by - October 10, 2012 12:15 am
What do you get when cross an advanced degreed physicist/computer scientist with a serial entrepreneur who spent time in sales at Dell and Oracle? A committed team with insightful ideas…
by - October 9, 2012 7:22 pm
Koller Place Addition took center stage at the Fort Smith Board of Directors study session on Tuesday (Oct. 9) at the Main Branch of the Fort Smith Public Library. City…
by - October 9, 2012 3:23 pm
Anyone who lives in Northwest Arkansas is fully aware of the traffic congestion the region suffers from an insufficient road infrastructure still trying to catch up to the area’s 437,000…
by - October 9, 2012 1:05 pm
Food and lodging tax collections in Van Buren and Fort Smith are up year-to-date 6.35% and 5.8%, respectively. However, employment in the region’s tourism industry remains flat. August hospitality tax…
by - October 9, 2012 12:06 pm
The grape and wine industry claims a $173 million economic impact in Arkansas, according to a new study from Frank, Rimerman & Co. Using 2010 financial data, the California-based accounting…
by - October 8, 2012 11:12 pm
BENTONVILLE — The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees found another $900,000 in proposed, deeper budget cuts during Monday’s (Oct. 8) meeting. The cuts come from freezing many unfilled…
by - October 8, 2012 10:36 pm
BENTONVILLE — Fashion is taking on a new face in Bentonville – that of the pop-up store. With it, Nancy Martin is fulfilling a life-long dream. Martin is all smiles…
by - October 8, 2012 9:52 pm
They took time to brag about their economic impact in the Fort Smith region, but, to their credit, execs with Mercy also noted serious deficiencies in the regional health care…
by - October 8, 2012 5:26 pm
Arkansas Rep. Stephanie Malone, R-Fort Smith, and opponent Doris Tate (D) faced off in a League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidate Forum at the Golden Corral in Fort Smith on…
by - October 8, 2012 5:19 pm
Second Amendment rights are much like the 100-meter-dash, in that every four years they seem to take center stage. During an election year, gun control is often the tipping point…
by - October 8, 2012 4:25 pm
One Fort Smith family has established a tradition of opportunity and success as they seek higher education, first completing programs offered by the Western Arkansas Technical Center at the University…
by - October 8, 2012 11:43 am
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $22.822 million in September, a little more than double the $10.954 million in August and the $10.543…
by - October 6, 2012 11:05 am
Few academics, let alone anthropologists, are as well-known today as Jane Goodall. Perhaps only Margaret Mead surpasses her in the public conceptions of what anthropologists do. Introduced to America via…
by - October 5, 2012 11:43 pm
Archie Schaffer, born in Fort Smith and raised in Charleston, ended on Friday (Oct. 5) his last day as a full-time employee of Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. The end of…
by - October 5, 2012 3:11 pm
Grant Tennille teased during a Friday panel discussion in Rogers that the state is looking to soon close on what could be the largest private-sector economic development announcement in the…
by - October 5, 2012 2:24 pm
The unemployment rate in the U.S. unexpectedly fell to 7.8% in September, the lowest since President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, as employers took on more part-time workers….
by - October 5, 2012 1:01 pm
Grady Spann, superintendent of the Ozark Folk Center and an 18-year veteran in the Arkansas State Parks System, encouraged Fort Smith to get its motor running for motorcycle tourism on…
by - October 5, 2012 12:18 pm
BENTONVILLE – The presidential search committee for NorthWest Arkansas Community College has chosen six semifinalists for the position of NWACC President. The semifinalists and their current or most recent titles…
by - October 4, 2012 11:39 pm
The average age of cars and trucks on the road today is 11 years old. Historically it's been about 8 years, but consumers have held on to their vehicles longer…
by - October 4, 2012 9:05 pm
The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB) kicked off its Fall Parade of Homes Thursday night (Oct. 4) with the preview reception of the 2012 Showcase Home at…
