by - December 11, 2012 9:48 pm
Commencement speaker Melody Trimble told University of Arkansas at Fort Smith graduates Dec. 11 to still expect further change as they begin new adventures. Trimble, CEO for Sparks Health System…
by - December 11, 2012 9:23 pm
With two-thirds of the holiday shopping season in the books, e-commerce sales rose 13% from the same period in 2011, according to data firm comScore. Consumers doled out more than…
by - December 11, 2012 9:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors tussled over voting on preliminary recommendations from the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) and received a “crash course” on tree and power line conflicts…
by - December 11, 2012 4:25 pm
There is a small but bright room on the fourth floor of the Physicians Building at Mercy Fort Smith. It is filled with toy cars sporting foam bodies and plastic…
by - December 11, 2012 4:05 pm
Congregation Etz Chaim (Tree of Life) in Bentonville continues to see increases in its membership as the Wal-Mart supplier community grows. As with other religions, this is a busy time…
by - December 10, 2012 4:07 pm
Scholarships funded during the more than three years from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery total more than $300 million, according to a program figures released Monday (Dec. 10). Lottery sales began…
by - December 10, 2012 4:06 pm
Entrepreneurs can never be satisfied long because just as their venture picks up enough speed to coast they get restless and yearn for another opportunity to start over with the…
by - December 10, 2012 2:46 pm
The November jobless rate in the Fort Smith region should decline based on the November Baloney Sandwich Index (BSI). Ken Kupchick, author of the BSI, says the index has a…
by - December 10, 2012 8:09 am
House Speaker-elect Rep. Davy Carter, R-Cabot, would fit right in to a fast-paced, energized Mountain Dew commercial – as a matter of fact, it might best describe the full court…
by - December 8, 2012 12:21 pm
On Friday (Dec. 7) Chambers Bank, largely owned by veteran banker John Chambers of Danville, purchased Peterson Holding Company and 100% of Decatur State Bank. "The regulators have said they…
by - December 7, 2012 1:02 pm
Payrolls rose more than anticipated and the jobless rate fell to an almost four-year low in November, indicating the labor market withstood the impact of superstorm Sandy. The unemployment rate…
by - December 7, 2012 9:20 am
A language barrier is being blamed for the June 2011 chemical accident at Tyson Foods' Berry Street chicken processing plant in Springdale. Tyson Foods disputes the findings of a federal…
by - December 7, 2012 7:01 am
More than 134 requests for liquor store applications have been received by the Alcoholic Beverage Control division and the window for acceptance will remain open about two more months. Rick…
by - December 6, 2012 10:49 pm
BENTONVILLE—An agreement reached Thursday (Dec. 6) provides NorthWest Arkansas Community College with its third president, starting July 1, 2013. The NWACC Board of Trustees approved a three-year contract with Evelyn…
by - December 6, 2012 9:28 pm
News on Thursday (Dec. 6) that Apple plans to shift $100 million in spending to build Mac computers in the U.S. added energy to a nascent belief that American manufacturing…
by - December 6, 2012 2:45 pm
With around $9.8 million in cash and pledges, Jim Dunn says the U.S. Marshals Museum fundraising effort is “starting to meet with some success,” and is optimistic a soon-to-be launched…
by - December 6, 2012 10:27 am
Value discounters Dollar General and Family Dollar have flourished in a challenging economy between 2010 and 2012. The secret to significant sales increases nipping marketshare from traditional grocers and mass…
by - December 5, 2012 8:45 pm
With three large poultry companies located in Northwest Arkansas and another one just a few miles south in Fort Smith, concerns of drought and persistently higher grain costs have been…
by - December 5, 2012 1:05 pm
Third quarter 2012 economic conditions in the Northwest Arkansas metro area were improved compared to the third quarter of 2011. Ongoing job growth and consistent gains in area sales tax…
by - December 5, 2012 12:52 pm
Third quarter 2012 economic conditions were not improved compared to the 2011 period, with the number of unemployed in the region weighing negatively on the regional economy. The third quarter…
