by - July 8, 2015 3:15 pm
Wal-Mart officials opened the second day of their manufacturing summit with a video of legendary co-founder Sam Walton saying in a speech years ago that “buying American-made products should be…
by - July 8, 2015 2:37 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center presents “QuickBooks Payroll” on August 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Beall Barclay & Company in Fort Smith. Participants will learn…
by - July 8, 2015 1:24 pm
by - July 8, 2015 1:07 pm
The federal Department of Labor published this week a proposed rule to extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers, which the Obama administration says is a critical…
by - July 8, 2015 12:15 pm
Miami-based Ryder Systems recently expanded its compressed natural gas (CNG) truck fleet services into Arkansas, with Fort Smith-based Boyd Metals and Greenwood-based Alpha Packaging being the first two customers. Robert…
by - July 8, 2015 10:26 am
by - July 8, 2015 10:21 am
Event: Tailgate For a Cause: Blindside Domestic Violence Who: Crisis Intervention Center Protects, Supports, and Empowers survivors, and their children, of domestic violence and sexual assault in 6 counties…
by - July 8, 2015 10:18 am
by - July 8, 2015 10:13 am
by - July 7, 2015 9:15 pm
Arkansas ended its fiscal year on June 30 with a nearly $200 million surplus, but lawmakers and the Governor aren’t yet unified on how it should be spent. Sen. Jake…
by - July 7, 2015 5:24 pm
It’s the classic right time, right place story. A system glitch prevented Nicole and Hugh Jarratt of Fayetteville from presenting their tailgate plate to Walmart U.S. buyers at the retailer’s…
by - July 7, 2015 2:37 pm
The 2nd Annual Steel Horse Rally will roar into Fort Smith, Arkansas April 29 & 30 2016. This open rally features great live music from national and regional acts! The…
by - July 7, 2015 2:06 pm
FFO Home – once known as Furniture Factory Outlet – is moving its corporate headquarters from Muldrow to Fort Smith, locating operations in a 180,000-square-foot part of a former Whirlpool warehouse that…
by - July 7, 2015 1:29 pm
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (July 7) defended a plan to place a 10 Commandments monument on State Capitol grounds, while also on Tuesday Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said…
by - July 7, 2015 12:49 pm
Fort Smith City Clerk Sherri Gard has been elected president of the Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers Association (ACCRTA). City Administrator Ray Gosack said Gard’s leadership position is a reflection…
by - July 7, 2015 11:25 am
More economic development officials from around Arkansas are expected to attend the third year of the high-profile Walmart “Manufacturing Summit” now that it is being held in Bentonville, said Joey…
by - July 7, 2015 9:01 am
Dr. Amita Heaser is joining the Cooper Clinic department of Internal Medicine in Fort Smith. An adult medicine specialist, Heaser completed her medical training at Rush University Medical Center in…
by - July 6, 2015 6:13 pm
Fort Smith business leaders, working with the Fort Smith Public School District and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, are moving forward with a plan to open by August…
by - July 6, 2015 5:18 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday (July 6) announced the members of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, which replaced the State Board of Career Education at the Department of…
by - July 6, 2015 4:52 pm
Throughout Maggie Malloy’s life she has accumulated many things that would constitute “the good life,” but her enjoyment of life comes from much more than things. Graceful, energetic, and artistic,…
