by - April 18, 2012 3:49 pm
It’s been a tough public relations week for Whirlpool Corp. On Tuesday (April 17), Whirlpool CEO Jeff Fettig and the Whirlpool Board of Directors faced pointed questions from union officials…
by - April 18, 2012 10:20 am
With a little more than a month until Election Day, the Republican primary in the Fourth Congressional District is a two-way horse race between the 2010 GOP nominee and her…
by - April 18, 2012 8:32 am
Sebastian County officials continue working with DCS Radio Communication, Inc., DX Radio Systems, and the Sebastian County Fire Association (SCFA) to find a solution to rural fire system pager woes….
by - April 17, 2012 9:57 pm
The effort to adopt “wet” county liquor laws in Benton County is funded primarily by members of the Helen and Sam Walton family, with one political observer curious how the…
by - April 17, 2012 9:18 pm
Directors voted on Tuesday night (Apr. 17) to resume televising regular meetings on the City’s access channel, starting with the next meeting on May 1. The Board had discussed the…
by - April 17, 2012 6:32 pm
University of Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Tuesday received a $1.25 million pat on the back for his “courageous leadership” during the recent scandal that resulted in the firing…
by - April 17, 2012 5:09 pm
Energy budgets for Arkansas homeowners and motorists should get a little bit of relief over the next several months as pump prices and local electric and gas bills smooth out…
by - April 17, 2012 11:45 am
Teri Hawkins has worked with the likes of Lee Iacocca, Bill Gates and Liz Claiborne. Why in the world would she be interested in local entrepreneurs looking to grow their…
by - April 17, 2012 10:41 am
On the first floor of Mercy Tower in Fort Smith, just past the elevators and a slight turn to the left, there is a simple door cut into the wall….
by - April 17, 2012 10:08 am
The greens have greened earlier and golfers are hitting it hard. A mild winter and unseasonably warm spring have sent vegetation skyward and people outside to enjoy the weather. Golf…
by - April 17, 2012 7:21 am
The Van Buren City Council selected July 10, 2012, as the date of the special election, during which the city’s voters will determine whether to move forward on a 1%…
by - April 16, 2012 7:38 pm
Seven years ago, then-Walmart CEO Lee Scott laid out an ambitious agenda for the world’s largest retailer to improve its sustainability efforts globally. It took nearly two years to formulate…
by - April 16, 2012 7:23 pm
The residential real estate market in Northwest Arkansas continues to show marked improvement with home sales rising 11.41% in March from the prior year. Agents in Benton and Washington counties…
by - April 16, 2012 7:16 pm
Beautiful spring weather and record low interest rates haven’t proven a huge boost to home sales in the Fort Smith metro area during the first quarter of 2012. Home sales…
by - April 16, 2012 7:06 pm
Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, and Sebastian County Board of Election Commissioners Chairman Lee Webb are asking the Fort Smith Board of Directors to remove Riverfront Drive from consideration…
by - April 16, 2012 12:15 pm
It’s been an incredible ride for entrepreneurs John James M.D., and partner Terry Turpin, who started and sold five companies between them before their 35th birthdays. So it should come…
by - April 15, 2012 10:24 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — It was a homecoming of sorts for former U.S. President Bill Clinton Sunday (April 15) as he returned to Fayetteville paying homage to his longtime friends and mentors…
by - April 14, 2012 10:39 pm
Col. Thomas Anderson relinquished command of the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Fighter Wing to Col. Mark W. Anderson in a formal change-of-command ceremony Saturday (April 14) at Ebbing Air…
by - April 14, 2012 10:32 pm
A request has been made to conduct a Congressional field hearing in Fort Smith related to U.S. defense budget cuts that would change the mission of the 188th Fighter Wing,…
by - April 14, 2012 10:01 pm
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination was in Fort Smith on Saturday and joked that part of his visit was to do “a bit…
