by - April 27, 2010 6:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors got a glimpse Tuesday (April 27) of easily more than $50 million in water system improvements likely to be constructed and completed prior to…
by - April 27, 2010 4:48 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker forcefully stressed Tuesday (April 27) that he is willing to “take the harassment” from a few boisterous citizens rather than remove citizen forums from the…
by - April 27, 2010 11:39 am
Editor’s note: Three closely watched political journalists based in Little Rock have joined to form The Arkansas Election Line — an ongoing assessment of key political races in Arkansas. Roby…
by - April 27, 2010 11:06 am
State Sen. Denny Altes has been raising money for the House District 63 (Fort Smith) race for 18 months, with more than $34,000 in contributions to show for it. Altes…
by - April 27, 2010 7:09 am
Rep. Stephanie Malone has almost collected more in campaign funds from outside the Fort Smith area than Fort Smith City Director Gary Campbell has collected in total. Malone and Campbell…
by - April 26, 2010 5:57 pm
The new owner of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith on Monday reported first quarter net income of $46.94 million, up 2% compared to the first quarter 2009 net income…
by - April 26, 2010 4:58 pm
What has been billed as the largest potential class-action lawsuit — Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores — in the country was certified today (April 26) by the Ninth Circuit of Appeals….
by - April 26, 2010 4:05 pm
All eight Republican candidates in the 3rd Congressional District primary race are for repealing the federal health care law, support tough efforts to check illegal immigration; oppose proposed federal cap…
by - April 26, 2010 10:54 am
Whirlpool Corp. reported first quarter 2010 gains in North American sales and units shipped and raised the outlook on future shipments. While corporate success is never a guarantor of job…
by - April 26, 2010 10:12 am
The first national study of broadband service finds that Arkansas has the most competitive environment among all 50 states — but at least two Arkansas-based companies have issues with taxpayer-funded…
by - April 23, 2010 5:21 pm
Reporting on Fort Smith hospitality tax collections is beginning to sound like a broken record — not that anyone remembers the sound of a brok-the sound of a brok-the sound…
by - April 23, 2010 3:53 pm
Members of an ad hoc group charged to analyze funding and/or operations options for the Fort Smith Convention Center ended the first meeting Friday (April 23) with a list of…
by - April 23, 2010 2:13 pm
story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] While Alma prepares for summer crowds at its water park and Fort Smith ponders a proposal to build its own aquatic center, Van…
by - April 23, 2010 8:05 am
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. reported early Friday (April 23) that it lost $21.4 million in the first quarter of 2010, and a recent internal memo to company employees suggests…
by - April 22, 2010 7:56 pm
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] When the Mitsubishi plant comes to Chaffee Crossing, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. will be ready. At Thursday’s (April 22) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment…
by - April 22, 2010 7:42 pm
An 8-member ad hoc committee recently appointed to consider and recommend funding and/or operations options for the Fort Smith Convention Center will meet for the first time Friday to handle…
by - April 22, 2010 1:45 pm
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - April 22, 2010 1:03 pm
Based upon recommendations from the Fort Smith Board of Realtors, the political action committees of the Arkansas Realtors Association made endorsements in area political races — including endorsing Rep. Frank…
by - April 22, 2010 10:18 am
March saw impressive gains in home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties, reversing a troubling trend that saw January and February sales down compared to 2009. Realtor Ernie Schimmelman reported…
by - April 22, 2010 8:11 am
Early signs of recovery in the national trucking industry have yet to help the bottom line of Van Buren-based USA Truck Inc., with the company citing rising diesel fuel prices…
