by - November 20, 2012 11:02 am
With almost 4,800 more Arkansans unemployed during October, the state’s jobless rate inched higher to 7.2%. October marked the 45th consecutive month Arkansas’ jobless rate has been above 7%. The…
by - November 19, 2012 9:20 pm
Fort Smith Director Pam Weber and Frank Sharum, sub-contractor on the downtown streetscaping project, are not telling the same story. At night two of city budget hearings (Nov. 15), Weber…
by - November 19, 2012 7:19 pm
Investors found it easy to drive away from America's Car-Mart following a lackluster earnings report released late Monday, (Nov. 19). Shares of America's Car-Mart tumbled nearly 11% in near-record volume…
by - November 19, 2012 5:10 pm
Emboldened by Republican control of the Arkansas Legislature for the first time in almost 140 years, the Arkansas Policy Foundation (APF) is renewing its call for tax cuts that could…
by - November 19, 2012 3:33 pm
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) said Monday that the Oklahoma Department of Health will not participate in a state-based health exchange or to expand Medicaid – key parts of the…
by - November 19, 2012 12:13 pm
Philip Merry was nine years old and riding his bike home from Patrick Henry Elementary School in Tulsa when the rain started pouring down. He stopped at a phone booth…
by - November 19, 2012 11:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. workers demanding better pay and benefits vow to mount 1,000 protests online and outside stores up to and including Black Friday. The strategy risks showing the company’s…
by - November 19, 2012 11:34 am
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes climbed in October, indicating gains in the real estate market are being sustained by cheap borrowing costs. Purchases of existing houses, tabulated when a…
by - November 19, 2012 11:00 am
Tyson Foods' investors had much to be thankful for Monday morning (Nov. 19) as the meat giant’s stock price rose nearly 10% on an optimistic outlook for the next three…
by - November 19, 2012 10:43 am
Talk of secession has returned. Is that because people enjoy acting like children, so upset about certain, recent election results that they prefer to engage in la-la land wishes possessing…
by - November 19, 2012 10:27 am
Leslie Hassel plans to be in the Fort Smith area several days during the fall 2012 semester to gather oral histories and other information for what she hopes will be…
by - November 19, 2012 8:59 am
November 30th from 10 AM to 8 PM at Kay Rodgers Park Expo Building in Fort Smith, AR Free Admission! Free food served from 5:00-6:00 Come have a Great Time…
by - November 18, 2012 6:54 pm
The Razorbacks closed out their travel schedule this weekend. The good news is that Tusk to Tail loves a road trip. The bad news is that the trip was to Starkville, Miss….
by - November 18, 2012 2:20 pm
Around 200 gathered Saturday night (Nov. 17) at Second Street Live! in downtown Fort Smith to hear and watch James McMurtry rock through his classic songs and try out new…
by - November 17, 2012 2:24 pm
The Junior League of Fort Smith kicked off its 2012 Holiday Market with a day of general shopping and a special "Girls Night" event on Friday (Nov. 16). In its…
by - November 16, 2012 10:00 pm
Nine Arkansas leaders from industry, education, banking and business were honored for their lifetime service on the Economics Arkansas board of directors during a recent cocktail reception. The gala was…
by - November 16, 2012 3:20 pm
Wall Street forecasts Tyson Foods Inc. will pocket about $163 million in net income from the meat giant’s fiscal fourth quarter ending Sept. 30. This compares favorably to the $95…
by - November 16, 2012 2:09 pm
The figure will be the subject matter of the workshop. There will be daily demonstrations emphasizing the big shapes and establishing their relationships properly. The students will experience many specific…
by - November 16, 2012 11:12 am
Welcome to “Pad Your Stats Saturday” as my good friend Andy Staples of SI.com said earlier this week on Twitter. In the Southeastern Conference, seven (that’s right: half) of the…
by - November 16, 2012 10:24 am
A traditional Thanksgiving dinner will cost roughly $4.50 per person this year, according to Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual survey. The cost has remained stable with a year ago despite widespread…
