by - October 17, 2009 8:46 am
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. A little weary from a long road trip on Thursday night to Denton,…
by - October 16, 2009 4:24 pm
Donald N. Reynolds, vice president of national sales for ABF Freight System, will retire Nov. 30, after 39 years of service with the company, and Kirk May will follow Reynolds…
by - October 16, 2009 3:20 pm
Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas has announced it will build a $100 million wind turbine manufacturing plant on 90 acres at Fort Chaffee that will employ up to 400 once fully…
by - October 16, 2009 10:35 am
A few laid off Whirlpool workers and, indirectly, the area economy may have a financially brighter holiday season. Whirlpool Corp. confirmed Friday the possible recall of up to 150 workers…
by - October 16, 2009 10:02 am
One of the prime Arkansas roads on which to travel and enjoy the fall colors will be down to one lane at two spots for “an extended period of time,”…
by - October 15, 2009 9:30 pm
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith volleyball team extended its winning streak…
by - October 15, 2009 11:01 am
August data about homes sales in the Fort Smith region shows continued downward pressure on the housing market — possibly a reflection of the relatively high metro unemployment numbers. There…
by - October 15, 2009 7:01 am
Despite a decline in foreclosures in Sebastian County, foreclosure activity in the Fort Smith metro area was up 44% in August, with foreclosures nationwide up more than 29%, according to…
by - October 15, 2009 6:36 am
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Progressive Group plans to convince Arkansans they should approve a new state constitutional amendment to replace the “thousands” of statewide taxes and tax exemptions with a flat…
by - October 14, 2009 2:44 pm
story by Michael Tilley Arkansas has “borrowed” $119.44 million from the federal government to pay unemployment benefit claims, and could end up with a tab of more than $360 million…
by - October 14, 2009 11:18 am
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 - October 13, 2009 2:04 pm
The big dip in corporate travel continues to show up as double-digit declines in the Fort Smith hospitality tax collections. The August 2009 collections were $49,224, down 23% from the…
by - October 13, 2009 11:04 am
In the past few months, several area boards and commissions simultaneously were hit with a one-person shortage. The common denominator in each shortage was Dr. Jerry Stewart. After retiring in…
by - October 13, 2009 7:00 am
It’s not much, but we’ll take what we can get at this point. Whirlpool officials have partially confirmed a production change at its Fort Smith refrigerator and icemaker production plant….
by - October 12, 2009 5:18 pm
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Area basketball fans will get an early opportunity to catch a glimpse of…
by - October 12, 2009 4:24 pm
The office of Gov. Mike Beebe issued a short statement Monday (Oct. 12) about his recent economic development trip to Europe. Following is the complete statement.The delegation met with ten…
by - October 12, 2009 10:08 am
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue announced Monday (Oct. 12) he will run for reelection to the post in the 2010 election. Shue, who drew no opposition in the 2008…
by - October 12, 2009 9:52 am
Plans are moving forward that would see the city of Fort Smith sell 340,000 gallons of water a day to Charleston, Lavaca and the River South Water Users Association. The…
by - October 10, 2009 10:53 pm
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith volleyball team’s Heartland Conference debut couldn’t…
by - October 10, 2009 10:32 am
Editor’s note: Story by Jonathan Gipson, sports information director for the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith volleyball team is 20 matches into…
