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Airport Commission gives OK for talks on $40 million Fort Smith schools project

Plans for a new $40 million events complex for Fort Smith Public Schools took another step forward Tuesday (May 27) with the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission giving the green…

Loan losses, struggling consumers hurt Car-Mart fiscal year earnings

The used-car sales and finance business was anything but easy driving for America’s Car-Mart during the company’s fourth quarter and fiscal 2014. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here auto business…

Fianna Hills Country Club owner to ‘move forward’ with new manager

While the future of Fianna Hills Country Club looked uncertain earlier this month, officials with the club have confirmed to members and The City Wire that the club will remain…

Manufacturing and business reps meet with Gov. Beebe, Workforce Cabinet

Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…

Fort Smith officials urged to join municipal sustainability program

The city of Fort Smith could soon join Fayetteville and the Arkansas Municipal League in backing a program whose goal is to increase sustainability in cities across the state. According…

Beebe names 18 to state boards and commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe on Tuesday(May 27) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Bryant Ashley, Jr., North Little Rock, to the State Board of Optometry. Appointment expires April…

Arkansas’ year-to-date home sales up 3.84%, numbers up 5.77% in April

April continued a trend for Arkansas home sales of an increase in the number of homes sold in the state’s four largest metro markets but a dip in the average…

Wal-Mart streamlines Canadian workforce amid competitive climate

Wal-Mart Canada has confirmed that up to 750 jobs were cut earlier this month amid a broad management restructuring effort. The staff reductions represent less than 1% of total market…

Pilgrim’s Pride bids on Hillshire Brands

Tyson Foods’ long-time poultry competitor — Pilgrim’s Pride — is making a play to diversify its portfolio with Hillshire Brands reportedly offering $5.52 billion for the beef and pork branded…

Arkansas political leaders talk about key races, political spending

The two leaders of the state’s major political parties offered different views on the trajectory of the general election match-ups, but they tentatively agreed to call out third-party groups who…

Battling with documentation

Growing up my mother often would warn me as an inducement to behave or face the consequences, “Be sure your sins will find you out.” I have found throughout my…

Arkansas voter polling insights

When conceiving this column a few months ago, we planned to make the space allotted us on this website a place where we explain the strategic motivations behind the actions…

Pioneer Days Parade kicks off Old Fort Days Rodeo events

With the temperature in the upper 80s, hundreds gathered along Main Street in Van Buren on Saturday (May 24) at the Pioneer Days Parade, a traditional lead-in to the Old…

Sebastian County Election Commission OKs coordinator hiring

The Sebastian County Election Commission has selected a new election coordinator to replace its previous coordinator, who resigned following a series of ballot errors prior to the May 20 primary…

USA Truck to add two Board members in deal with United Shareholders

Officials with Van Buren-based USA Truck have agreed with Baker Street Capital and Stone House Capital Management to add two new positions to the Board of Directors. Baker Street and…

NWA Council to mark 500,000th metro resident with social media push

Somewhere, somebody at some place is a loaded box closer, a step closer, a state line closer to being the next resident of Northwest Arkansas. That person may be a…

Judge extends filing deadline to May 30 in Smiley loan fraud case

Bank of the Ozarks and Summit Bank, now merged, but separate defendants in the Arvest interpleading, were granted two additional weeks to file their answer with Benton County Circuit Court…

FCRA Board hears about $14 million donation to medical college

The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority on Thursday (May 22) approved a group of land deals, appointed the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith's chancellor to its board and heard about…

Fort Smith officials respond to claims of improper legal billing

An attorney engaged in a whistleblower lawsuit against the Fort Smith Police Department is alleging the city of Fort Smith's legal counsel has engaged in improper billing practices and may…