by - April 15, 2010 7:09 am
Survey results from a new Talk Business Poll suggest that U.S. Rep. John Boozman could win the crowded GOP primary for the U.S. Senate without a runoff. The Talk Business…
by - April 15, 2010 7:00 am
Fort Smith regional foreclosure activity for the first quarter of 2010 is up more than 201%, according to the closely watched RealtyTrac report. However, a sharp rise in foreclosures in…
by - April 14, 2010 10:15 pm
A new Talk Business voter survey shows U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln with a narrow lead over Lt. Gov. Bill Halter in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat. Lincoln’s…
by - April 14, 2010 3:41 pm
J.B Hunt Transport Services Inc. started the first three months of the year in impressive fashion, posting strong first quarter profits that easily beat analysts’ expectations and pushed the company’s…
by - April 13, 2010 4:23 pm
Russell Gibson is hoping to go live with a new and non-clunky city of Fort Smith Web site no later than June. Gibson, head of information technology for the city,…
by - April 13, 2010 4:19 pm
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport for the first three months of 2010 total 17,503, down 2.3% from the same period in 2009. Unfortunately, the total enplanements in 2009…
by - April 13, 2010 11:21 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There is less than $200 difference in the amount of money the two Republican candidates have raised in their run for the Arkansas District 66…
by - April 13, 2010 10:28 am
story and photos submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith finished as the fourth-ranked air rifle team in the country at…
by - April 13, 2010 9:54 am
Arkansas pump prices will likely top $3 gallon during the upcoming summer traveling season. Regular-grade gasoline retail prices, which averaged $2.44 per gallon last summer, are projected to average $2.92…
by - April 12, 2010 8:59 pm
Some of the most conservative, anti-Washington D.C. comments from a panel of six candidates in the race for U.S. Senate came from the lone Democrat — whose name, ironically, is…
by - April 12, 2010 4:22 pm
Proposed tuition and fee increases within the University of Arkansas system could mean University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students see their total semester bill go from $4,600 a semester…
by - April 12, 2010 3:34 pm
Donnie Copeland believes half of the $50 million quick action closing fund Gov. Mike Beebe has used to recruit new companies like Mitsubishi Power Systems and Mars Petcare should be…
by - April 12, 2010 9:38 am
Rosemarie Davis is working hard to ensure enough employers attend an “Opportunity Fair” for the large crowd of unemployed the event may draw. The Opportunity Fair will be held 10…
by - April 12, 2010 8:16 am
The financial community will get a better gauge of the current economic recovery when Arkansas’ publicly traded companies began issuing first quarter financial reports this week. Besides Wal-Mart and Dillard’s…
by - April 11, 2010 12:01 pm
The 11th annual River Valley Student Art Competition featured the works of 737 area students, with the art to be on display through April 25th at the Center for Arts…
by - April 11, 2010 10:26 am
The latest spat between U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter involves a former employee of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant. Halter is challenging Lincoln in the Democratic…
by - April 10, 2010 10:07 pm
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by - April 9, 2010 4:40 pm
The opportunity for regional intermodal officials to meet with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood could come as early as May 17. A meeting with LaHood was first mentioned during a…
by - April 9, 2010 2:12 pm
While not as closely watched as the 3rd Congressional District race by those in the Fort Smith area, Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District (central Arkansas) race is garnering nationwide attention. The…
by - April 9, 2010 1:34 pm
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the health care bill would have to first be approved before Americans could learn what was in it, she wasn’t kidding. Cal Kellogg, senior…
