by - March 1, 2011 10:56 pm
The discussion about redistricting includes a plan that would place Fayetteville within the same Congressional District as Pine Bluff and Texarkana. Seriously. Gerrymandering, anyone? And a few business leaders in…
by - March 1, 2011 6:02 pm
It will take a lot of algae and land to make a dent in the use of gasoline in the U.S., but researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed…
by - March 1, 2011 4:10 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] In the end, it looks like Gov. Mike Beebe will get…
by - March 1, 2011 2:10 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will receive a $1 million grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield toward increasing the number of primary…
by - March 1, 2011 1:37 pm
2010 Christmas sales were relatively strong in Fort Smith, with the city’s collection of a 1% sales tax up 5.4% compared to the 2009 period. Also, the most recent monthly…
by - March 1, 2011 10:09 am
Economic confidence among people in the Fort Smith region is shaky, with the most recent The Consumer Compass Survey showing a decline in the number of people who believe their…
by - March 1, 2011 7:40 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It has received little attention in this legislative session because it…
by - February 28, 2011 2:37 pm
2011 did not get off to a good start for the Fort Smith regional housing market. In fact, of Arkansas’ top three metro areas, the Fort Smith metro area was…
by - February 28, 2011 12:37 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “Coil up your rope and anchor here till better weather doeth appear.” So reads a sign at the famous Lighthouse Inn Restaurant nestled on the…
by - February 28, 2011 9:06 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Publicly and privately, state lawmakers charged with redrawing Congressional District lines…
by - February 28, 2011 8:41 am
Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. Last week was a busy week on many…
by - February 28, 2011 8:22 am
Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. This week was a great refresher for me as to…
by - February 27, 2011 10:05 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] With nearly two months of the regular session in the rear…
by - February 25, 2011 2:10 pm
The fourth quarter 2010 economy in the Fort Smith region saw momentum weaken, primarily because of rising unemployment figures that offset moderate gains in sales tax collections. According to The…
by - February 24, 2011 10:00 pm
Possibly the last time a person in Fort Smith felt as uncomfortable as David Camp, he was being hauled into town by Bass Reeves. Camp, the Arkansas manager for the…
by - February 24, 2011 8:58 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders on Thursday (Feb. 24) signed the ordinance enacting a 1% prepared food tax, and, barring a successful citizen-initiated referendum, the tax will go into effect…
by - February 24, 2011 2:59 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Those hoping for a deal between ERC Properties and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority on a 275-acre phased development are in for a disappointment. Rob…
by - February 24, 2011 10:19 am
Two early supporters of Fort Smith’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center are disappointed in the struggle to hire and retain a program director, and they hope talk of re-energizing the program…
by - February 24, 2011 9:03 am
August 2010 promises of more work on the Bella Vista Bypass — a segment of a future Interstate 49 — became reality Wednesday (Feb. 23) when the Arkansas Highway &…
by - February 23, 2011 6:37 pm
One part of a legislative effort to change Arkansas’ Advertising & Promotion law was defeated Wednesday in the Senate Revenue and Tax Committee. SB 180, sponsored by Sen. Johnny Key,…
