by - May 21, 2014 2:43 pm
Quarterly and monthly severance tax collections in 2014 set new record highs as Arkansas continues to reap the benefits from higher natural gas prices and steady production levels primarily in…
by - May 21, 2014 12:28 pm
Tyson Foods is getting out of the $150 million Dynamic Fuels venture the company spearheaded beginning in 2007 and has not lived up to its potential. The plant sitting, which…
by - May 20, 2014 11:51 pm
Legislative primary races decided in Northwest Arkansas legislative primaries were decided Tuesday (May 20). But it was not without at least some controversy, with the District 96 House race overshadowed…
by - May 20, 2014 11:43 pm
Legislative primary races in the Fort Smith area were decided Tuesday night (May 20), with winners from both primaries for House District 76 and Senate District 9 able to call…
by - May 20, 2014 11:33 pm
Benton County Judge Bob Clinard won handily in Tuesday's Republican primary. If the certified results are similar, no run-off will be needed. Clinard had 10,318 or 61.1% with all precincts…
by - May 20, 2014 10:42 pm
A small set of races were decided by voters in Crawford and Sebastian Counties on Tuesday (May 20), with Sebastian County Republican voters deciding on whether to retain their current…
by - May 20, 2014 8:04 pm
There were no surprises in the Republican primaries for statewide offices, with Asa Hutchinson besting opponent Curtis Coleman, and U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, winning in a comfortable margin…
by - May 20, 2014 6:42 pm
American consumers will have more access to less expensive organic food products with the recent partnership between Wild Oats and Wal-Mart Stores, and analysts predict that when Wal-Mart puts its…
by - May 20, 2014 3:05 pm
John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods Inc., pledged $2 million to the Jones Center Endowment on Tuesday (May 20), bringing the non-profit’s management within $3.5 million of its $30 million…
by - May 19, 2014 6:19 pm
A direct mail piece that went out over the weekend has left people on both sides of the District 9 Senate race scratching their heads and Democrats from Fayetteville to…
by - May 19, 2014 6:02 pm
House Speaker Davy Carter, R-Cabot, isn’t a lame-duck speaker just yet. In an interview on “Talk Business & Politics,” Carter said he’ll fight a potential impeachment push regarding the same-sex…
by - May 19, 2014 5:46 pm
The competitive world of retail and the changing paradigm within, requires top talent recruitment like never before, which is why Wal-Mart scours the nation’s top business schools and offers paid…
by - May 19, 2014 3:08 pm
The first candidate for the seat being vacated by City Director Pam Weber filed papers Monday (May 19) morning to succeed the Fort Smith Board of Directors' only woman. Former…
by - May 19, 2014 2:56 pm
U.S. consumers are reaching for more private label products from bottled water to salty snacks as they push their carts past many of America’s national brands, according to Deloitte’s American…
by - May 19, 2014 2:23 pm
Three people are running for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and one of them wants to be the last person to hold the office. But the man leading the…
by - May 16, 2014 7:20 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing flew its last training mission with its A-10 aircraft Friday (May 16) before the planes leave Fort Smith for the final time as the fighter wing…
by - May 16, 2014 5:30 pm
The Arkansas Supreme Court has granted a stay with the May 9 ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Court Judge Chris Piazza that struck down Arkansas’ ban on same-sex marriage. The…
by - May 16, 2014 2:08 pm
City Director Pam Weber has decided to not seek re-election to her position 5 at-large seat on the Fort Smith Board of Directors, she confirmed Friday (May 16). Weber, who…
by - May 16, 2014 11:51 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate during April fell to 6.6% thanks to an estimated increase of 7,762 employed Arkansans and a more than 12% decline in the number of unemployed. However, the…
by - May 15, 2014 5:55 pm
Northwest Arkansas real estate agents report an active sales market but numbers from MountData.com indicate a slowing pace across the two-country area. There were 575 total transactions in Benton and…
