by - July 20, 2010 11:39 am
Editor’s note: This is the first of three stories resulting from a July 12 interview with Gov. Mike Beebe. Less than five years ago, Arkansas’ top economic development officials saw…
by - July 19, 2010 2:24 pm
A group of about 25 area restaurant owners and managers agreed Monday (July 19) to launch a 60 day to 90-day process designed to defeat any attempt by the city…
by - July 18, 2010 10:45 pm
The newest Talk Business Poll shows U.S. Rep. John Boozman with a 25-point lead over U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, and shows Gov. Mike Beebe with just a 9-point lead over…
by - July 16, 2010 6:46 pm
Specific cuts proposed for the 2010 Fort Smith city budget total more than $1.53 million, according to details released Friday afternoon. A July 15 memo from City Finance Director Kara…
by - July 16, 2010 5:26 pm
Execs with banks based or active in the Fort Smith area are concerned that recently approved legislation presumably overhauling the nation’s financial will result in more regulations and higher costs…
by - July 16, 2010 4:01 pm
U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln was in Fort Smith on Friday (July 15) to tie continued job growth at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant with the passage of HR 4213 — a…
by - July 16, 2010 9:37 am
Rogers Mayor Steve Womack’s campaign collections between April and June were more than 28 times that of his Democratic challenger David Whitaker. Whitaker and Republican Womack face each other in…
by - July 15, 2010 7:55 pm
The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial system and government oversight in reaction to the economic collapse of late 2008. The bill passed the Senate chamber…
by - July 14, 2010 2:28 pm
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has been embroiled in controversy ever since Lt. Gov. Bill Halter proposed the lottery two years ago. Let’s face it, lotteries are controversial, but in Arkansas…
by - July 14, 2010 2:21 pm
Efforts and connections continue with federal and private-sector officials to fund and build railroads and improve port facilities in the Fort Smith region, according to comments during July’s meeting of…
by - July 13, 2010 8:03 pm
Murphy Oil Corp. and Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. announced a decision late Monday to suspend their drilling operations in the Gulf of Mexico and relocate to central Africa. In a…
by - July 13, 2010 7:45 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sometimes the best solutions are the ones right in front of you. That was the consensus at Tuesday’s (July 13) study session of the Fort…
by - July 9, 2010 7:06 pm
Cutting the more than $227,000 spent on outside agency funding and nixing the city’s funding of the Mayor’s 4th of July celebration are just two of the many suggestions from…
by - July 9, 2010 3:41 pm
Secure Arkansas, the grassroots organization pushing a citizen’s sponsored illegal immigration ballot issue, has failed to submit enough raw signatures for its measure to be considered for the November general…
by - July 9, 2010 12:46 pm
What Rogers Mayor Steve Womack considers a “compliment,” David Whitaker classifies as “breathtaking arrogance.” The Republican Womack faces Democrat Whitaker in the race for the next Arkansas 3rd District Congressman….
by - July 8, 2010 8:20 am
In June, state legislators questioned contracts made by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in foreign countries, particularly China and Japan, which prompted a response from the agency’s director, Maria Haley….
by - July 8, 2010 7:58 am
Eureka! The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System has literally struck it rich with recent investments in Canadian gold mining rivals, Barrick Gold Corp. and GoldCorp Inc. Although ATRS has not invested…
by - July 6, 2010 10:10 pm
The financial ledgers of the city of Fort Smith received a clean bill of health from BKD during a recent audit, but City Finance Director Kara Bushkuhl reported four key…
by - July 2, 2010 10:45 am
Total state revenue of $5.43 billion in fiscal year 2010 was 2.4% below the previous fiscal year and marked the second consecutive year of revenue decline, according to a report…
by - July 1, 2010 5:23 pm
Editor’s note: The following is a shortened version of a story written by Roby Brock with TalkBusiness.net. Grand Gulf. Those two words are infamous in Arkansas’ political lexicon. They remind…
