by - May 26, 2014 5:05 pm
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…
Fort Smith
by - May 26, 2014 4:49 pm
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…
by - May 26, 2014 4:15 pm
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…
by - May 23, 2014 12:38 pm
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…
by - May 23, 2014 6:49 am
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…
by - May 22, 2014 9:50 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2014 8:44 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2014 8:17 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2014 7:40 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2014 3:44 pm
Arkansans should see small rise in gas prices for Memorial Day period
Arkansas motorists will enter the traditional summer driving season this Memorial Day weekend with pump prices trending downward, but not without the typical bumps and fluctuations that often happen between…
by - May 22, 2014 3:33 pm
Keep Van Buren Beautiful leader honored as a ‘Lodestar’
John Pope has a passion for trash … well, for cleaning it up at least. The long-time executive director of Keep Van Buren Beautiful (KVBB) has led the way for…
by - May 22, 2014 2:31 pm
RAM Art Camp
Tuesday July 22 – Saturday July 26, 2014 1-5PM Registration is required. To sign up, call 479-784-2787 or email [email protected] The RAM Art Camp will take place this summer Tuesday July…
by - May 22, 2014 1:05 pm
Former Southside grad receives faculty honor at Idaho State
Lawrence Beaty, son of Doris and Hilton Beaty, long-time Fort Smith area teachers, has received Idaho State University’s Distinguished Service Award for 2014. Beaty, a graduate of Southside High School,…
by - May 22, 2014 12:56 pm
Harris International one of five global trade award winners
Springdale-based Harris International was one of five Arkansas companies recognized Thursday (May 22) by Gov. Mike Beebe as part of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade. An award…
by - May 22, 2014 12:27 pm
Arkansas’ community bankers face tough terrain
In addition to the challenge of increased regulation, an interest rate environment that compresses margins, and ever-changing technology, Northwest Arkansas bankers Mary Beth Brooks and Rob Husong also are in…
by - May 21, 2014 6:42 pm
Whirlpool begins new round of TCE remediation in Fort Smith
Whirlpool Corp. submitted information Tuesday (May 20) to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality outlining further chemical treatments as part of its remediation plan for the trichloroethylene (TCE) plume in…
by - May 21, 2014 5:12 pm
The Supply Side: How Chobani challenged and beat the big players
Chobani yogurt founder Hamdi Ulukaya said began in mid-2005 on an 18-month project in a small kitchen with five employees to craft what he hoped would be a pure and…
by - May 21, 2014 4:53 pm
Rep. Rice, Sen. Sanders discuss election impact on Private Option (Updated)
Tuesday's (May 20) primary election saw several members of the Arkansas General Assembly survive primary challenges, though there were a few upsets – with one upset potentially having an impact…
by - May 21, 2014 4:23 pm
7th Annual Steven Fincher Memorial Golf Tournament
Please join the family and friends of the late Steven Fincher in supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), on Monday June 9, 2014 at the Fianna Hills Golf and Country…
by - May 21, 2014 3:53 pm
TGI Fridays chain to be acquired by private equity firm
Sentinel Capital Partners and TriArtisan Capital Partners agreed to acquire TGI Fridays Restaurants from Minneapolis-based Carlson, a hospitality and travel company. The financial terms of the pending deal were not…