by - May 24, 2011 9:55 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Despite the worst March in 5 years, Arkansas tourism tax collections…
by - May 24, 2011 12:42 am
Creating a “Vision 2025” plan that includes an economic development strategy, beautification projects and quality of place amenities appeared to receive support from the six Fort Smith Directors attending a…
by - May 24, 2011 12:40 am
One of the more interesting aspects of Fort Smith Board of Directors’ meeting is the “Citizen Forum” section at the end of the meeting during which citizens have the opportunity…
by - May 23, 2011 2:22 pm
YRC, the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carrier, continues to teeter at the edge of bankruptcy — a bankruptcy that would significantly boost the business of Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System and…
by - May 23, 2011 10:40 am
Editor’s note: This is the first of four stories in the “Seven to see (72C)” series profiling the musical acts appearing at the Wakarusa Music Festival (June 2-5). Last year…
by - May 23, 2011 10:25 am
The area home sales trend is moving in the wrong direction, with sales of new and existing homes in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties down 15.12% during the first four…
by - May 23, 2011 7:56 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] AT&T Arkansas President Ed Drilling says within 4 years the state…
by - May 22, 2011 4:37 pm
story info submitted by Capt. Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer, Arkansas National Guard FORT IRWIN, Calif. — Soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment are…
by - May 20, 2011 4:31 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission approved on Friday the rules and regulations for collection and enforcement of the 1% prepared food tax, although the attorney representing a group…
by - May 20, 2011 12:15 pm
Sebastian County Circuit Court Judges will meet Monday (May 23) to discuss how they will handle a petition filed Thursday that seeks the removal of Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken…
by - May 20, 2011 10:39 am
The state unemployment rate for April comes with two positives — the April rate of 7.75 continues a downward decline and the March rate of 7.8% was revised down to…
by - May 20, 2011 9:19 am
story by Peter Lewis [email protected] The 8th Annual Wakarusa is set to take place just north of Ozark on Mulberry Mountain beginning June 2 and ending June 5. After its…
by - May 19, 2011 5:04 pm
It appears the controversy surrounding the office of Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins is far from over. On Thursday (May 19), Fort Smith attorney David Dunagin filed a petition…
by - May 19, 2011 3:13 pm
Students attending Arkansas Tech University in Russellville will see a 6% increase in tuition, with tuition at the university’s Ozark campus to rise by 10%. The ATU Board of Trustees…
by - May 19, 2011 2:35 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Right out of the gate, members of the Joint Public Health…
by - May 19, 2011 2:06 pm
A report justifying moving mail processing operations from Fort Smith to Fayetteville was not allowed to be reviewed by the public prior to the eventual decision to move the operations…
by - May 19, 2011 9:42 am
Alternative political parties in Arkansas are going more than Green. The Libertarian Party of Arkansas filed 16,144 petitions today with Secretary of State Mark Martin to qualify as a recognized…
by - May 18, 2011 7:44 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After nearly 3 years of a battered economy, Arkansas is seeing…
by - May 18, 2011 5:48 pm
Infrastructure and quality-of-place improvements were the primary themes during a Fort Smith City Director forum conducted Wednesday by the Fort Smith Rotary Club. City Directors Philip Merry Jr., Kevin Settle,…
by - May 18, 2011 3:50 pm
Alma-based InvoTek has launched a new product using safe laser technology that enables a person with limited movement to write, communicate and control their environment. The product will be unveiled…
