by - December 12, 2012 3:14 pm
Whirlpool Corp. recently bought a full-page newspaper ad in the Tulsa World touting the appliance maker’s commitment to creating U.S. jobs by saying it is: "Building the best in the…
by - December 12, 2012 2:49 pm
The Arkansas Tech University Career Center has been honored by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), which named the technical center for high school students one of its “most improved…
by - December 12, 2012 12:03 pm
In order to give an analysis of the state of tourism in Arkansas, it’s almost imperative to look back and see how far we’ve come in the last forty or…
by - December 12, 2012 11:41 am
Competitive pressures and a perceived customer demand have prompted Dollar General to add cigarettes and other tobacco products to the majority of its 10,000 U.S. stores by the middle of…
by - December 12, 2012 10:38 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke said he sees no conflict between paying low prices to suppliers that source merchandise from overseas and being able to maintain safe conditions at…
by - December 12, 2012 10:27 am
Arkansas has a rich artistic heritage. The state has produced dozens, if not hundreds, of artists, composers, authors, actors, and musicians. Little Rock-native and composer William Grant Still had the…
by - December 11, 2012 9:48 pm
Commencement speaker Melody Trimble told University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates Dec. 11 to still expect further change as they begin new adventures. Trimble, CEO for Sparks Health System…
by - December 11, 2012 9:23 pm
With two-thirds of the holiday shopping season in the books, e-commerce sales rose 13% from the same period in 2011, according to data firm comScore. Consumers doled out more than…
by - December 11, 2012 9:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors tussled over voting on preliminary recommendations from the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) and received a “crash course” on tree and power line conflicts…
by - December 11, 2012 5:30 pm
With the naming on Tuesday of Chris Ash as his new defensive coordinator, new Head Razorback football coach Bret Bielema is wasting no time pulling together top staff. Bielema, the…
by - December 11, 2012 4:35 pm
Three consecutive years of smaller U.S. corn harvests are driving inventories of the world’s most- consumed grain to a 39-year low and spurring Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to predict that…
by - December 11, 2012 4:25 pm
There is a small but bright room on the fourth floor of the Physicians Building at Mercy Fort Smith. It is filled with toy cars sporting foam bodies and plastic…
by - December 11, 2012 8:24 am
India may conduct an investigation into money spent on lobbying by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in its bid to enter the country’s retail market, as opposition lawmakers stalled parliament demanding a…
by - December 10, 2012 9:55 pm
The global garment industry would have to spend about $3 billion over five years to bring safety standards at Bangladesh apparel factories to Western standards, an analysis by a labor-rights…
by - December 10, 2012 8:01 pm
With one month to go, casino-style gambling at Arkansas’ two racetracks is poised to top $2.5 billion for the year. According to the latest statistics released by the Arkansas Racing…
by - December 10, 2012 4:31 pm
Bobby Petrino was hired as football coach at Western Kentucky University eight months after being fired from the job at the University of Arkansas following a motorcycle crash that injured…
by - December 10, 2012 4:07 pm
Scholarships funded during the more than three years from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery total more than $300 million, according to a program figures released Monday (Dec. 10). Lottery sales began…
by - December 10, 2012 2:46 pm
The November jobless rate in the Fort Smith region should decline based on the November Baloney Sandwich Index (BSI). Ken Kupchick, author of the BSI, says the index has a…
by - December 10, 2012 11:16 am
A dramatic jump in demand for corn, which began in late 2006, has resulted in sharply higher prices for all crops in the U.S. A simple average across the eight…
by - December 10, 2012 8:09 am
House Speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, would fit right in to a fast-paced, energized Mountain Dew commercial – as a matter of fact, it might best describe the full court…
