by - March 11, 2011 9:02 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] There’s been movement on a few big issue items in the…
by - March 11, 2011 8:32 am
story by Connie Las Schneider Looking for outdoor fun? Mulberry River activities are at their white-water peak this spring, with activities planned along the river most weekends in March. Originating…
by - March 11, 2011 7:58 am
Southwestern Energy Executive Vice-president and General Counsel Mark Boling says his greatest concern in Arkansas isn’t tougher regulation. It’s a higher cost of doing business. "The attempt to increase the…
by - March 10, 2011 5:43 pm
Neil Kurtz wants to make it clear that recruiting executive talent to the Fort Smith area is not a problem, and IS NOT why Golden Living is moving its corporate…
by - March 10, 2011 2:35 pm
Golden Living announced today (Mar. 10) at 2 p.m. three “key initiatives” that include moving the company’s headquarters from Fort Smith to Dallas and the possibility of increasing the number…
by - March 10, 2011 12:11 pm
Continued small increases in the number of employed in Arkansas helped push the preliminary January unemployment rate down to 7.8%, compared to 7.9% in December and 8% in January 2010….
by - March 9, 2011 10:06 pm
Arkansas diesel prices are $1 higher than a year ago, while retail gasoline prices have risen for the sixth straight week, according to the U.S. Energy Department’s weekly energy report….
by - March 9, 2011 10:01 pm
Golden Living is expected to publicly announce Thursday (Mar. 10) that the company will locate its corporate headquarters operation in Plano, Texas, but keep 500 —possibly more — employees at…
by - March 9, 2011 8:09 pm
After receiving a 93-0 vote of approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives, a bill to provide tax incentives for new development and renovation in downtown improvement districts now heads…
by - March 9, 2011 7:25 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “The Internal Revenue Code is a huge mess that needs to be thrown into the dung pile and started over,” accountant John Taylor told attendees…
by - March 9, 2011 8:00 am
The financial and legal drama in the national trucking industry continues as YRC Worldwide announces an “agreement in principle” that gives the almost bankrupt company until July 2011 to restructure…
by - March 9, 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] The first two months of the 88th General Assembly resulted in…
by - March 8, 2011 9:48 pm
Carolyn Joyce, aka Miss Laura for the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the newest member of the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Tuesday night…
by - March 8, 2011 3:47 pm
Editor’s note: The themes described below ARE NOT how the art will be displayed or formally categorized at the museum. They are merely an observation about the themes that emerged as…
by - March 8, 2011 2:42 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The last day of filing has brought an avalanche of bills…
by - March 8, 2011 9:34 am
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren during February 2011 totaled $6.796 million, down 40.47% compared to $11.417 million in February 2010. For the first two months…
by - March 8, 2011 8:33 am
In the first Talk Business Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report, consumer confidence among Arkansans would best be described as full of caution, concern and slim hope. Talk Business surveyed 614 Arkansans…
by - March 7, 2011 6:14 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] As eulogist and family friend Matt Jeffery closed out his address to attendees of the memorial in honor of former Fort Smith Mayor C. Ray…
by - March 7, 2011 5:58 pm
After seeing the new 2011 marketing presentation for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, it’s obvious why the department actively fought a recent legislative effort to changes Arkansas’ motto…
by - March 7, 2011 2:25 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe (D) remains enormously popular among Arkansas voters, an advantage he holds over many of his state counterparts and a potential edge over a less-than popular state legislature….
