by - February 16, 2011 4:47 pm
Big Screen Peter: Just Go with It
Adam Sandler continues to bring the laughs but does so without the charm of his earlier work.
Fort Smith
by - February 16, 2011 4:05 pm
HMA earnings up 8.6% in 2010
Health Management Associates missed a fourth-quarter earnings estimate, but did post an 8.6% gain in 2010 net income. Naples, Fla.-based HMA, the parent company of Sparks Regional Medical Center in…
by - February 16, 2011 2:46 pm
Prison reform piece passes House committee
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A measure to ease Arkansas’ prison overcrowding passed a House committee…
by - February 16, 2011 2:17 pm
Legal troubles continue for YRC
Legal troubles continue to mount for YRC Worldwide, making the going even tougher for the the nation’s largest trucking — and the primary competitor of Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System…
by - February 16, 2011 2:03 pm
Services offered in memory of Leigh Lane Quick
River Valley Counseling will be providing pro bono services to those desperately in need of substance abuse treatment services and are unable to pay for such services. This is being done in…
by - February 16, 2011 8:32 am
Still working
Half of Baby Boomers have had to delay retirement.
by - February 16, 2011 8:16 am
Proposed Arkansas tax cut bills create possible showdown
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas House members passed three tax cutting measures out of committee…
by - February 16, 2011 7:14 am
County officials debate emergency center costs
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Emergency Operation Center (EOC) was the talk of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court as they discussed the $1 million facility,…
by - February 15, 2011 9:35 pm
Fort Smith board moves to enact 1% prepared food tax by ordinance
What a difference a week makes. On Feb. 8, the Fort Smith Board of Directors appeared ready to push a municipal election on a 1% prepared food tax to support…
by - February 15, 2011 4:06 pm
Ortega hired as Fort Smith Regional Art Museum director
Lee Ortega, who has spent more than 14 years with art museums and art education institutions on the east coast, is the new director of the Fort Smith Regional Art…
by - February 15, 2011 2:23 pm
AAF-Fort Smith Presents 2011 ADDY Awards
The AAF-Fort Smith presented its 2011 ADDY® Awards for advertising creative excellence Feb. 5, 2011 at Fianna Hills Country Club in Fort Smith. Of the more than 70 entries entered,…
by - February 15, 2011 11:00 am
Bond bill filed to deal with unemployment insurance debt
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock, filed a bill Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 15, 2011 9:46 am
Technology etiquette
Unwise use of technology could harm career prospects.
by - February 15, 2011 9:06 am
1% prepared food tax supporters emerge
Prior to Feb. 8, a majority of the vocal sentiment appeared to be against the Fort Smith Board of Directors simply passing an ordinance to enact a 1% prepared food…
by - February 15, 2011 9:03 am
ABF competitor on the financial ropes
A recent report from Fitch Ratings suggests a lawsuit filed by Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System holds the potential to bankrupt financially-troubled YRCW — the largest less-than-truckload carrier in the…
by - February 15, 2011 8:06 am
Entrepreneurs must keep moving to overcome obstacles
Stockman says any number of factors may derail a new business unless the entrepreneur is prepared to adapt and improvise.
by - February 14, 2011 6:48 pm
South Sebastian County Historical Society Meeting
VFW, on the Square in Greenwood Media Specialist Meryl Ware will present an overview of Arkansas history internet resources, "Exploring the Encyclopedia of Arkansas." For more information call Ruth McConnell…
by - February 14, 2011 4:57 pm
Convention center comparisons prove problematic
One of the oft repeated arguments against tax support or other funding support for the Fort Smith Convention Center is that two privately-owned convention centers in Rogers and Springdale are…
by - February 14, 2011 4:24 pm
Bills filed to regulate Arkansas natural gas drilling
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Rep. Kathy Webb, D-Little Rock, certainly has influence over where the…
by - February 14, 2011 12:54 pm
Census impact: Fort Smith revenue decline to hit in 2012
A relative decline in Fort Smith population is likely to reduce the city’s annual tax and turnback revenue by at least $340,000 beginning in fiscal year 2012. The calculation, from…