by - September 23, 2015 4:44 pm
Among the ideas being considered by the Governor’s Working Group on Highway Funding has been transferring some of the state’s 16,418 miles of roads to cities and counties. The Association…
by - September 23, 2015 12:47 pm
by - September 22, 2015 8:52 pm
Thunderous applause from city employees in attendance at Tuesday's (September 22) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors hinted at a potentially contentious budget fight to come. The…
by - September 22, 2015 8:11 pm
Aaron's Inc. announced a deal on Tuesday (Sept. 22) to acquire all the outstanding stock of little known “nearprime” and consumer finance lender Dent-A-Med Inc. of Springdale for approximately $55 million in…
by - September 22, 2015 7:41 pm
There is not much more to say about last week’s game. The Hogs are not what we were told they would be and it’s hard right now to see where…
by - September 22, 2015 3:41 pm
The good news is that 74% of those participating in a recent survey like the grocery pickup models being tested by Walmart, however, just barely one in 10 of customers…
by - September 22, 2015 3:20 pm
The first half of 2015 continues to show that a resurgent Arkansas tourism economy during 2014 wasn’t an anomaly. Hospitality tax collections continue to set records, and tourism sector employment…
by - September 22, 2015 12:02 pm
Donnie Pendergraft and her family have donated $1 million to the U.S. Marshals Museum in honor of her late husband, Ross. The money will help build the Ross Pendergraft “Why…
by - September 22, 2015 11:51 am
Wal-Mart promised that it would continue to invest in its e-commerce capabilities and its purchase of PunchTab, revealed Tuesday (Sept. 22) by the retail titan, is another strategic piece to that…
by - September 21, 2015 9:57 pm
In an Arkansas National Guard hanger filled with military personnel and a phalanx of government and legislative officials at North Little Rock’s Camp Robinson, Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Sept….
by - September 21, 2015 9:41 pm
The 30-person group tasked to find a new mascot for Southside High School in Fort Smith first met Monday (Sept. 21), with committee chairman Wayne Haver charging them to consider…
by - September 21, 2015 6:39 pm
There’s been plenty of good news about the Arkansas economy lately. More Arkansans are trying to work and more are finding work when they look, according to recently released numbers….
by - September 21, 2015 6:34 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (Sept. 21) announced the following appointments: Sherry Chesser, Little Rock, to the Arkansas State Board of Public Accountancy. Appointment expires Aug. 17, 2020. Replaces Karen…
by - September 21, 2015 6:26 pm
Arkansas seldom ranks first in any category among the other 50 states, but when it comes to adult obesity the Natural State is at the top of the list, according…
by - September 21, 2015 5:19 pm
Fewer and fatter cattle at U.S. feedlots are not fattening profits for feedlot owners, but packers and food companies like Tyson Foods are seeing a drop in cattle prices which…
by - September 21, 2015 4:16 pm
In the midst of needing to hire a new city administrator and city fire chief, Fort Smith’s human resources director announced Monday (Sept. 21) that he is resigning effective Oct….
by - September 21, 2015 2:21 pm
A lack of qualified workers remains the top threat to manufacturing growth among members for the second consecutive year, with 46% voicing this concern, down from 53% in 2014, according…
by - September 21, 2015 1:27 pm
After a strong start, combined building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren are down 10% through the first eight months of the year, with August permit values…
by - September 21, 2015 12:17 pm
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by - September 21, 2015 12:01 pm
Dr Vinh Chung, author of Where the Wind Leads compares his story as a 3-year-old refugee to those of Syrian families fleeing civil war today. Harvard educated physician and skin…
