Fort Smith

Oklahoma Rep. Mullin has ‘bond’ with Arkansas

It was a campaign that started with nine men on the ballot, but in the end it was small business owner Markwayne Mullin who was the last man standing. Mullin,…

Educator’s Evening

Manufacturing wages rise, but hours worked decline

Statistics released by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (DWS) show that while hourly manufacturing wages are rising, the number of hours worked is on the decline. As a result,…

Sweet Bay Coffee’s End of Summer Bash Benefitting the Park Partners of Fort Smith

City Director Merry may run for Fort Smith Mayor

Fort Smith city politics may heat up well before the 2014 election. Fort Smith City Director Philip Merry Jr., has said he may run for Mayor. Merry previously told The…

Pryor, Cotton travel the state, continents

Last week’s travels with U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and his new GOP challenger, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, took us on a whirlwind series of trips across the state….

July traffic up at Arkansas’ largest airports

Enplanements turned positive during July at the Fort Smith Regional Airport, and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) saw its year-to-date traffic growth expand to 3.7%. During the first quarter…

Clayton Conversations presents: Handtubs to Hazmat: History and Heritage of the Fort Smith Fire Department

Sen. Pryor: Obamacare needs ‘fixes,’ not repeal

U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., who last week found an opponent in Republican freshman U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, said on Tuesday night (Aug. 13) that he has not received…

Fort Smith Board split on hire-fire authority

An issue that is sure to spur a heated debate at next Tuesday's (Aug. 20) regular Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting is a proposal that would give City Administrator…

Robust growth woos local firms to Africa

The newest frontier ripe with growth opportunities is an ocean away but several Northwest Arkansas-based companies are poised to benefit from these burgeoning economies within sub-Sahara Africa. Earlier this week,…

Mercy has three new primary care locations in the Fort Smith area

Mercy in Fort Smith now has three new primary care clinic locations in the Fort Smith region. Mercy Convenient Care-Zero Street is now open. Mercy Clinic invested $2.6 million in…

Bankers talk regulatory concerns with Rep. Womack

Leaders of Arvest Bank, First Bank Corp., Benefit Bank and reps from the Arkansas Bankers Association gathered Tuesday (Aug. 13) in Fort Smith with U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, to…

July sales are a mixed bag for retailers

Consumers looking for bargains in July helped to hoist retail sales a little higher marking the fourth consecutive month of positive gains, according to sales data released by the U.S….

Beebe to attend Wal-Mart manufacturing event

Gov. Mike Beebe along with economic development officials from around Arkansas plan to attend a Wal-Mart organized manufacturing summit later this month that is part of the retailer’s effort to…

Fall feeder cattle prices rise

Feeder cattle prices have risen about $20 per hundredweight since late May, according to Derrell S. Peel, analyst with Oklahoma State University. He said after being on the defensive during…

Sparks, Summit parent loses proxy vote (Updated)

Glenview Capital Management has succeeded in its effort to replace the Board of Directors at Health Management Associates – the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and…

Area companies seek retail shelf space with big retailers

A broad range of retailers from Wal-Mart to True Value to Whole Foods are using creative ways to connect their buyers with new suppliers – with 18 companies in the…