by - August 10, 2015 7:16 pm
Job cuts in July crested to the highest level in nearly four years as U.S. employers announced plans to shed 105,696 workers from their payrolls in July, according to the…
by - August 10, 2015 6:25 pm
Consumers remain cautious with their spending levels, despite positive growth in the U.S. and local economies, according to the July 2015 Consumer Expectations survey completed by the Federal Reserve Bank…
by - August 10, 2015 5:27 pm
It’s likely to be another intense Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 11). The Board will revisit a vote on who handles millions of dollars of bond underwriting…
by - August 10, 2015 4:19 pm
New York City has been one of the few places in the U.S. that has been able to keep retail behemoth Wal-Mart from opening physical stores. But a recent survey…
by - August 10, 2015 1:40 pm
An almost 50% decline in Fort Smith area building permit values during July pushed the region into a year-to-date decline. The region could post its first annual decline in permit…
by - August 10, 2015 11:33 am
Alice Walton, daughter of Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton, is selling her cutting horse business which she runs near Fort Worth, Texas, according to The Dallas Morning News blogpost. She…
by - August 10, 2015 10:17 am
Researchers at the University of Arkansas will help lead a new $18.5 million engineering research center to design and develop vehicle electrical systems that are more powerful, efficient and heat-resistant….
by - August 9, 2015 11:32 pm
For five miles east of McGehee, Highway 4 is as straight as the Delta farmland is flat. Headed toward the Mississippi River, you see the levee rising in the distance….
by - August 9, 2015 11:26 pm
Recent commentary suggesting citizens should avoid escalation during police interactions to avoid negative outcomes serves only to escalate avoidance of what is a broad and complex problem. Reducing violence and…
by - August 7, 2015 10:33 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital officials confirmed the hospital’s intent to construct a new, 225,000 square-foot campus in Springdale during an announcement at the annual Color of Hope Gala Friday evening (Aug….
by - August 7, 2015 2:52 pm
NanoMech Inc. is expanding its storage and distribution capacity by leasing 12,000 square feet of additional warehouse and office space near its headquarters in the Springdale Technology Park. The company…
by - August 7, 2015 2:32 pm
Officials from University of Arkansas at Fort Smith traveled to Bentonville Friday (Aug. 7) to sign an agreement with NorthWest Arkansas Community College that will help to streamline bachelor’s degrees…
by - August 7, 2015 10:14 am
It started with fireworks, continued with fireworks and ended with fireworks. The first Republican presidential debate of the 2016 campaign brought the current top 10 candidates according to the polls…
by - August 6, 2015 9:48 pm
As Arkansas’ Department of Workforce Services Director, Daryl Bassett leads one of the state’s largest agencies with an annual budget of $1.7 billion – a significant portion coming from federal…
by - August 6, 2015 9:17 pm
Benton and Washington counties enjoy a concentration of corporate home office jobs more than seven times the national average according to U.S. Census data tables. The number of jobs related…
by - August 6, 2015 8:31 pm
The beating of animals is certainly opposed by Dawson Meadows but he comes out in the political season to endorse the beating of eggs, drums and meat if it needs…
by - August 6, 2015 5:18 pm
John Tyson, chairman of Tyson Foods and grandson of the founder, sold 335,550 shares of his stock in the meat company for proceeds totaling more than $13.858 million. The insider…
by - August 6, 2015 1:56 pm
Saturday, December 12: Claudia Burson Trio and Ben Harris is back with the Blues on Saturday, December 12th, at 6:30 pm in the Walmart World Room at The Walmart Museum….
by - August 6, 2015 1:54 pm
We are rolling out the red carpet for this year’s “Red Shoe Shindig presents a Night at the Oscars” benefitting the Ronald McDonald Family Room® at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith…
by - August 6, 2015 1:51 pm
Saturday, November 21: Folk and Bluegrass with Smokey & The Mirror on Saturday, November 21st, at 6:30 pm in the Walmart World Room at The Walmart Museum. Tickets are $5…
