Fort Smith

Lunchtime Easy Fit

– Mamie Jones Can’t find time to exercise? Try a lunchtime workout and you may find it the best time of day to exercise for more energy and less stress….

Fuel, weather keep Arkansas Best in the red (Updated)

High fuel prices, bad weather and price pressures countered gains in the trucking sector to push Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. to a first-quarter 2011 net loss of $12.8 million…

A lesson learned

Connecting with other business owners is important.

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Breaking News: Confederates attack and capture Fort Smith

Crowds and volunteers gathered for the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Confederate occupation of Fort Smith.

Thousands gather at Tilles Park easter egg hunt

Rain and soggy ground did little to dampen enthusiasm at the annual Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt.

More than just a day

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] The plan for this essay was to pontificate broadly on some terrific issue of the day on which my self-absorbed awareness had crafted a…

UAFS students, faculty win awards

Students and faculty from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith won several awards during competitions at the annual conference of the Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists. UAFS students took…

ABF wins second consecutive LTL award

For the second consecutive year, ABF Freight System has been named National LTL Carrier of the Year by the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC). “ABF is proud to again…

Arkansas Election Line: New Congressional options

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The newly drawn Congressional maps in Arkansas give The Arkansas Election…

UAFS sees continued decline in state funding

It may be learned Monday (April 25) if officials with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith request tuition and fee increases to offset a decline in state funding. According…

Report reviews success of Arkansas House members

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Of the seven Arkansas House members who failed to pass a…

Organic growth

Organic product sales were up in 2010.

2011 United Way Day of Caring

More than 900 volunteers work on projects at 71 organizations in the Fort Smith metro area.

2011 University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Student/Athlete Banquet

Outstanding athletes and program supporters were recognized for character and performance.

History and railroad report part of FCRA meeting

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Executive Director Ivy Owen had good news to report to the members of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) at the monthly meeting Thursday afternoon….

Arkansas Best declares dividend

The Board of Directors of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of three cents per share to shareholders of record on May 5, 2011, and payable…

Adam & Eats: Sip n Dipity

An ice cream franchise has gone local, but still has a multitude of goodies served from an ice-cold slab.

1% petition organizers argue case (Updated)

Frank Glidewell, an organizer with the petition effort to force a 1% prepared food tax to a public vote, may not have helped his cause with his testimony Wednesday (April…

DFA: Moderate economic recovery expected in FY 2012

Officials with the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration, taking a “cautious stance,” forecast revenue for fiscal year 2012 to reach $5.739 billion, up an estimated $157.5 million from fiscal…