by - March 26, 2011 12:21 pm
Organizers of a petition drive to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax delivered Saturday (Mar. 26) morning about 4,460 signatures to Fort Smith City Clerk…
by - March 25, 2011 5:18 pm
The 53rd anniversary of Presley’s Army-induction haircut drew fans from several states.
by - March 25, 2011 3:27 pm
Sales tax collections in Fort Smith were up again in January, marking the fourth straight month of year-over-year gains. Not since the February 2009 report ended a nine-month string of…
by - March 25, 2011 11:54 am
Arkansas’ unemployment rate held steady at 7.8% during February, the same as the January rate, and lower than the 8% during February 2010. Also, the number of unemployed fell from…
by - March 25, 2011 11:14 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] House Insurance and Commerce committee members failed on Friday (Mar. 25)…
by - March 24, 2011 6:54 pm
Clean Line Energy announced an agreement Thursday (mar. 24) in which the company will purchase cable manufactured at General Cable’s Malvern, Ark., facility for its Plains & Eastern Clean Line….
by - March 24, 2011 2:11 pm
Freight tonnage hauled by American trucking companies during the first two months of 2011 is up 5.9%, despite a 2.9% dip in February’s Truck Tonnage Index. The American Trucking Associations’…
by - March 24, 2011 1:29 pm
Peter is merry about “Paul,” and praises the movie’s injection of British subtlety into a mix of humanity and humor.
by - March 24, 2011 1:07 pm
The classic comfort food restaurant adds extra flair to traditional meals that could blow your mind. Consider yourself warned.
by - March 24, 2011 10:25 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] After Wednesday’s move by Democrats to successfully push their "Fayetteville to…
by - March 24, 2011 9:45 am
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] As Arkansas’ economy begins to regain solid footing following the longest downturn since the Great Depression, Arkansas consumers now have something else to worry about…
by - March 23, 2011 8:10 pm
submitted by the University of Arkansas Athletics Department Mike Anderson has been named the University of Arkansas’ head men’s basketball coach, it was announced by Vice Chancellor and Director of…
by - March 23, 2011 4:53 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said Wednesday afternoon (Mar. 23) that a proposed plan that would pull Fayetteville and portions of eastern Washington County into the 4th Congressional District “redefines…
by - March 23, 2011 1:36 pm
story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] Talk Business has obtained a copy of the much-discussed Congressional redistricting map advocated by several lawmakers, including House State Agencies Chairman Clark…
by - March 23, 2011 11:08 am
story info submitted by Wesley Brown [email protected] Arkansas personal income rose by 3.5% in 2010, the 10th biggest gain among the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, according…
by - March 23, 2011 10:07 am
The group of restaurant owners attempting to force an election on enactment of a 1% prepared food tax in Fort Smith have about 3,000 signatures collected and hope to have…
by - March 23, 2011 8:18 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The aftereffects of 2011’s winter weather continued to resound with the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission on Tuesday night as Airport Director John Parker pointed…
by - March 23, 2011 8:10 am
story by Wesley Brown [email protected] Startup executives and venture capitalists are nearly unanimous in their glowing support of U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor’s recent proposal to give tax breaks to so-called…
by - March 22, 2011 5:00 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] HB 1902 by House Speaker Robert Moore, D-Arkansas City, was voted…
by - March 22, 2011 4:05 pm
The presidents and chancellors of Arkansas’ 11 public universities and two university systems issued a 16-point pledge today aimed at better collaboration and cooperation to advance the state’s higher education…
