by - June 23, 2014 7:57 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Benny Gooden told the district's school board Monday (June 23) that should a special session take place to address teacher insurance costs, he fears…
by - June 23, 2014 6:49 pm
Citing an improved labor market and sales tax collections, the city of Fort Smith was the top performing of 16 Arkansas cities measured by an economic index created by Arkansas…
by - June 23, 2014 5:32 pm
Keeping shelves better stocked to boost sales and top line revenue is a priority among Wal-Mart executives working to break the cycle of negative to flat comparable store sales that…
by - June 23, 2014 5:08 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says math, not health, may eventually determine the fate of the Private Option. During an interview with Talk Business & Politics, Beebe said it would be difficult…
by - June 23, 2014 4:33 pm
Author Russell Ferrell will be in Hastings to sign copies of his new book The one War of McCurtain County – a true story about the two men who discovered…
by - June 23, 2014 2:57 pm
A failed May 1 vote on whether to unionize workers at an OK Foods facility in Heavener, Okla., could be dismissed by the National Labor Relations Board after it claimed…
by - June 23, 2014 1:05 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has selected Risley & Associates as the lead architectural firm for its proposed Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine to be built at Chaffee Crossing…
by - June 23, 2014 11:13 am
Looking at the summer night sky is a favorite past-time for many families but an event at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Saturday (June 21) took that experience to…
by - June 22, 2014 8:53 pm
If I were a small convenience store owner enjoying the nuances of selling a plethora of Arkansas Lottery tickets, a pack of Marlboros, a Slim Jim or two, an occasional…
by - June 22, 2014 8:32 pm
Trusting people has its risk as well as its reward. Business works best when you can trust your employees to show up to work and work hard and when you…
by - June 22, 2014 5:22 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe is heading overseas for his third European trade mission in five years. In a recent Talk Business & Politics interview, Beebe said he will travel to London,…
by - June 20, 2014 3:47 pm
The Arkansas Legislative Council passed on a voice vote an interim resolution by Faulkner County Republican Sen. Jason Rapert that affirms the council's support of Act 83, a constitutional amendment…
by - June 20, 2014 1:18 pm
Saudi Arabian Prince Saud bin Khalid Al-Faisal recently visited NanoMech and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Northwest Arkansas as part of a Eisenhower Fellowship trip to investigate…
by - June 20, 2014 10:41 am
Chuck E. Cheese will host United Cerebral Palsy Fundraising Night on Friday, July 18th, from 3:00pm-9:00pm. Tell your server you are with UCP and Chuck E. Cheese will donate 15%…
by - June 20, 2014 10:00 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate fell to 6.4% in May, but the state’s labor force continues to decline in size, and the number of employed during May was the lowest level of…
by - June 19, 2014 8:00 pm
A simple and smart-alecky assessment could be that singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson ran out of beer before he ran out of herb and converted an empty Bud can into a bong…
by - June 19, 2014 7:35 pm
Fort Smith was home to Arkansas' first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station and now Fort Smith is home to one of the few independent CNG conversion businesses in the…
by - June 19, 2014 1:01 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe said Thursday (June 19) he’s not calling a special session on changes to the public school employee insurance program until he sees a roll call from each…
by - June 19, 2014 12:49 pm
How close is too close for Wal-Mart to put a Neighborhood Market to its cash cow supercenters? The retail giant said Thursday (June 19) that one to two miles outside a…
by - June 19, 2014 12:39 pm
ArcBest's announcement of a new corporate headquarters at Chaffee Crossing, bringing with it nearly 1,000 jobs to Fort Smith, is just the latest big news to come out of what…
