by - March 27, 2015 11:18 pm
The bankruptcy trustee of Quantum Foods, a former Tyson Foods customer, is suing the Springdale-based meat company to recover $25.7 million. The trustee claims the money was a preferential debt…
by - March 27, 2015 6:58 pm
A bill that supporters say will protect religious freedom and opponents say will allow for discrimination easily passed the Arkansas Senate on Friday (March 27). The 35-member body passed House…
by - March 27, 2015 12:31 pm
Despite bird flu implications in Tyson Foods’ home state of Arkansas, Wall Street analysts with Stephens Inc. have raised their fiscal second-quarter earnings forecast for the Springdale-based meat giant. Farha…
by - March 27, 2015 10:42 am
An estimated year-over-year gain of 8,700 jobs in Arkansas’ tourism sector and 7,200 jobs gained in the trade, transportation and utilities sector pushed the state’s February jobless rate down to…
by - March 26, 2015 10:35 pm
With potentially a week to go in Arkansas’ 2015 legislative session, lawmakers stepped up their committee and floor action to push through bills dealing with corrections, executions, drug screening, wine…
by - March 26, 2015 9:27 pm
Only hours removed from hiring the state’s next economic development chief, Gov. Asa Hutchinson outlined his vision for an aggressive platform on Thursday that he said would allow Arkansas to…
by - March 26, 2015 3:09 pm
The key grip, gaffer, and casting director took equal billing with the actors at the “Film and Discussion > Action!” at Crystal Bridges on Wednesday (March 25). Actress/director and native…
by - March 26, 2015 3:06 pm
by - March 26, 2015 1:56 pm
The business of exports is not without its challenges given regulatory hurdles, rising value of the U.S. dollar and Congressional inaction with respect to Free Trade Agreements proposed with the…
by - March 26, 2015 1:33 pm
New estimates from the U.S. Census show that Northwest Arkansas’ population grew 8.3% between April 2010 and July 2014, while the Fort Smith metro census estimate declined 0.31% in the…
by - March 26, 2015 12:28 pm
An NCAA Championship from the Razorback women’s indoor track and field team and a top-three national finish by the men’s indoor track and field squad, has vaulted the University of…
by - March 26, 2015 11:59 am
One of the big issues in this year’s Legislative session had to do with “re-homing” of adopted children. It seems that plenty of Arkansas lawmakers decided that practice is a…
by - March 26, 2015 10:39 am
First United Methodist Church and the Fort Smith Chapter of the American Guild of Organists present a Hymn Festival featuring Guest Concert Organist Bradley Welch. April 26, 2015 at 3:00…
by - March 26, 2015 9:56 am
A not so accurate recap of a story about Walmart testing grocery pickup, uncertainty over money to fix roads, and dogs – and maybe people – on leashes are the…
by - March 25, 2015 8:33 pm
Fort Smith tax collections have struggled in recent years to post strong gains and two years of gains. But the first two reporting months of 2015 indicate that city revenue…
by - March 25, 2015 8:28 pm
P.A.M Transportation Services Inc. doled out hefty discretionary bonuses and a 3% annual pay boost to the salaries of CEO Daniel Cushman and Chief Financial Officer Allen West in 2014,…
by - March 25, 2015 6:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will turn to the Sunshine State for his new director of economic development. Talk Business & Politics and The City Wire have learned that Mike Preston, vice…
by - March 25, 2015 3:07 pm
While Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made it clear that he opposes President Obama’s new carbon emission rules that would shelve much of the state’s coal-fired power generation, he said Tuesday…
by - March 25, 2015 2:55 pm
Whether consumers plan to don their Sunday best or play Easter Bunny for the kids, some 80% of Americans said they plan to celebrate the Easter holiday this year by…
by - March 25, 2015 2:46 pm
A group in Fort Smith and one in Crawford County have raised a reported $19,000 and $3,050, respectively, as part of an effort to seek renewal of a sales tax…
