by - May 15, 2012 4:42 pm
Smith Auto Group has purchased Pineville, Mo.-based Hendren Auto Group, a move that will more than double the number of dealerships owned by and brands sold by the Fort Smith-based…
by - May 15, 2012 11:29 am
T. Boone Pickens admits he finds himself on a mission like no other in his more than 60-year business career. And at 83-years old, the legendary oil man, landowner and…
by - May 15, 2012 10:15 am
The primary battle for the GOP nomination to the Arkansas House of Representatives District 81 pits Rep. Justin Harris, R-West Fork, against challenger Lisa France Norris in a contest, where…
by - May 14, 2012 5:57 pm
The more than 40 jobs at ILPEA in Fort Smith could soon represent additional fallout from the closure of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith refrigerator manufacturing plant. ILPEA, which makes gaskets and…
by - May 14, 2012 3:31 pm
U.S. Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., has taken his name out of the 2014 Gubernatorial race with a surprise announcement that he will instead join Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool as…
by - May 14, 2012 3:01 pm
BLOOMBERG — Paul Bonin has no problem getting enough orders to keep his South Bend, Indiana, factory busy. What he can’t find are enough qualified employees to work on the…
by - May 14, 2012 1:51 pm
Walmart recently promised to lower your food bill, but an independent analysis found prices of its private-label products at an all-time high. In March, Reuters reported Walmart would provide financial…
by - May 14, 2012 11:33 am
The first quarter 2012 numbers are positive for the tourism business in the Fort Smith and Van Buren area, and collections of Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax are up almost 13%…
by - May 14, 2012 11:29 am
The primary battle for the GOP nomination to the Arkansas House of Representatives District 80 pits Republican challengers Charlene Fite and Terry Bibbs in a contest that presents an educational…
by - May 14, 2012 10:11 am
Fourth District GOP Congressional candidate Tom Cotton appears to have opened a lead over rival Beth Anne Rankin. The latest Talk Business-Hendrix College survey of Fourth District Republican primary voters…
by - May 12, 2012 12:13 pm
The Perryman Group, a Waco-based research firm, released its economic study of raising Arkansas’ severance tax rates on natural gas — a proposal being pushed by former gas exec Sheffield…
by - May 12, 2012 12:06 pm
Regnat Populus, a grassroots group pushing a ballot measure to reform Arkansas’ ethics laws, just got a shot in the arm from a bipartisan group of politicos. On Friday (May…
by - May 11, 2012 6:05 pm
She’s savvy, demands value and expects convenience while shopping. If the store isn’t clean, and well-stocked with the product she wants, or if she can’t find a parking place because…
by - May 11, 2012 1:22 pm
BLOOMBERG — Congressional Democrats who don’t agree with President Barack Obama’s endorsement of same-sex marriage now find they’re in an awkward spot. U.S. Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Joe Manchin…
by - May 11, 2012 12:29 pm
President Barack Obama’s reversal of opinion on same-sex marriage is unlikely to alter his standing with Arkansas voters, at least in the Fourth Congressional District. The Fourth District covers all…
by - May 11, 2012 7:09 am
The joint meeting of the City of Fort Smith and its Parks Commission on Thursday (May 10) failed to set a five-year plan, the way City Administrator Ray Gosack wanted….
by - May 10, 2012 11:13 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Members of the Washington County Quorum Court were surprised Thursday night (May 10) when they arrived at their regular monthly meeting to learn they were being sued over…
by - May 10, 2012 10:13 pm
One in four homeless throughout the nation and 20% of the homeless in Fort Smith are Armed Forces veterans. For the Next Step Day Room (NSDR), as well as attendees…
by - May 10, 2012 10:07 pm
Sam T. Sicard said his father’s greatest leadership trait was humility, and members of the 2012 Leadership Fort Smith class were encouraged by Sicard to be humble leaders and “turn…
by - May 10, 2012 9:57 pm
For the last time, Pleasures by Kasey is not a sexually oriented business, as it would be defined by the City of Fort Smith. But it could be a downtown…
