by - February 21, 2014 6:29 am
The Friday Wire: A note of gratitude and jail money
A note of thanks, positive home sales in January and the fourth push for a tax to build a new jail in Crawford County are part of the Feb. 21…
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by - February 21, 2014 6:18 am
The Friday Wire: Size matters and a gubernatorial dead heat
Notes about the importance of size, a real-world example of how Obamacare halted a business expansion and the push to sustain sustainability are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire…
by - February 20, 2014 9:15 pm
Sebastian County officials pushing online property tax payment system
Sebastian County property owners are among the first in the state to be able to not only pay personal property taxes online, but also receive eStatements and receipts online, as…
by - February 20, 2014 1:29 pm
U.S. doctor shortage will help medical college in Fort Smith recruit students
A looming doctor shortage in the U.S. that Kyle Parker classifies as a “crisis” is one of the primary reasons the Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation is planning to invest…
by - February 20, 2014 12:59 pm
Poll numbers confirm ‘Independent’ streak among Arkansas voters
A poll conducted this month shows that 43% of voters would vote for an unnamed, generic Republican candidate, while 35% would vote for the Democrat and 22% still have not…
by - February 20, 2014 7:54 am
Wal-Mart to accelerate rollout of small-store format
Convenience is what consumers want and officials with Wal-Mart Stores said Thursday (Feb. 20) they committed to giving shoppers what they want by doubling the number of small-format stores the…
by - February 20, 2014 7:21 am
Wal-Mart quarterly and annual revenue misses the mark (Updated)
That was ugly. The global retailer’s full year net income was down 5.7% compared to the prior year and its overall U.S. comp sales for the year was down 0.4%….
by - February 19, 2014 5:21 pm
Only one bid received for Sebastian County golf course management
Sebastian County's hopes of possibly leasing out the golf course at Ben Geren Regional Park appear dim as the only proposal from an outside firm for the golf course was…
by - February 19, 2014 4:57 pm
Car-Mart shares hit 52-week low on interest rate competition concerns
Higher-than-expected loan losses prompted America’s Car-Mart to amend its credit agreement with lenders. The 2% adjustment to credit losses cut third quarter earnings by $4.9 million, or 68-cents a share,…
by - February 19, 2014 4:44 pm
Crye-Leike continues to grow market strength in Northwest Arkansas
It’s been six years since Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike Real Estate, expanded the company’s footprint into Northwest Arkansas. He said the local business has grown sales each year from…
by - February 19, 2014 12:19 pm
Poll: Cotton gains edge over Pryor, Ross and Hutchinson remain tied
A recent poll shows U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, gaining ground in his bid to unseat Democrat U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor. The poll results also show the Arkansas’ governors race…
by - February 18, 2014 9:24 pm
Fort Smith Board rejects offer to seek penalties against Whirlpool
A proposal that would have seen the city of Fort Smith seek to impose fines against Whirlpool Corporation for violating the city's nuisance ordinance by spilling trichloroethylene (TCE) at its…
by - February 18, 2014 7:59 pm
Small businesses face ‘HIT’ from new federal health care law
“We have been a very blessed company,” said Joe Donaldson, co-owner and General Manager of Sam’s Furniture in Springdale. “We’ve actually had double-digit increases the last three years in a…
by - February 18, 2014 7:05 pm
One-time charge, interest rate pressures reduce income at America’s Car-Mart
A recovering economy, more lenders in the subprime auto space and higher charge-offs have thrown a monkey wrench into the operations of America’s Car-Mart, a large buy here, pay here…
by - February 18, 2014 3:30 pm
$58 million osteopathic medical college planned for Chaffee Crossing (Updated)
Fort Smith could soon be home to Arkansas’ first college of osteopathic medicine and one of just 31 in the U.S., thanks to a more than $58 million investment from…
by - February 18, 2014 2:38 pm
Fort Smith area sees positive home sales numbers in January
January home sales in Crawford and Sebastian Counties posted increases from the same period last year, with both counties posting values more than 40% higher in January 2014 than in…
by - February 18, 2014 10:31 am
Private option vote traded to turn jobs training programs ‘upside down’ (Updated)
A slice of drama was cut from the state capitol on Tuesday as a state senator previously opposed to the private option said she would now vote to fund it….
by - February 18, 2014 6:24 am
GOP primary forms in Arkansas House District representing Fort Smith
House District 76 now officially has a Republican primary and while the last names are the same as 2012, there are no incumbents vying for the seat, only the son…
by - February 17, 2014 10:15 pm
Crawford County moves forward with vote on tax for jail
It's official. Crawford County voters will vote May 20 on ballot titles that would issue bonds to be repaid by a half cent sales tax for the construction of a…
by - February 17, 2014 10:08 pm
School Board reverses decision on Darby work, gives contract to Turn Key
The Fort Smith Public School Board of Education went against the urgings of school administration and a project architect to reverse its previous vote and instead award an almost $1.9…