by - May 11, 2014 10:54 am
Booneville-based First Western Bank has filed its response to the Arvest Interpleading and countersuits stemming from the Dennis Smiley loan saga, which cost him his job as a top bank…
by - May 11, 2014 10:46 am
A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place. Europe was rebuilding its continental economy, the Soviets were rattling…
by - May 10, 2014 5:36 pm
At least one member of the Arkansas House of Representatives has confirmed that he is pursuing impeachment against Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza following his ruling Friday (May 9)…
by - May 9, 2014 6:09 pm
The ban on same-sex marriages has been struck down Friday (May 9) by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza in his decision with Wright v. Arkansas. Arkansas voters in 2004…
by - May 9, 2014 3:45 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. does not agree with the recent denial from U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Setser regarding its motion to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed by a Michigan pension fund…
by - May 9, 2014 3:27 pm
It seems as if the mailers filling the mailboxes of Senate District 9 voters will continue the back and forth between incumbent Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, and Rep. Terry Rice,…
by - May 9, 2014 6:46 am
Reducing the Whirlpool footprint, a rise in area building activity, prayer at public meetings and dumb federal policies are part of the May 9 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith…
by - May 8, 2014 10:47 pm
Benton County Circuit Court Judge John Scott granted Bank of the Ozarks and Summit Bank one more week to file their answers to the Arvest interpleading regarding Dennis Smiley’s Arvest…
by - May 8, 2014 6:18 pm
Officials with Community Health Systems, the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith, moved fast to remove interim CEO Tim Schmidt following a racially insensitive remark he made…
by - May 8, 2014 5:20 pm
The largest banks in Arkansas continue to get bigger through active mergers and acquisitions in recent months. Home Bancshares/Centennial Bank, Simmons First and Bank of the Ozarks have been on…
by - May 8, 2014 2:36 pm
The Fort Smith Symphony presents its final concert of the 2013-2014 90th Anniversary season. It is also the LARGEST orchestra that the Symphony has EVER had on stage! The 111-member…
by - May 8, 2014 2:35 pm
Bobby Altes, a Republican candidate for state representative in District 76, is staying in the primary race and may push back with legal action to counter reports that detailed past…
by - May 8, 2014 12:42 pm
A Van Buren-based company is banking on the support of generous strangers as it attempts to raise $250,000 to fund development of a new video game using local students to…
by - May 7, 2014 9:48 pm
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5% in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers,…
by - May 7, 2014 6:01 pm
Allegations of an abortion and past arrests have thrown a wrench in the race for state representative in District 76, just as early voting began earlier in the week. The…
by - May 7, 2014 3:50 pm
History is on a course to repeat itself no matter how technology changes the retail landscape. In the 1960s, calling in grocery orders for home delivery was common in American…
by - May 7, 2014 3:11 pm
Spartan Logistics plans to expand its operations in Fort Smith by acquiring the almost 620,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility that is part of the Whirlpool manufacturing site that ceased operations…
by - May 7, 2014 1:27 pm
Consumer sentiment is a strong factor in economic performance given that household purchases comprise about 70% of the nation’s gross domestic product. National polls like the Thomson/Reuters Michigan Sentiment Survey…
by - May 6, 2014 7:51 pm
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, holds a decisive lead over his two Republican rivals in the race for Lt. Governor, but GOP voters are far from decided on the…
by - May 6, 2014 5:15 pm
It was just earlier this year that the Fort Smith Board of Directors and the city were wrangling over risks and costs with the two men heading up the River…
