by - May 22, 2015 4:46 pm
As part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers have received an independent consultant’s analysis of the proposed $87 million Lockheed Martin Joint Light Tactical…
by - May 21, 2015 8:46 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders has vetoed an ordinance approved Tuesday (May 19) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors that changes how the city manages a more than $42 million…
by - May 21, 2015 7:43 pm
It’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The buy here, pay here car dealer reported net earnings for fiscal 2015,…
by - May 21, 2015 3:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but also took the time before heading into the…
by - May 21, 2015 3:06 pm
A somewhat “sexier” Dawson Meadow talks about Bass Reeves, Arkansas’ healthy tourism sector, what really makes a pig happy and an erroneous report that Fort Smith Directors will clean up…
by - May 21, 2015 2:46 pm
The retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a cautious outlook as the…
by - May 21, 2015 2:09 pm
Banks taking back more homes across the country is the primary reason foreclosure filings rose 9% in April from a year ago. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac reports 125,875 U.S. properties were…
by - May 20, 2015 6:56 pm
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue has asked Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge for an opinion on the legality of Sebastian County Quorum Court Member Denny Altes being named the…
by - May 20, 2015 6:13 pm
Acxiom Corp. announced that it is getting out of the IT services business as the Little Rock technology company continues to streamline its operations to focus on its core marketing…
by - May 20, 2015 6:07 pm
Airport traffic in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith is back on a positive track in April after a March decline. However, traffic at the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport…
by - May 20, 2015 5:13 pm
The changing food segment is too big for Wal-Mart Stores to get wrong. Groceries and consumables comprised 56% of Walmart’s U.S. sales last year. But consumer trends and points of…
by - May 20, 2015 4:37 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (May 20) made the official call for legislators to meet in special session beginning May 26 to vote on helping lure the military’s new Joint…
by - May 20, 2015 11:09 am
Consumers likely spent 40% of savings from lower gasoline prices on necessities such as groceries and rent, according to a new research from Bankrate.com, a publisher, aggregator and distributor of…
by - May 19, 2015 10:36 pm
There was no disagreement Tuesday (May 19) on adopting new rules for food trucks in the city, but members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors were not in complete…
by - May 19, 2015 9:51 pm
Faced with the expiration of the federal highway funding law and the impending insolvency of the federal Highway Trust Fund, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday passed the stopgap Highway…
by - May 19, 2015 9:25 pm
From chicken processors to pork packers the fallout of the recent Avian Influenza outbreak is a concern and worth examining, according to Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing…
by - May 19, 2015 9:07 pm
The pop song was almost right. Based on recent news, the next few months and years could be all about that Bass Reeves. Fox News and the Discovery Channel plan…
by - May 19, 2015 3:12 pm
Members of a newly formed non-profit group are confident they will reach their goal to revitalize the downtown and historic area of Van Buren with the help of community support,…
by - May 19, 2015 12:56 pm
When regional transmission organization (RTO) Midcontinent Independent System Operator literally turns on the power switch to its state-of-the-art command center in West Little Rock on June 1, Arkansas will be…
by - May 19, 2015 6:35 am
Improved comp store sales and a 17% increase in global e-commerce sales were just about the only highlights of the first quarter earnings report from Wal-Mart Stores. First fiscal quarter…
