by - January 18, 2013 8:07 am
Gov. Mike Beebe and his director of economic development, Grant Tennille, have both discussed publicly the state’s candidacy for a business investment superproject. Beebe calls the business prospect “one of…
by - January 17, 2013 9:42 pm
The Fort Smith metro area had its share of challenges in 2012 with the closing of Whirlpool and other manufacturing job losses, but the local housing market held up well,…
by - January 17, 2013 8:09 pm
Expansion plans are moving forward for the Walton Arts Center and officials still expect to have the Fayetteville portion of the project finished by 2015. Last fall, the WAC announced…
by - January 17, 2013 6:59 pm
Fort Smith ordinances are allowed to regulate firearm possession in city parks, but not in city cemeteries, according to a legal opinion received by Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack….
by - January 17, 2013 5:42 pm
Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, chair of the Senate Revenue and Tax Committee, says early tax cut proposals in his committee will need to show revenue neutrality, and he expressed…
by - January 17, 2013 5:16 pm
Tyson Foods and the rest of the beef packing industry got a boost Thursday (Jan. 17) as competitor Cargill announced plans to close its Plainview, Texas, processing plant effective Feb….
by - January 17, 2013 3:46 pm
When Arkansas-native, author, publisher and editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine, Helen Gurley Brown died in August, a business far removed from the high-society trappings of New York City created her monument….
by - January 17, 2013 2:56 pm
Former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Robert Moore Jr. was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to serve on the prestigious Arkansas Highway Commission. The 10-year term will expire…
by - January 17, 2013 12:06 am
Between the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, 327 homeowners across the state of Arkansas faced foreclosure threat. The Fort Smith metro area contributed just 12 of those foreclosure filings in…
by - January 17, 2013 12:00 am
Between the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, 327 homeowners across the state faced foreclosure threat. Benton County had 38 households and in Washington County there were 30 homeowners served foreclosure…
by - January 16, 2013 5:20 pm
The Jones Center for Families is in the midst of some dynamic changes as 2013 gets under way. During a media luncheon at the center on Wednesday (Jan. 16), center…
by - January 16, 2013 5:09 pm
The number of travelers out of the regional airports in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas (XNA) during 2012 was slightly ahead of 2011 despite a reduction in the systemwide number…
by - January 16, 2013 4:21 pm
When Melissa Posinski and her husband lost their daughter only 100 days after baby Elizabeth was born, they knew they had a choice of being miserable, or allowing their faith…
by - January 16, 2013 3:08 pm
President Barack Obama on Wednesday (Jan. 16) outlined a $500 million plan to address gun violence that includes a proposed ban on assault weapons and restrictions on magazine sizes. The…
by - January 16, 2013 2:24 pm
Grant Tennille, former communications director for Gov. Mike Beebe and current Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director, sat down with Talk Business for a conversation on the legislative agenda he plans…
by - January 16, 2013 12:42 pm
The slow-talking man behind the “Drive Easy” brand of America’s Car-Mart, runs a company that’s anything but simple. While overseeing 119 used auto dealerships complicated by a high-risk finance company…
by - January 15, 2013 10:19 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted for the passage of an urban bowhunting program to control the city’s deer population Tuesday night (Jan. 15). The 4-3 vote occurred at…
by - January 15, 2013 7:38 pm
It may be just as Arkansas’ Congressional Delegation suspected: The decision to strip the Fort Smith-based 188th Fighter Wing of its A-10 mission was primarily a factor of domestic geography…
by - January 15, 2013 6:00 pm
The local housing market has dominated headlines for the past decade and the news has been mixed. There were unbelievable highs through 2006 to the doldrums of 2009 and then…
by - January 15, 2013 11:53 am
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) delivered his final regular session speech to the Arkansas General Assembly promising bipartisan cooperation and an emphasis on education, economic development and health care. Speaking to…
