by - December 26, 2013 3:59 pm
Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…
by - December 26, 2013 3:31 pm
U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…
by - December 26, 2013 1:40 pm
National political writers are eyeing Arkansas politics taking a look from the influence of Bill Clinton in the 2014 races to the prospects of Democrats to hold or take Congressional…
by - December 26, 2013 1:12 pm
Fort Smith has been named the fifth-place western town on True West Magazine’s 2014 Top Western Towns. Dodge City, Kan., won the top award. The towns will be featured in the…
by - December 23, 2013 12:48 pm
November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains. The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index was up…
by - December 23, 2013 12:27 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has morphed into a widely diversified logistics provider in recent years with calculated expansions in its intermodal division and substantial investments last year in the…
by - December 23, 2013 8:18 am
Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 Mayor Sandy Sanders & The Fort Smith Convention Center proudly presents the Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 on December 31, 2013. This family…
by - December 22, 2013 9:09 pm
It's not every day that Fort Smith, Ark., is in the national spotlight. It's not every day that a film crew from a world-renowned publication makes a visit to this…
by - December 22, 2013 4:33 pm
What is it about the human species that compels us at the beginning of each year to make New Year’s resolutions? Everybody means well but within a few weeks resolutions…
by - December 22, 2013 4:22 pm
While the year began with earth-shaking election results from November 2012, the Arkansas Republican Party held majorities in the state Senate and House. It was a rather tricky year to…
by - December 21, 2013 10:34 am
Dr. Mary Lackie has been named the vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of Arkansas, and will begin the job in February. She replaces Dr. Marta Loyd, who…
by - December 20, 2013 10:00 am
Arkansas’ jobless rate was 7.5% in November, unchanged compared to October, but above the 7.2% in November 2012. Arkansas was one of just seven states to post a year-over-year jobless…
by - December 20, 2013 9:53 am
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced Friday (Dec. 20) a series of new acquisitions of works by artist Andy Warhol that includes two gifts and a recent purchase. Warhol’s…
by - December 20, 2013 6:17 am
The passing of esteemed lawyer Eddie Christian Sr., the potential for a medical school in Fort Smith and learning the rules when running for elected office are part of the…
by - December 19, 2013 5:43 pm
The third quarter of 2013 was positive for the Fort Smith regional economy, but Fort Smith and Van Buren hospitality tax collections began to slow for the first time in…
by - December 19, 2013 5:25 pm
One the most widely successful research ventures out of the University of Arkansas was recently honored by R&D Magazine as its 2013 technology product of the year. On Thursday (Dec….
by - December 19, 2013 4:19 pm
A new high-rise building in Oklahoma City is likely to result in a higher utility bill for some Arkansas utility customers. Oklahoma Gas and Electric confirmed reports that the company…
by - December 19, 2013 4:12 pm
Officials with Fort Smith-based OK Foods announced Thursday (Dec. 19) the withdrawal by the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) of its petition for a union representation election filed…
by - December 19, 2013 2:22 pm
Slight but continued improvements in economic trends for the Fort Smith region during the third quarter of 2013 has resulted in the best quarterly grade for the economy since the…
by - December 19, 2013 1:43 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe on Thursday (Dec. 19) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Terrie Baker, Sherwood, reappointed to the Arkansas Workforce Investment Board. Appointment expires Aug. 10,…
