by - March 23, 2014 4:41 pm
The future leaders of the Arkansas House and State Senate – Rep. Jeremy Gillam, R-Judsonia, and Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Searcy – say they will be pragmatic in their approach to…
by - March 23, 2014 4:09 pm
With a little less than 60 days until the May 20 preferential primaries, the contest for who will be the next choices for Governor of Arkansas is a rather boring…
by - March 23, 2014 10:23 am
Wal-Mart execs keenly focused on improving comparable sales and driving top line revenue are testing a new “Savings Catcher” pricing tool as a way to drive in-store traffic and hammer…
by - March 21, 2014 5:53 pm
Arvest Equipment Finance, a division of Arvest Bank, tallied $132.3 million in loans and leases during 2013, up 8.1% from the prior year. The equipment finance division has grown its…
by - March 21, 2014 1:27 pm
The final day of the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees meeting at the university's Fort Smith campus saw passage of several new degree programs and a renewal of…
by - March 21, 2014 11:03 am
Swings in the workforce size and number of employed — potentially related to winter weather impacts on reporting – pushed the January Fort Smith metro jobless rate to 7.8%, ahead…
by - March 21, 2014 10:44 am
HAMMONS + BECK will be proudly hosting a Pheasant Press trunk show! Pheasant Press will be bringing their spring line of wall prints, cards, coasters and more. Pheasant Press products…
by - March 21, 2014 9:02 am
by - March 21, 2014 6:20 am
Manufacturing jobs, controversy surrounding a nursing home company owner, campaign money, more Clinton disclosures and a talking baby are part of the March 21 Friday Wire for the Fort Smith…
by - March 20, 2014 6:49 pm
The 188th Fighter Wing, which is in the process of converting to an intelligence and recon unit, has received approval to spend $12.5 million to build a 40,000-square-foot facility that…
by - March 20, 2014 6:20 pm
The University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees took one giant leap forward Thursday (March 20) when it approved the creation of a new online university, becoming the 18th school…
by - March 20, 2014 1:55 pm
The Hogeye Marathon has become an annual springtime tradition in Northwest Arkansas, and thousands from around the state and nation are gearing up to take part in 38th annual event…
by - March 20, 2014 1:44 pm
Enplanements in Northwest Arkansas and Fort Smith are off to a good start in 2014, while traffic out of the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport (Little Rock) continues a…
by - March 20, 2014 11:55 am
Transport tonnage and shipment reports indicate that the U.S. economy is recovering from heavy winter weather in January and early February, with economists remaining optimistic about gains – even if…
by - March 19, 2014 8:08 pm
Recent news from Trane and the Pernod Ricard (formerly Hiram Walker) operations in Fort Smith exemplify a recovery struggle within a regional economy hit hard in the past decade by…
by - March 19, 2014 6:10 pm
The old saying “whistling by the graveyard” may have new context for anyone who has seen a cemetery but never thought about how one makes money. According to Kelly Lowell,…
by - March 19, 2014 5:52 pm
Fundraiser for Lora Rice on April 5th from 8:00am to 6:00pm on the Greenwood, AR square. Proceeds go towards expenses due to Lora's complications from the H1N1 flu virus that…
by - March 19, 2014 5:50 pm
He may have left the Fort Smith Board of Directors in 2012, but former City Director Don Hutchings is hoping the the goodbye will not be permanent. Hutchings, the senior…
by - March 19, 2014 3:38 pm
Home sales in Crawford County more than doubled in volume in February compared to the same month last year, while Sebastian County totals fell nearly a quarter percent. According to…
by - March 19, 2014 3:31 pm
The race for the U.S. Senate is not the only big senate race happening in the Natural State and political observers are starting to take notice. The District 9 Senate…
