06 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Jan. 16) announced appointments to boards and commissions: Ronald Angel, Maumelle, to the Arkansas Veterans Commission. Appointment expires Oct. 15, 2017. Replaces Roger McClain. Amber…
by - January 16, 2014 7:58 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $24.4 million, an 18.1% increase from $20.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2012. For…
by - January 16, 2014 6:08 pm
Year end figures for Fort Smith area home sales posted mixed results with Crawford County continuing a slide in home sales while Sebastian County posted double-digit growth during 2013. Starting…
by - January 16, 2014 5:31 pm
Whirlpool on Thursday (Jan. 16) released its annual report detailing the early stages of the cleanup trichloroethylene (TCE) at its former manufacturing facility on the south side of Fort Smith….
by - January 16, 2014 5:02 pm
Nationally known chief economist Rich Yamerone, of Bloomberg L.P. , said tracking ladies dress and make-up sales will offer insight into consumer spending and sentiment — responsible for 72% of…
by - January 16, 2014 3:31 pm
News late Tuesday (Jan. 14) that Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage had been overturned on grounds that it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment caught many off…
by - January 16, 2014 1:53 pm
Home Bancshares, Inc., parent company of Centennial Bank, reported record net income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013 of $66.5 million compared to $63 million for the year ended…
by - January 16, 2014 10:36 am
Retailer J.C. Penney announced plans to close 33 underperforming stores seeking $65 million in cost savings this year, while also eliminating about 2,000 jobs by May. The retailer released the…
by - January 16, 2014 9:01 am
This past week a very good small businessman, operating a very unique style of commercial business, passed from our midst. Stan Bedford was 60. He died young, but accomplished so…
by - January 16, 2014 8:48 am
Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac reports 1.361 million foreclosure filings on U.S. properties in 2013, down 26% from a year ago and some 53% lower than the $2.9 million peak hit in…
by - January 15, 2014 6:01 pm
A groundbreaking was held Wednesday (Jan. 15) on a new 12,200-square-foot office building at Chaffee Crossing that will be a regional office for APAC-Central Inc. The $1.5 million building, located…
by - January 15, 2014 5:41 pm
That a Frank Lloyd Wright designed home is art is not a revelation, but to move such a home almost 1,100 miles to be actual art on the Bentonville grounds…
