by - March 20, 2013 8:19 pm
Lunch is winding down at downtown Little Rock’s Doe’s Eat Place. Plates and glasses rattle between the tables and the kitchen, while the cash register sings a sweet tune of…
by - March 20, 2013 7:27 pm
Ken Kupchick was struggling in mid-2011 to come up with a clever but pointed press release that would put into perspective the growing number of people in the Fort Smith…
by - March 20, 2013 5:13 pm
AccuWeather.com reports another major storm will cross the nation from coast to coast with heavy snow, flooding rain and severe thunderstorms. The worst conditions with the storm may center over…
by - March 20, 2013 4:50 pm
Beer would be sold on the shelves of grocery and convenience stores in Crawford County if one member of the county’s Quorum Court has his wish. Butch Barnes, who represents…
by - March 20, 2013 4:17 pm
The land has been purchased but there’s a major thing lacking before the Arkansas State Police can start making concrete plans to move its Troop L headquarters from Springdale to…
by - March 20, 2013 2:14 pm
Brandon Barber, once a high-profile developer during the heady days of seemingly non-stop Northwest Arkansas commercial development, was arrested Wednesday (March 20) on several federal charges related to fraud and…
by - March 20, 2013 10:08 am
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index remained steady in February primarily as a decline in initial unemployment claims and a rise in real average hourly earnings offset negative forces. The index…
by - March 19, 2013 9:40 pm
The proposed Ben Geren Aquatics Center has encountered yet another delay. Members of the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Monday night (March 19) to table a vote on three aquatic…
by - March 19, 2013 5:13 pm
In moving to Northwest Arkansas, West Virginia natives Marcia and Dana Davis were comforted by the hills and valleys along Interstate 540 between Alma and their new home. “It just…
by - March 19, 2013 5:06 pm
Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, and Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy, touted HB 1832, the Arkansas New Markets Job Act, a bill both men say could lead to significant investments in…
by - March 19, 2013 5:01 pm
Finance directors at cities across Arkansas have longed for more detailed reporting of sales tax revenues and they could soon get their wish thanks to a state agency change in…
by - March 19, 2013 4:35 pm
Reports from Arkansas-based trucking companies and numbers from two closely watched national freight reports paint the picture of a national economy that is soft and uncertain. The Cass Freight Index…
by - March 19, 2013 9:18 am
Arkansas Medicaid officials say a state plan to move Medicaid-eligible low-income citizens into a “private option” that would include subsidized plans in forthcoming health insurance exchanges could add less than…
by - March 18, 2013 10:15 pm
Improvements are on the way to several traffic signals along a busy route through the heart of Van Buren after the city council accepted a bid from Pinkley Sales Company…
by - March 18, 2013 5:55 pm
Uncertainty surrounding the county budget has once again put the future of the Ben Geren Aquatic Center in doubt. The reason for the characterization is that members of the Sebastian…
by - March 18, 2013 5:00 pm
Erin Brockovich, the famous consumer advocate known for exposing and fighting back against corporate pollution, is coming to Fort Smith next week to participate in a town hall meeting related…
by - March 18, 2013 4:21 pm
Agents across the Fort Smith metro area sold 89 homes in February valued at roughly $12.461 million, which was a nice improvement over the year ago period. Sales volume rose…
by - March 18, 2013 4:20 pm
Several businesses in Fort Smith are working with the Fort Smith Public Library and other agencies to provide meals to children during Spring Break. According to a press release from…
by - March 18, 2013 3:28 pm
Agents across Northwest Arkansas say 2013 is off to a good start with two months of business already in the books. During February, agents sold 405 homes in Benton and…
by - March 18, 2013 12:03 pm
Bill Halter, the only declared Democratic candidate for Arkansas Governor, previewed his first major policy plan of the 2014 campaign on Talk Business Arkansas Sunday night. Halter will advocate for…
