by - March 18, 2015 3:17 pm
River Valley Roller Girls Double Header
River Valley Roller Girls Double Header Saturday, April 18, 2015 Game #1 – Derby Diamonds vs DFW Derby Demolition (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) Game #2 – Rough Cuts vs South Central…
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by - March 18, 2015 3:01 pm
Tyson Foods stands firm with 2015 guidance amid bird flu concerns
The story at Tyson Foods is an ever-changing saga as the meat giant continues its metamorphosis away from commodity-based business models to more consumer-branded and higher-margin products following the $8.55…
by - March 18, 2015 12:55 pm
Severance tax collections dip as drillers cut spending in Arkansas
As natural gas drillers and oilfield equipment firms continue to cut their capital spending in the Fayetteville Shale, there are already signs that severance tax collections in Arkansas began to…
by - March 18, 2015 12:20 pm
JBU names Swearingen dean, director of the ‘Teaching and Learning Center’
Dr. Carla Swearingen has been named the dean of faculty development and director of the Teaching and Learning Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. She will assume her…
by - March 18, 2015 11:25 am
25th Anniversary ~ Fort Smith Riverfront Bluesfest
The 25th Annual Riverfront Blues Festival will be June 26 – 27 at Harry E Kelley Park. This year the “Best Little Blues Festival in America” will once again feature…
by - March 18, 2015 11:24 am
25th Anniversary ~ Fort Smith Riverfront Bluesfest
The 25th Annual Riverfront Blues Festival will be June 26–27 at Harry E Kelley Park. This year the “Best Little Blues Festival in America” will once again feature some of…
by - March 18, 2015 11:18 am
25th Anniversary ~ Fort Smith Riverfront Bluesfest
The 25th Annual Riverfront Blues Festival will be June 26 – 27 at Harry E Kelley Park. This year the “Best Little Blues Festival in America” will once again feature…
by - March 18, 2015 10:21 am
Beautify Fort Smith Spring Cleanup
Beautify Fort Smith is hosting our annual spring litter pickup from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Central Mall parking lot on Rogers Avenue. This is…
by - March 17, 2015 8:57 pm
2015 The Compass Conference to focus on downtown Fort Smith (Updated)
The 2015 Compass Conference will focus on downtown Fort Smith development, with the soon-to-be-renovated Masonic Temple to provide a unique venue and format for sixth annual event. “Banking on Downtown…
by - March 17, 2015 8:52 pm
Fort Smith Board votes to table sewer rate hike, seek more info
Efforts by Fort Smith city staff to move quickly on a plan to raise sewer rates to pay for federally-mandated system improvements hit a snag when City Director Tracy Pennartz…
by - March 17, 2015 8:31 pm
Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville slated to open July 15
It’s been a decade in the making but the region’s first interactive children’s museum has announced an opening date and a new name in honor of Lee and Linda Scott…
by - March 17, 2015 4:26 pm
Gov. Hutchinson talks workforce training, review of child welfare system
Keeping with his campaign rhetoric, Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with reporters on Tuesday to tout three measures designed to realign workforce education efforts in Arkansas. He also talked about a…
by - March 17, 2015 2:22 pm
Wal-Mart’s grocery division undergoes another management shift
Grocery is a business of thin margins but it is about 56% of Wal-Mart’s total annual U.S. sales. Getting it right is of the upmost importance to Walmart U.S. CEO…
by - March 17, 2015 2:05 pm
Labor numbers positive for Arkansas in January, jobless rate dips to 5.6%
Labor market numbers moved in the right direction for Arkansas during January, with the number of employed up more than 3%, the workforce size up more than 2% and unemployment…
by - March 17, 2015 1:39 pm
Hiring to begin for Parrot Island Waterpark
Officials with Parrot Island Waterpark announced Tuesday (March 17) the start of hiring 100-150 part-time employees for the aquatics facility now under construction at Ben Geren Regional Park. The almost…
by - March 16, 2015 7:50 pm
Troubled Rep. Harris quits chairman post, workforce bill approved
A House legislator facing questions in an adoption scandal resigned his committee leadership post Monday afternoon, while several education bills including two on workforce training sailed through the state Senate….
by - March 16, 2015 6:09 pm
In defense of Sen. Cotton
United States Senator Tom Cotton last week wrote a letter to the Iranian Ayatollah, stating that the President’s on-going nuclear negotiations with the terrorist state are ill conceived and non-binding….
by - March 16, 2015 5:53 pm
Fort Smith area homes sales off to strong start in 2015 (updated)
The possibility of rising interest rates, easier loan requirements and rising rental costs are helping to nudge more first-time homebuyers into the market, a dynamic that is playing out in…
by - March 16, 2015 5:25 pm
Plan moves forward to update Fort Smith mobile food truck, food court rules
Rules providing a one-year permit and flexibility in the number of moves in that year were some of the preferred ideas supported by members of the Fort Smith Planning Commission…
by - March 16, 2015 2:40 pm
‘Innovation Summit’ geared to help manufacturers better use technology
Central Arkansas will play host next month to a two-day, first-of-its-kind Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit where companies across the state will be able to spotlight cutting edge manufacturing innovations and…