Fort Smith

Community Car Show

C-SCDC is celebrating 50 years of service, and we are still committed to helping the communities in which we live. Please come out and support the River Valley Regional Food…

Rep. Boyd to seek re-election to House seat in Fort Smith

State Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, announced Thursday (Aug. 20) that he will seek re-election to the House District 77 seat during the 2016 election cycle. He is in his…

Crawford, Sebastian county home sales flatten in July, up for the year

Home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties are up 9% for the first seven months of the year, with the value of the sales up more than 15%. The sales…

Hutchinson: Keep Medicaid expansion if Feds allow for waivers

Gov. Asa Hutchinson laid out a seven-point plan Wednesday (Aug. 19) that would continue Arkansas’ participation in Medicaid expansion through the private option while requiring recipients to participate in employer-sponsored…

Report says U.S. retains manufacturing advantage even with a strong dollar

A new study shows it is still cheaper to make goods in the U.S. even with the rise of the U.S. dollar against the euro and other world currencies over…

Arkansas severance tax revenue set fiscal-year record, pace falls in new year

Arkansas severance tax collections tumbled nearly 59% in the first month of the state’s fiscal year 2016 as Fayetteville Shale drillers were unable to sustain production levels due to continued…

Larger regional Arkansas banks grow with acquisitions, most out of state

Well capitalized publicly-held banks based in Arkansas or doing business in the Natural State are growing through ongoing acquisition fueled in large part by increased federal regulations and compressed margins….

Fort Smith Director calls for auditor on $480 million in sewer system work

Steve Parke, director of utilities for the city of Fort Smith, had another tough night in front of the city’s Board of Directors at Tuesday’s (Aug. 18) regular meeting. But…

Shrinkage, supercenter sales part of ‘Urgent Agenda’ list at Wal-Mart HQ

Shrinkage. Supercenter sales. Stocking shelves. Stuff in storage; aka, too much inventory. Those are some of the “Urgent Agenda” item edicts from the corporate offices of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with…

Gov. Hutchinson orders second try on Private Option verification process

The backlog of cases verifying the incomes of Medicaid and private option recipients has been eliminated, and the Department of Human Services again will begin sending out notices to private…

Arkansas River tonnage down 25% in July, traffic improves in August

The long rain-induced nightmare for port, barge and other operators on the Arkansas River may soon be over, but the impact of heavy rains earlier this year pushed river tonnage…

Report: Private Option nets Arkansas budget $438 million by 2021

A consulting group hired by a legislative task force says the Private Option will have a net positive fiscal impact for the state of Arkansas budget of $438 million through…

Wal-Mart earnings fall 15%, company lowers full-year income guidance (Updated)

Wal-Mart Stores posted second quarter net income of $3.475 billion, 15% below the same period in 2014 and well below the consensus of analyst estimates. Lower margins on U.S. sales…

UALR, eSTEM announce nationally unique public charter school partnership

University of Arkansas at Little Rock and eStem Public Charter Schools announced a partnership Monday where eStem will educate students in grades 9-12 on UALR’s campus, where they will have…

Five Fort Smith City Directors discuss preferences on hiring new city boss

At least three Fort Smith City Directors say government leadership experience is not a necessity in the search for a new city administrator, with Vice Mayor Kevin Settle hoping to…

Regional air travel down in July, XNA to add San Francisco flight

Air travel is slowing in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area, with officials at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) hopeful that a new flight to San Francisco will…

Arvest counsel asks for continuance in suits against Dennis Smiley

Three civil lawsuits against former Arvest Bank bank president Dennis Smiley may be put on hold until the ongoing criminal case is resolved, according to a letter filed with the…

Mystery, suspense and Fort Smith finances

I spent this past Sunday afternoon reading a mystery. It wasn’t Agatha Christie. It was the City of Fort Smith, Arkansas Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended Dec….

Simmons First makes several top management changes

Simmons First National Corp. announced a series of organizational management changes following the announced future retirement of David Bartlett, president of the bank holding company, in January. “David has played…

BancorpSouth announces five promotions in the Fort Smith area

Rebecca Gomez, Patricia Mays, Judy Phillips, Joyce Sears and Karen Wuthrich have received promotions at BancorpSouth in Fort Smith. Gomez has been promoted to branch officer. She began her career…