by - July 27, 2015 9:19 pm
The Rogers Planning Commission last week cleared the way for Wal-Mart Stores to build a grocery pickup site at its supercenter located at 4208 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. This will give…
by - July 27, 2015 8:47 pm
The Rebel mascot, “Dixie” fight song and other ancillary southern imagery will soon be part of the history of Southside High School. The Fort Smith Public School Board voted 7-0…
by - July 27, 2015 3:03 pm
This week 40 Walmart Supercenters will begin testing the closing of their stores at midnight and reopening at 6 a.m., as the retailer looks for ways to optimize store labor…
by - July 27, 2015 12:49 pm
With the first two quarters of 2015 already in the history books, local and national economists predict a stronger economy in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith and the nation as a…
by - July 27, 2015 10:06 am
Revenue from Fort Smith’s street tax fell more than 5% in the June report after posting a double-digit increase in May. The countywide tax revenue that feeds the city’s general…
by - July 26, 2015 6:31 pm
When Jeston George sold his direct marketing company two years ago, he was looking to start a new business that did more than just make money. After discovering that his…
by - July 26, 2015 6:13 pm
This week, the nation’s capital was action-packed as lawmakers battled it out on Planned Parenthood and a variety of other issues. Meanwhile, an Arkansas native killed in an attack at…
by - July 24, 2015 10:25 pm
Speaking to at least 150 people who braved the Friday night (July 24) heat, Fort Smith attorney Joey McCutchen said he would fight “to the bitter end” an effort to…
by - July 23, 2015 11:20 pm
In his conversation on stage at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Social Entrepreneur Bootcamp on July 17, successful businessman Steve Clark explained what launched his entrepreneurial career. As a young 20-something…
by - July 23, 2015 10:56 pm
Sales tax revenue totaled $33.845 million through July of this year among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas, up 8.4% over the $31.22 million reported in the same period…
by - July 23, 2015 10:36 pm
Tontitown-based P.A.M. Transport is off to the races through the first two quarters of 2015 with net profits of $12.408 million, up nearly 97% from the same period last year,…
by - July 23, 2015 7:57 am
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax continues to set records for monthly collections, and 16 of the 17 cities reviewed for the Arkansas Tourism Ticker posted hospitality tax revenue gains through the…
by - July 23, 2015 7:41 am
Sam Sicard, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp., is undeterred by Fort Smith voters’ recent no-go on diverting street tax funds to the city’s trails and greenways…
by - July 23, 2015 7:31 am
Once again Dawson Meadows reports on news of the week, and also takes a jab at the creativity of Millennials and offers his take on Pinterest. “Damn kids. Get off…
by - July 22, 2015 4:29 pm
Tom Gordon dreamed of becoming a stockbroker when he graduated from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth with a degree in finance and accounting. Greg Smart, 41, started law school…
by - July 22, 2015 12:03 pm
Wal-Mart continues to look for ways to differentiate its growing number of Neighborhood Markets within Northwest Arkansas, which is often a testing ground for all other stores. The newest Neighborhood…
by - July 22, 2015 11:43 am
The Fort Smith Regional Airport is in the final phases of a $10 million project to build a new taxiway on the northwest side of the main runway that will…
by - July 22, 2015 10:47 am
Australia-based BHP Billiton on Tuesday (July 21) announced broad spending cuts that will see only $200 million spent in Arkansas’ Fayetteville Shale Play to maintain ongoing production at 45 natural…
by - July 22, 2015 9:19 am
Top Lockheed Martin executives said they expect to hear a decision in August or September on two high stakes Pentagon contracts that will play a large role in the U.S….
by - July 21, 2015 10:17 pm
Fort Smith residents expecting more information on the future of the City Administrator position left the Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center disappointed Tuesday night (July 21) as the city’s…
