by - August 26, 2015 2:28 pm
Zero Mountain CEO Mark Rumsey is frustrated and concerned about what the city of Fort Smith doesn’t know about a $1,000 a month fire services contract the company has paid…
by - August 26, 2015 1:19 pm
The number Northwest Arkansas supplier community jobs has grown in recent years along with Wal-Mart Stores growth. This expansion led a shortage of talent and competition for talent which keeps…
by - August 26, 2015 12:48 pm
Hendrix College has received a $26 million gift from the estate of Mary Ann Dawkins of Little Rock. The gift, the largest in Hendrix College’s history, will support scholarships, promote…
by - August 26, 2015 11:29 am
Fort Smith National Historic Site commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 1865 Council. Representatives from 16 Indian Nations and Tribes, and the U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs met at Fort…
by - August 26, 2015 11:22 am
4th Annual Fort Smith Volunteer Fair Saturday, September 26 from 9:00am-1:00pm – River Park Events Building 121 – Riverfront Drive Fort Smith, AR 72901 All Fort Smith area locals are…
by - August 26, 2015 11:20 am
TGI Fridays 6201 Rogers Ave # B, Fort Smith, AR Ask the Hostess for the Investors Meetup Table. Please bring plenty of business cards to share! We are looking forward to meeting with…
by - August 25, 2015 11:23 pm
It soon became apparent Tuesday (Aug. 25) that at least four members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors are not happy with a pitch by city Human Resources Director…
by - August 25, 2015 9:42 pm
A Hollywood-based movie production company is partnering with Northwest Arkansas businesses to help create the company’s next theatrical production. The casting director and a principal actor are from Fort Smith. Husband…
by - August 25, 2015 8:49 pm
The Arkansas Good Roads Foundation, a group that advocates for transportation investment and spending, is recommending an increase in the state’s motor fuel taxes of 10 cents per gallon to…
by - August 25, 2015 5:33 pm
Tyson Foods filed its opening brief with the Supreme Court who is hearing the meat giant’s challenge to lower-court rulings that awarded a $5.8 million class-action payout for 3,300 employees…
by - August 25, 2015 4:34 pm
Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Arkansas lost another bid for a superproject. After courting three of the nation’s largest defense contractors for the past three years, the Pentagon on…
by - August 25, 2015 3:18 pm
Former Arvest Bank President H. Dennis Smiley on Tuesday (Aug. 25) waived indictment and entered a guilty plea of bank fraud in federal court on before U.S. District Judge P.K….
by - August 25, 2015 6:40 am
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will host a memorial exhibit from Sept. 8-11 in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks. The exhibit will contain prints…
by - August 24, 2015 10:17 pm
The last line in the 1970 hit movie “M.A.S.H” is simple and emotionally fitting: “That is all.” It now seems a simple and fitting response to a speech Monday night…
by - August 24, 2015 8:17 pm
The World Trade Center of Arkansas in Rogers received its third round of grant funding from the State Trade Export Program (STEP). This year's award totaled $207,535. The grant was…
by - August 24, 2015 6:24 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality and the state Public Service Commission on Monday announced they would reconvene stakeholder meetings on Oct. 9 to begin the process of developing a…
by - August 24, 2015 5:54 pm
Former U.S. Prosecuting Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas Conner Eldridge, who resigned from his post on Friday (Aug. 21), issued a statement Monday to address speculation on his…
by - August 24, 2015 5:12 pm
An application for Future School, a public charter planned for Fort Smith, was filed July 28 with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). Trish Flanagan says she is “positive about…
by - August 24, 2015 4:12 pm
A relaxation of off-street parking requirements in commercial zones is hoped to spur new development or redevelopment in older Fayetteville commercial areas. The proposal will be considered by the Fayetteville…
by - August 24, 2015 3:42 pm
While it is uncertain how the past few days of headline-grabbing declines in U.S. and global equity markets will impact Arkansas’ economy, the global economic conditions fueling the equity market…
