by - December 15, 2014 5:49 pm
A new leader has been selected to oversee the animal well-being efforts at Tyson Foods. Dr. Christine Daugherty has been named vice president-Animal Well-Being Programs and Technology, replacing Dr. Dean…
by - December 15, 2014 5:29 pm
Home sales across Fort Smith continued to rally through November with another double-digit growth rate marking the third consecutive month of solid gains. Agents and brokers have sold 1,251 homes…
by - December 15, 2014 4:52 pm
The planned Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Chaffee Crossing in Fort Smith remains on track for a fall 2016 opening, but the application by NYiT for an osteopathic college…
by - December 15, 2014 4:44 pm
Hundreds of visitors made their way to the Fort Smith Public Library on Sunday (Dec. 14) afternoon for the organization's 12th annual Holiday Open House. Hosted at the Main Branch,…
by - December 14, 2014 6:16 pm
Democratic Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe spent an hour on stage recently with political columnist John Brummett to discuss the outgoing governor’s political career, legacy and plans for retirement. The event,…
by - December 14, 2014 5:40 pm
Ella Beth may have told her Pap paw Asa that computer coding was easy. But this week, Asa Hutchinson, aka Pap paw Asa and the Arkansas governor-elect, met some initial…
by - December 14, 2014 5:23 pm
Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and other eye care professionals would say that normal vision is 20/20. Based on that fact, an old aphorism stipulates that hindsight is 20/20, meaning we tend to…
by - December 12, 2014 5:15 pm
The submitted names for the water park being built by Sebastian County and the city of Fort Smith would be Exhibit A if you were to build a case that…
by - December 12, 2014 1:25 pm
What: Lecture by Dr. Henry Rinne Where: Fort Smith Regional Art Museum 1601 Rogers Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72901 When: Thursday, December 18 – 6PM FREE for RAM members/$5 non-members Reserve…
by - December 11, 2014 10:23 pm
The Iowa State Bar Association released an opinion cautioning attorneys against calling each other unethical. Arkansas attorneys might want to pay attention to what the Iowa State Bar had to…
by - December 11, 2014 10:16 pm
Planning an event for 700+ people is not for the faint of heart. Organizers in Fort Smith are gearing up for the Mercy Foundation's annual White Christmas Charity Ball set…
by - December 11, 2014 5:20 pm
Christmas is just weeks away and the Fort Smith region is gearing up for a slew of holiday festivities. The area will host the "The Nutcracker," the Fort Smith Public…
by - December 11, 2014 4:24 pm
The term “eat more chicken” is likely to become more than just a Chick-fil-A slogan, as the poultry industry hopes to fill the protein gap created by shrinking beef supplies…
by - December 11, 2014 4:04 pm
There are more than $1.7 trillion reasons why food companies, retailers and consumer product goods suppliers are focusing on the Hispanic population. Hispanics account for one-sixth of the U.S. population,…
by - December 11, 2014 3:27 pm
The number of new foreclosure filings across the state remain low with 69 new defaults and 166 homes taken back by lenders in November, according to Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac. The…
by - December 10, 2014 8:32 pm
Tyson Foods execs were seen on Wall Street Wednesday (Dec. 10) in business suits rather than their signature khaki. The Springdale-based execs gathered for an investor conference in Manhattan and…
by - December 10, 2014 4:19 pm
Know who is probably busier than Santa’s elves? The office movers at the corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores. Wal-Mart Stores announced that Judith McKenna will replace Gisel Ruiz as chief…
by - December 10, 2014 2:32 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has scheduled its first stakeholders’ meeting a week before Christmas to discuss drafting new ozone and particulate matter rules that meet federal Clean…
by - December 10, 2014 2:15 pm
Consumers’ attitude toward debt creation is reaching new post recession heights as Americans are expected to rack up more than $60 billion in new credit card debt by the end…
by - December 10, 2014 1:11 pm
The size of the Fort Smith metro workforce and the number of employed continues to decline year-over-year, but the number of unemployed in October fell more than 30% to 6,774,…
