Fort Smith

ROBIN MARK in Concert

Robin Mark will end his 2015 USA tour in the River Valley with a concert at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center on Saturday, September 26th. Mark is a Northern…

Walk, Run or Dye 5K Color Run

It’s time again for the Walk, Run or Dye 5K Color Run in Poteau, Oklahoma! We want to make sure you get in early enough to be guaranteed a t-shirt…

Wal-Mart Investor Relations exec Carol Schumacher to exit the company

Carol Schumacher, vice president of investor relations for Wal-Mart Stores, is exiting the retailer effective Aug. 21, after more than a decade. She has accepted another job and will relocate…

Accident involving Wal-Mart truck and Tracy Morgan attributed to driver fatigue, speeding

The high profile accident involving actor Tracy Morgan last year was deemed to have been avoidable, according to a 64-page investigative report released Monday (Aug. 11) by the National Transportation…

10 ideas to reduce student loan debt

On Monday, Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed increasing federal spending by $350 billion to provide college student debt relief. Here are a few ways to lower student debt for…

Fort Smith Board changes bond sale shift, Director cites threat over vote

The Fort Smith Board of Directors met in a special meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 11) to determine the future of its 2005B Series Bonds with regard to underwriting allocations between…

ARK Challenge on hiatus as funding ends, program praised for laying ‘roots’

The ARK Challenge, a business accelerator program that has helped companies like Q-Box, MineWhat and Overwatch get off the ground in recent years, has been discontinued because of lack of…

Gov. Hutchinson reports on coding curriculum push, 130+ teachers trained

More than 1,300 Arkansas high school students have signed up to take a computer coding class this upcoming school year through the state’s online Virtual Arkansas, with an unknown number…

Walton Family helps NWACC expand culinary program with $15 million grant

The NorthWest Arkansas Community College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program (CAHM) got a shot in the arm from the Walton Family Foundation that will infuse more than $15 million…

Startup Junkie winner in SBA competition, set to launch ‘2.7.0’

Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting was awarded $50,000 by the U.S. Small Business Administration in a national growth accelerator fund competition. The company plans to use the funds to help launch…

Conner Eldridge to step down as U.S. Prosecuting Attorney (Updated)

Conner Eldridge said Tuesday (Aug 11) that he is stepping down as U.S. Prosecuting Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas effective Aug. 21. It has been widely rumored that…

Mercy Fort Smith names new chief nursing officer

Registered Nurse Jennifer Thomas has been named chief nursing officer (CNO) for Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, according to Ryan Gehrig, president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. Thomas is vice president…

Military cuts push July job cut tally to highest in almost four years

Job cuts in July crested to the highest level in nearly four years as U.S. employers announced plans to shed 105,696 workers from their payrolls in July, according to the…

Slower consumer spending growth expected to dampen retail profits

Consumers remain cautious with their spending levels, despite positive growth in the U.S. and local economies, according to the July 2015 Consumer Expectations survey completed by the Federal Reserve Bank…

Fort Smith Board to revisit bond underwriting vote, discuss budget cuts

It’s likely to be another intense Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 11). The Board will revisit a vote on who handles millions of dollars of bond underwriting…

Study shows New Yorkers want Wal-Mart Stores

New York City has been one of the few places in the U.S. that has been able to keep retail behemoth Wal-Mart from opening physical stores. But a recent survey…

Fort Smith area building permit values down 1.9% year-to-date

An almost 50% decline in Fort Smith area building permit values during July pushed the region into a year-to-date decline. The region could post its first annual decline in permit…