by - September 16, 2011 2:23 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] All four of Arkansas’ Congressmen voted in favor of a measure…
by - September 15, 2011 4:44 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] New data from the U.S. Department of Labor indicate that Arkansas…
by - September 15, 2011 9:35 am
Add retired Fort Smith business owner George McGill to the growing list of candidates seeking election or re-election to legislative seats in the Fort Smith region. McGill announced Wednesday (Sept….
by - September 14, 2011 8:41 pm
The documents former U.S. Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt collected during his more than 25 years in Congress took more than six years to organize and index — and the index…
by - September 14, 2011 12:06 pm
A volunteer with the “Forward Fort Smith” campaign says by the end of the week a website will go live providing “detailed information” on the funding of Fort Smith Convention…
by - September 14, 2011 11:00 am
The death of Arkansas Economic Development Commission executive director Maria Haley opened a floodgate of praises from business and political leaders in Arkansas and from around the world. Here is…
by - September 14, 2011 10:25 am
Bill Gossage of Ozark and Rep. Jon Eubanks, R-Paris, are two of the most recent to enter and re-enter, respectively, races for a seat in the Arkansas General Assembly. On…
by - September 13, 2011 10:27 pm
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley Maria Haley, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, died Tuesday (Sept. 13) from a brain aneurysm she suffered Friday. She was 70….
by - September 13, 2011 5:46 pm
Proposals to increase environmental regulations were discussed Tuesday (Sept. 13) during a joint legislative committee, with a state official saying “adequate” regulations are in place to monitor natural gas production…
by - September 13, 2011 5:09 pm
Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, has no plans to resign his Senate seat and is willing to take the political risk that may come from appealing part of his sentencing related…
by - September 12, 2011 4:28 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission unveiled Monday (Sept. 12) a detailed 6-year plan on how revenues from a proposed 1% prepared food tax would be spent if voters…
by - September 12, 2011 2:27 pm
Editor’s note: Following is the analysis from economic Jeff Collins related to the national economy. The analysis was part of The Compass Report for the second quarter of 2011. The…
by - September 10, 2011 4:22 pm
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] Maria Haley, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, remains at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital after becoming…
by - September 9, 2011 10:24 am
story info submitted by the University of Arkansas The papers of former U.S. Rep John Paul Hammerschmidt, R-Harrison, will be opened to researchers in a ceremony at 3 p.m. on…
by - September 9, 2011 10:21 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas’ Congressional officials weighed in with remarks on Pres. Obama’s speech…
by - September 8, 2011 6:15 pm
Arkansas Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, has been found guilty of three misdemeanor counts related to a January high-speed chase through Perry County. According to this report at the Arkansas Times,…
by - September 6, 2011 8:05 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted unanimously on Tuesday (Sept. 6) to amend certain sections of the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for clarity…
by - September 6, 2011 4:13 pm
There will be a November 2012 battle for the newly created Arkansas Senate District 9 that includes parts of Fort Smith and Crawford, Scott and Sebastian counties. Rep. Tracy Pennartz,…
by - September 5, 2011 9:15 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Speaker of the House candidate Rep. Darrin Williams, D-Little Rock, recently…
by - September 1, 2011 5:08 pm
Tom Cotton, a Republican candidate for Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District, said Thursday he has changed his view about Internet use in the classroom, and added that the Arkansas Democratic Party’s…
