by - January 27, 2011 7:50 pm
Brad Ginsberg has been hired as the 40/29 News as assistant news director. Ginsberg comes to KHBS/KHOG-TV from the Hearst Television CBS affiliate, WLKY-TV where he served as executive producer…
by - January 27, 2011 4:12 pm
The Board of Directors of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of three cents per share to shareholders of record on Feb. 9, 2011, and payable…
by - January 25, 2011 8:05 am
The WestArk RSVP, a local organization of active adult volunteers 55 years of age or older, has partnered with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the…
by - January 21, 2011 11:03 am
Jeff Adams of Hutchinson, Kan., is the new director for the Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, effective Jan. 31. Adams will have responsibility…
by - January 21, 2011 9:05 am
Arvest Bank has announced an increase in SBA loans of 53% at the end of its fiscal 2010, which ended Dec. 31, over fiscal 2009. The U.S. Small Business Administration…
by - January 21, 2011 8:59 am
Keith Hefner, president and CEO of Citizens Bank & Trust Co. in Van Buren, is among 12 regional bankers named to the inaugural council of the new Community Depository Institutions…
by - January 19, 2011 5:54 pm
Mehedi Rajib has joined Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus as a software support specialist in the Office of Public and External Relations. Rajib graduated from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro with a master’s in…
by - January 19, 2011 5:50 pm
Summit Medical Center has installed a new Philips Brilliance 16 slice CT Scanner, which is ideal for all routine CT studies, CT angiograms and bone density screenings. A CT scanner…
by - January 17, 2011 6:03 pm
Three ABF Freight System drivers were named Captains of the 2011-2012 America’s Road Team by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), more than any other carrier. David Boyer of Wytheville, Va.,…
by - January 13, 2011 7:49 am
The Best Buy Children’s Foundation has recognized Boys & Girls Club of Van Buren with a $10,000 Teens and Technology Innovation Grant to support and grow the innovative use of…
by - January 13, 2011 7:11 am
Arvest Bank has announced that Rodney Shepard, currently sales manager and executive vice president of Arvest banking operations in Fort Smith, will become president of Arvest’s Springfield, Mo., operations. He…
by - January 12, 2011 8:47 am
Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) that for the eighth consecutive year, the bank originated more than $1 billion in new mortgage loans. Refinanced mortgages made up 70 percent of…
by - January 10, 2011 3:17 pm
Summit Medical Center has announced three employee awards. The Nurse of the Year award went to Janet Allen. Allen has been taking care of patients at the hospital for nine…
by - January 6, 2011 8:14 am
The Fort Smith Rotary Club is holding its annual Four-Way speech contest Jan. 22 at the main branch of the Fort Smith Public Library. The contest is open to any…
by - January 3, 2011 5:46 pm
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks announced Monday (Jan. 3) a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per common share payable Jan. 21, 2011 to shareholders of record as…
by - January 3, 2011 4:48 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System announced Monday (Jan. 3) an expanded Caribbean coverage in response to increased demand for shipping solutions from customers taking advantage of opportunities created by the…
by - January 3, 2011 4:30 pm
The Fort Smith Area Manufacturing Executive Association announced new officers for 2011. Serving as president of the organization is Greg Boschert, plant manager of Owens-Corning; vice president is Randy Breaux,…
by - December 30, 2010 3:34 pm
Summit Medical Center announces the addition of Joseph Aldrich, a pediatrician, to its medical staff. Dr. Aldrich has 30 years of medical experience and previously had a practice in Fort…
by - December 27, 2010 5:48 pm
The German Federal Cartel Office as approved ABB’s pending purchase of Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. According to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the German office…
by - December 27, 2010 1:46 pm
King Realty Group, the Fort Smith agency that became the no. 1 company in the market on its third anniversary, is now a member of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates (WREA),…
