by - August 5, 2014 9:24 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at its Tuesday (Aug. 5) meeting that would restrict the location of temporary signs in rights of ways, a decision the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:43 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has plenty of publicity-generating irons in the fire from onshoring manufacturing jobs, hiring veterans and sustainability pushes. But one initiative that often goes underreported is the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:16 pm
Whirlpool has proposed additionally monitoring and testing of water and soil samples at sites near its now-shuttered manufacturing facility in south Fort Smith following detection of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:06 pm
The values of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $20.975 million in July, up nearly $6.46 million from July 2013 when the combined cities…
by - August 5, 2014 4:43 pm
Arkansas has seen the nation’s steepest reduction in its percentage of uninsured residents, noted a Gallup report released Tuesday (Aug. 5). The report, based on telephone interviews with 88,678 respondents…
by - August 5, 2014 10:49 am
Consumers across Arkansas see favorable spending conditions in the short-term but when asked about future economic conditions the survey respondents expect leaner times for business conditions and personal finances beyond…
by - August 4, 2014 11:10 pm
In discussions about a two mil increase in property taxes to benefit the Fort Smith Public Library, much attention has been paid to the impact a tax increase could have…
by - August 4, 2014 6:42 pm
Wal-Mart store manager Sherry Curtis-Swenson is putting the finishing touches on worker schedules, overseeing the store stocking and making sure the region’s newest Walmart Supercenter in Springdale runs without a…
by - August 4, 2014 6:26 pm
MarketPlace Grill has closed its Fort Smith location, leaving more than 50 people without a job as the company works to actively expand its presence in central Arkansas. According to…
by - August 4, 2014 6:19 pm
Arkansas’ home sales market shows no signs of slowing down, with the number of homes sold during the first half of the year up more than 5% and the combined…
by - August 4, 2014 4:09 pm
GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson laid out a plan to fight Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that are being debated over so-called “dirty coal” power plants. The EPA has asked…
by - August 4, 2014 3:55 pm
While the first five months of 2014 have shown generally sluggish sales tax receipts, June's figures released by the city of Fort Smith on Aug. 1 show a marked improvement….
by - August 4, 2014 2:34 pm
Farming is still big business in Arkansas despite being overshadowed by headlines from corporate giants Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods and some of the nation’s largest trucking and logistics companies in the…
by - August 2, 2014 3:17 pm
Four Fort Smith city directors were dismissed from a lawsuit alleging violations of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act according to a Thursday (July 31) court filing. City Directors George…
by - August 1, 2014 3:05 pm
There is a strong link between economic opportunity and education, and even though Northwest Arkansas has several top-rated schools in the state and some of the nation’s largest corporations there…
by - August 1, 2014 10:35 am
The race for Arkansas governor made a stop in Fort Smith Friday (Aug. 1) with Republican Asa Hutchinson and Democrat Mike Ross each addressing a crowd of 325 at the…
by - August 1, 2014 9:52 am
The positive news keeps coming for Springdale, the city in the middle of the growing Northwest Arkansas region. Wal-Mart announced Friday (Aug. 1) plans to build a new Sam’s Club…
by - July 31, 2014 8:06 pm
The port of Van Buren is expanding with the addition of a new 15,000-square-foot bulk storage building to be built by Five Rivers Distribution, according to Five Rivers Distribution President…
by - July 31, 2014 7:52 pm
Van Buren's eligibility for the Rural Development loans appeared safe following passage of a new federal Farm Bill earlier this year, but the community was dealt a blow Thursday (July…
by - July 31, 2014 7:23 pm
A new flurry of polling shows Republicans with a solid victory in one Congressional District, advantages in two other districts, and an air-tight race for the remaining district in Central…
