by - April 1, 2011 4:46 pm
Problems found with petition seeking 1% food tax election
The petition drive to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax is in trouble. On Mar. 26, about 4,460 signatures were submitted to Fort Smith City…
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by - April 1, 2011 12:45 pm
Disaster alters student’s Spring Break plans
Rona Luong had different plans for Spring Break prior to March 11. But when the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated many parts of Japan, the young lady who grew up…
by - April 1, 2011 11:10 am
Sebastian County home sales up, down in Crawford County
Housing sales in the Fort Smith area continue to show mixed results and tepid recovery, with sales in Crawford County down 25% for the first two months and same-period sales…
by - April 1, 2011 9:43 am
Downtown Fort Smith ‘place to be’ for Heritage Festival
story by Jill M. Rohrbach, travel writer, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Fort Smith is known for its Wild West origins, but don’t assume the city’s 2011 Heritage Festival…
by - March 31, 2011 6:54 pm
50 job cuts announced at Sparks Health System
Sparks Health System announced Thursday (Mar. 30) a restructuring plan that will see the elimination of 50 non-clinical jobs. The move resulted in a 2.5% reduction in jobs, with the…
by - March 31, 2011 4:12 pm
Arkansas House passes major budget bills
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Months in the making, the Revenue Stabilization Act (RSA) cleared the…
by - March 31, 2011 3:46 pm
Dems, GOP respond to Congressional redistricting plan
The Democratic Party of Arkansas and the Arkansas Republican Party kicked out press releases Thursday afternoon following the approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives of the “Fayetteville to the…
by - March 31, 2011 1:38 pm
House approves ‘Fayetteville to the Fourth’ redistricting plan (Updated)
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A controversial Congressional redistricting plan — the "Fayetteville to the Fourth"…
by - March 31, 2011 12:05 pm
Analyst downplays Acxiom changes; sets $18 target price
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] The sudden and surprise departure of Acxiom Corp’s top executives caught the market off guard as the company’s shares were slaughtered in Wednesday’s trading session,…
by - March 31, 2011 11:51 am
Stephens lands economic development job in Johnson County
Fort Smith native Travis Stephens didn’t expect to land a top job so soon, but he’s eager to begin work as the CEO and chief economic development officer for the…
by - March 31, 2011 10:59 am
Fuel hedging still not mainstream in Arkansas
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Small and medium-sized businesses and even government entities are taking a closer look at fuel-saving strategy that propelled quirky Southwest Airlines’ to an incredible 17-year…
by - March 30, 2011 8:41 pm
Congressional redistricting maps change again
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After days of negotiations and partisan criticism, Rep. Clark Hall, D-Marvell,…
by - March 30, 2011 1:23 pm
Golden Living to add 200+ jobs to Fort Smith operation
Twenty days after Golden Living announced it would move its headquarter operations to Dallas, the company said it would add at least 200 jobs to what is now known as…
by - March 30, 2011 9:14 am
Future bleak for downtown development bill
A bill promoting development in downtown districts appears headed for another defeat in the Arkansas Senate. Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, filed HB 1118 on Jan. 12, with the bill…
by - March 30, 2011 8:43 am
UA Chancellor talks sports, students, research
During the “free speech for a dollar” portion of Tuesday’s (Mar. 29) Rotary Club meeting, a Rotary member gave a dollar to praise University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart…
by - March 29, 2011 4:14 pm
‘Obamacare’ results in defeat of Insurance department funding
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Political wrangling over health care reform could throw a monkey wrench…
by - March 29, 2011 4:04 pm
Powell to retire as USA Truck chairman
Robert Powell’s 51-year career in the trucking industry will soon end when he retires his position May 4 as chairman of the board at Van Buren-based USA Truck. According to…
by - March 29, 2011 3:01 pm
Shield law amendment ready for Governor’s pen
Expansion of Arkansas’ media shield law to include television reporters and Internet-based journalists is headed to the desk of Gov. Mike Beebe for his expected signature. Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort…
by - March 29, 2011 2:08 pm
Redistricting plan proposed that divides Sebastian County (Updated)
An opponent of the "Fayetteville to the Fourth" Congressional redistricting plan is promoting an alternative map that divides several counties, but keeps major cities in existing districts. Also, State Senators…
by - March 29, 2011 8:27 am
Cavanaugh Mound mapping process begins
The process began Monday (Mar. 28) to learn what may be buried on top of the Cavanaugh Mound and possibly to learn how the mound was built. The mound, located…