by - February 6, 2009 7:28 am
A volleyball tournament is just a bunch of players hitting a ball back and forth across a net, right? Wrong. It’s business. Good business. Try about $2 million in business….
by - February 5, 2009 4:47 pm
Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. survived 2008 with a 6% increase in net income, but was hit with a 20% net income decrease in the fourth quarter of 2008. Baldor…
by - February 5, 2009 3:59 pm
Proposed legislation that would make it easier for cities to enact and control hospitality tax collections has been pulled from committee consideration until support for it can be measured. Filed…
by - February 5, 2009 2:52 pm
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed at about 2:15 p.m. today (Feb. 5) a cigarette tax increase of 56 cents per pack. The vote was 75-24, with 75 votes need…
by - February 5, 2009 2:12 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker and area physicians say the loss of doctors and nurses can lower the quality of regional health care.
by - February 5, 2009 12:00 pm
Sales reported by national retailers on Thursday lend credence to a report that market share gains for retailers will come from catering to lower-income shoppers. Retail Metrics reported Thursday (Feb….
by - February 5, 2009 8:19 am
RU Ready Fore Some Golf?? The IC Mens Club will be hosting their annual GOLF TOURNAMENT Saturday April 18th. A full day of events will begin with Golf, followed by a…
by - February 4, 2009 10:29 pm
Leave your preconceptions and biases at home, and take your Friday Feast down the Boulevard.
by - February 4, 2009 4:31 pm
Updated info:The recent Moody’s credit downgrade of Sparks Regional Medical Center included a report that includes several troubling details about the financial status of the hospital system. Moody’s analyst note…
by - February 4, 2009 10:14 am
U.S. nuclear power plants achieved near-record level of electricity production in 2008.
by - February 4, 2009 8:25 am
Ethan Nobles, director of media relations for the Arkansas Realtors Association, says shortage of sellers requires more realistic home pricing.
by - February 4, 2009 8:13 am
The Fort Smith Public Library will host its Annual Black Heritage Celebration at 2 p.m., Feb. 7 at the Main Branch Community Room. Carolyn Henderson Allen (right), dean of University…
by - February 4, 2009 7:56 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Feb. 3) gave City Administrator Dennis Kelly the green light to further investigate the purchase of Flowers Food Bakery on 6th Street…
by - February 3, 2009 8:47 pm
Fort Smith’s Board of Directors voted 5-1 Tuesday night (Feb. 3) to spend $62,000 as a one-third partner in an “opportunity analysis” study of riverfront development options. The Robbie Westphal…
by - February 3, 2009 1:45 pm
The Ozark campus of Arkansas Tech University reports 791 students for spring enrollment, an increase of 18% over spring 2007, and up 2% over the fall 2008 semester. Continued increased…
by - February 3, 2009 1:27 pm
We’re all pessimistic about the economy, but about eight in 10 should get a pay raise in 2009.
by - February 3, 2009 12:22 pm
Two up, two down. So it goes, temporarily at least, for two barge makers who in 2007 said they would locate operations in Fort Smith. Canton, Ohio-based U.S. Technology Marine…
by - February 3, 2009 7:42 am
Most of the official and news reports about frozen lending and the banks’ use of federal bailout funds is misleading, according to Treasury Strategies, a leading Treasury consulting whose clients…
by - February 2, 2009 7:07 pm
Included in HB 1304 is a $22.8 million appropriation for the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith. But don’t spend any of that money just yet. The bill is a…
by - February 2, 2009 6:15 pm
A bill that would make it easier for the city of Fort Smith to levy a 1% hospitality tax was filed Monday (Feb. 2) The bill one was one of…
