by - March 21, 2014 10:59 am
Sizeable shifts in the size of the workforce and the number of employed — potentially related to winter weather impacts on reporting – pushed the January Northwest Arkansas jobless rate…
by - March 21, 2014 6:20 am
Manufacturing jobs, controversy surrounding a nursing home company owner, campaign money, more Clinton disclosures and a talking baby are part of the March 21 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith…
by - March 21, 2014 6:12 am
An amazing interest in Wal-Mart’s push for convenience, money for ‘Bags for Books,’ more Clinton disclosures and a talking baby are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for March…
by - March 20, 2014 6:49 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing, which is in the process of converting to an intelligence and recon unit, has received approval to spend $12.5 million to build a 40,000-square-foot facility that…
by - March 20, 2014 6:20 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees took one giant leap forward Thursday (March 20) when it approved the creation of a new online university, becoming the 18th school…
by - March 20, 2014 3:36 pm
The gifts that give again, or paying it forward are one of the main reasons the Walmart Foundation continues to support the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. Karen Parker,…
by - March 20, 2014 1:44 pm
Enplanements in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith are off to a good start in 2014, while traffic out of the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport (Little Rock) continues a…
by - March 20, 2014 11:55 am
Transport tonnage and shipment reports indicate that the U.S. economy is recovering from heavy winter weather in January and early February, with economists remaining optimistic about gains – even if…
by - March 20, 2014 10:22 am
Recent sales have grown 180% for Oh Baby Foods, and officials with EcoVet and DataRank report positive momentum as they work to grow their respective businesses. The three companies are…
by - March 19, 2014 8:08 pm
Recent news from Trane and the Pernod Ricard (formerly Hiram Walker) operations in Fort Smith exemplify a recovery struggle within a regional economy hit hard in the past decade by…
by - March 19, 2014 6:10 pm
The old saying “whistling by the graveyard” may have new context for anyone who has seen a cemetery but never thought about how one makes money. According to Kelly Lowell,…
by - March 19, 2014 5:50 pm
He may have left the Fort Smith Board of Directors in 2012, but former City Director Don Hutchings is hoping the the goodbye will not be permanent. Hutchings, the senior…
by - March 19, 2014 5:36 pm
There are $415 billion reasons Wal-Mart is testing its first convenience store just three blocks from its home office and Walmart Store 100. The big box titan is determined to…
by - March 19, 2014 3:38 pm
Home sales in Crawford County more than doubled in volume in February compared to the same month last year, while Sebastian County totals fell nearly a quarter percent. According to…
by - March 19, 2014 3:31 pm
The race for the U.S. Senate is not the only big senate race happening in the Natural State and political observers are starting to take notice. The District 9 Senate…
by - March 19, 2014 3:17 pm
GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson proposed creating regional “Workforce Education Councils” to better assess worker needs for employers and to streamline funding for workforce education in Arkansas. The plan calls…
by - March 19, 2014 6:27 am
When Ralph Overstreet bought a watch repair shop on Bentonville’s town square in 1948, the city had less than 3,000 residents, no one had ever heard of Sam Walton, and…
by - March 19, 2014 6:05 am
The Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Tuesday (March 18) to accept a proposal by County Judge David Hudson to change certain operations and fee structures at Ben Geren Regional Park's…
by - March 18, 2014 7:52 pm
There’s hardly a single minute of downtime in a busy Walmart distribution center (DC), so the the three minutes it takes to recharge a forklift battery is not wasted because…
by - March 18, 2014 6:32 pm
One month does not make a trend, but January hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren took a turn higher in January after both cities reported less than…
