by - March 29, 2010 2:35 pm
If the real estate market is a sign of consumer confidence in the near-term economy, consumers in the Fort Smith area aren’t very confident. New and existing home sales in…
by - March 29, 2010 7:51 am
Figures recently released by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that Arkansas moved up in a national ranking of states based on 2009 per capita income However, Arkansas’ per capita…
by - March 26, 2010 11:54 am
Trucking industry watchers continue to be optimistic about improving conditions in a sector that is considered a bellwether of the national economy. The American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index…
by - March 26, 2010 11:04 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate moved slightly higher to 7.7% in February after three consecutive months of being parked at 7.6%. The rate was 6.8% February 2009. The report released Friday (March…
by - March 26, 2010 10:05 am
story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Fourteen women in business met March 24 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to form a peer group…
by - March 25, 2010 4:57 pm
Job cuts in the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy Health System have resulted in 11 lost jobs at St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith — with at least…
by - March 25, 2010 3:24 pm
Owners of the Phoenix Expo center are pushing a $1 million Phase II project that they say will create a “first class” banquet and exhibition facility and could potentially help…
by - March 25, 2010 2:12 pm
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has endorsed former Arkansas Legislator Doug Matayo in his bid to be the next 3rd District Congressman. Huckabee’s is the second high-profile political endorsement in…
by - March 25, 2010 10:21 am
Patricia Brown has less than 90 days to raise about $200,000 to fully fund The Fort Smith Classic. Brown, director of the PGA Tour-sanctioned professional golf event now in its…
by - March 24, 2010 9:35 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 - March 24, 2010 10:34 am
Results released Wednesday (March 24) show mixed results on math and reading scores for Arkansas’ fourth- and eight-grade students. The National Assessment Governing Board and the U.S. Department of Education…
by - March 24, 2010 9:37 am
Editor’s note: The “second” grand opening performance of the new Second Street Live! center in downtown Fort Smith features Del Castillo. The Austin, Texas-based band is expected to hit the…
by - March 24, 2010 8:54 am
story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Smoking was one of the major topics of discussion at the March 23 meeting of the Fort Smith Airport Commission, once it finally got underway….
by - March 23, 2010 2:40 pm
Fort Smith City Director Cole Goodman proposed Tuesday (Mar. 23) to create an ad hoc committee of private sector citizens to review and advise the city board on options to…
by - March 23, 2010 2:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have temporarily suspended the citizen forum part of the twice-monthly voting board meetings and have tasked the city staff and city attorney to revise…
by - March 23, 2010 11:10 am
Twenty-six Republicans serving in the Arkansas House and Senate have asked Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel to issue an opinion on the constitutionality of the health care reform legislation approved…
by - March 22, 2010 3:06 pm
Average home prices and home inventories in the Fort Smith metro area have increased during the almost first three months of 2010. According to figures released Monday (Mar. 22) by…
by - March 22, 2010 2:56 pm
Part of Gunner DeLay’s challenge in capturing the GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District is to convince Republican voters that his attempts to pass pro-union legislation while a state…
by - March 22, 2010 12:18 pm
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 - March 21, 2010 10:19 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a broad and potentially costly plan to create a national health care plan that would seek to provide health care insurance to an estimated…
