by - February 11, 2011 8:47 pm
A U.S. Postal Service draft study estimates that closing the mail processing center in Fort Smith and consolidating the operations in Fayetteville will save $1.7 million a year and cut…
by - February 11, 2011 2:37 pm
Editor’s note: This story provided by Capt. Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer for the Arkansas National Guard. The National Guard’s health & wellness missions across Arkansas’ interstates are slated to…
by - February 11, 2011 11:22 am
Two analysts who watch the financial performance of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. say the trucking company is doing better, but have lowered their expectations for 2011 revenue and income….
by - February 11, 2011 8:24 am
Reducing deposits requiring collateral and increasing cash to acquire new banks are key reasons behind a more than 52% two-year drop in deposits at Bank of the Ozarks’ Fort Smith…
by - February 10, 2011 2:43 pm
Fort Smith’s population grew by 7.4% between 2000 and 2010, with the city remaining Arkansas’ second largest behind Little Rock. However, if growth trends continue, Fort Smith could fall to…
by - February 10, 2011 12:37 pm
A 66% increase in foreclosure actions in the Fort Smith region during January continues a trend that saw the number of regional foreclosure actions in 2010 increase 16.5%. Nationwide, foreclosure…
by - February 10, 2011 11:18 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] An omnibus bill aimed at controlling Arkansas’ ever-growing prison population is…
by - February 10, 2011 9:05 am
Full year hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren suggest the local tourism and hospitality sector is on a slow recovery from a tough 2009. December hospitality tax…
by - February 10, 2011 8:12 am
Even during a January in which the weather didn’t always cooperate, enplanements out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport were up 14.5%. January enplanements at the airport totaled 6,297, up…
by - February 9, 2011 4:26 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] While Arkansas ushered in three new federal representatives and returned one…
by - February 9, 2011 12:33 pm
Editor’s note: This story provided by Capt. Chris Heathscott, public affairs officer for the Arkansas National Guard. Approximately 50 Arkansas National Guardsmen are working support missions on Arkansas’ interstates in…
by - February 9, 2011 11:48 am
A rescheduled hearing on a study to close the mail processing center in Fort Smith is set for 6 p.m., Feb. 24 at the Holiday Inn City Center in Fort…
by - February 9, 2011 9:04 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 8) agreed to give backers of the Mallalieu Project another 90 days to present a definitive plan on restoring a structurally…
by - February 9, 2011 8:25 am
The fourth quarter wasn’t kind to P.A.M. Transportation’s 2010. Tontitown-based P.A.M. posted a $1.1 million quarterly loss, which drove the trucking company to a full year loss of $654,000. One…
by - February 9, 2011 8:11 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] This legislative session the debate over tax cuts won’t end with…
by - February 8, 2011 3:28 pm
Arkansas could get relief from some of its debt owed to the federal government, according to several national reports hinting at potential plans from President Obama’s 2012 proposed budget. According…
by - February 8, 2011 2:53 pm
A vote on a 1% prepared food tax to support the Fort Smith Convention Center appears headed to a municipal election that could be held as early as April 12….
by - February 8, 2011 1:48 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford on Tuesday (Feb. 4) briefed the…
by - February 8, 2011 8:25 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] In 2009 the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith boasted its status as a Tree Campus as recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation. But with…
by - February 7, 2011 7:54 pm
P.K. Holmes III, a Fort Smith attorney who was first recommended for a federal judgeship in December 2009, was confirmed Monday (Feb. 7) by the U.S. Senate to serve on…
