by - March 11, 2013 6:34 pm
Girls Inc. program connects bodies and minds
Female students at Kimmons Junior High School in Fort Smith have experienced a change of pace in physical education classes during the last eight weeks thanks to Girls Inc. of…
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by - March 11, 2013 6:28 pm
Biofuel tax credit sought for Arkansas producers
A bipartisan group of Arkansas legislators – to include representatives from Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area – are supporting legislation creating a 10-cent per gallon fuel production tax…
by - March 11, 2013 3:39 pm
Arkansas home sales up almost 15% in January
Three of Arkansas’ four largest metro areas posted double-digit gains in the number of homes sold in January, with the combined number of homes sold measured by the Arkansas Home…
by - March 11, 2013 3:28 pm
Arkansas woman travels suffrage march sites
Individuals in attendance at Monday's (March 11) League of Women Voters lunch in Fort Smith learned about the women's suffrage movement from a fellow member who spent last September exploring…
by - March 8, 2013 11:02 am
Wal-Mart exec Leslie Dach announces exit (Updated)
Leslie Dach, executive vice president of Corporate Affairs for Walmart, is leaving the big box giant in June. He is the second top ranking officer from within Wal-Mart’s inner core…
by - March 8, 2013 8:03 am
Arkansas legislators exploring insurance exchange
At a health insurance expansion rally on Thursday (Mar. 7), Gov. Mike Beebe (D) encouraged stakeholders in the debate to be patient with lawmakers as they grapple for a fiscal…
by - March 8, 2013 12:18 am
Carpenter transfers leadership skills to nonprofit sector
Maxie Carpenter never dreamed he would lead one of Northwest Arkansas’ most prolific nonprofit organizations when he waived goodbye to a near 30-year career at Wal-Mart. Carpenter, the director of…
by - March 7, 2013 5:23 pm
Northwest Arkansas businesses ramp up hiring plans
Businesses large and small across Northwest Arkansas plan to invest $808 million in expansion efforts adding 965 new jobs by 2015. This data was collected in a group business retention…
by - March 7, 2013 5:18 pm
Decline continues for area building permit values
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $6.609 million in February, down 2.75% compared to $6.796 million in February 2012. At this…
by - March 7, 2013 4:52 pm
McDaniel unveils election reform proposals
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) held a press conference at the Arkansas Capitol on Thursday (Mar. 7) to unveil three bills that are part of his legislative package. He was joined…
by - March 7, 2013 12:05 pm
The Legislative tax battles have begun
Everybody wants a slice of the pie, and there are no shortages of tax cutting ideas in the 89th General Assembly. By some estimates, there are more than $2 billion…
by - March 7, 2013 11:53 am
Technology aids Cherokee language re-emergence
A once dying language last modernized nearly 200 years ago has been given new life in the 21st century, with some hoping it pushes beyond 3,000 the number of people…
by - March 6, 2013 8:09 pm
10 new cabins open at Lake Fort Smith State Park
A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the…
by - March 6, 2013 6:42 pm
Several tax changes, voter reform bills filed
Floodgates have opened in Little Rock on tax cut proposals and voter reform measures. A Senate tax panel approved two tax breaks and one tax increase on Wednesday (March 6)….
by - March 6, 2013 6:27 pm
Arkansas in a ‘good position’ for aerospace job growth
Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield Jr., and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews similar formulas for what is needed to grow the…
by - March 6, 2013 6:14 pm
Agenda outlined by new aerospace alliance chief
With just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an agenda that includes getting…
by - March 6, 2013 5:19 pm
Student loan debt, delinquencies escalate
Zeek Miller, a 25-year-old waiter in Northwest Arkansas, hasn’t cashed a tax refund check for the past two years as it has been garnished by the federal government for delinquent…
by - March 6, 2013 10:29 am
Conditions improve for Sequoyah County in 2012
The past year has been one of recovery for Sequoyah County's economy, though it has not been easy. According to numbers provided by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics…
by - March 5, 2013 11:01 pm
Mobile, cloud tech to create major disruption
When you leave your home today, the first three items you’re likely to grab include: keys, wallet and your smart phone. ATT Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said within a…
by - March 5, 2013 10:07 pm
Bentonville wins tourism nod, Fort Smith area misses out
Nominations from the Fort Smith region did not make the cut, but the City of Bentonville received the Community Tourism Development Award during the Tuesday night (Mar. 5) Henry Awards…