by - October 17, 2012 11:00 am
ROGERS — Up to 350 jobs are coming to Rogers when NextLife Asset Recovery Services opens a new headquarters and processing facility. The company announced its $10 million investment Wednesday…
by - October 17, 2012 6:51 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed a resolution to authorize continued investigation and litigation regarding the HOME Funds Loan Program against Barlee II Properties at the Tuesday night (Oct….
by - October 16, 2012 9:28 pm
Realtors say they have been caught in the middle of several scams involving their real estate listings and fraudsters using Craigslist to bilk money out of unsuspecting consumers. Similar scams…
by - October 16, 2012 8:05 pm
Martha Johnson, or “Miss Martha” as her students refer to her, doesn’t know the children’s stories. She’s not sure she wants to. You can understand the apprehension as a new…
by - October 16, 2012 6:43 pm
LOWELL — For the first time ever, Arvest Mortgage Company has reached the $2 billion mark in new mortgage loans that the bank has originated. According to a press release…
by - October 16, 2012 6:40 pm
December graduation exercises at University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will include the commissioning of two army officers, which might cause many to wonder why those two officers are part…
by - October 16, 2012 6:08 pm
September generally marks a time when real estate sales begin to taper down, but local agents and lenders in the Fort Smith metro area say that wasn’t case this year….
by - October 16, 2012 5:04 pm
American manufacturers churned out more appliances, clothing and construction supplies in September, indicating a mainstay of the early part of the economic expansion is regaining its footing. Output at factories,…
by - October 16, 2012 3:16 pm
Beef Beef packers lost about $27 per head processed last week and the red ink continues to flow, according to Hedgers Edge. Calf prices in Oklahoma jumped as much as…
by - October 16, 2012 2:47 pm
Fort Smith Ward 3 Director Candidate Mike Lorenz is balancing his campaign with a pending litigation between American Express, himself and JML Promotions. According to Case No. 2012-147 in the…
by - October 16, 2012 10:14 am
Murphy Oil Corp. said Tuesday (Oct. 16) it will spin off its downstream subsidiary, Murphy Oil USA, into an independent and separately traded company making the El Dorado-based firm a…
by - October 16, 2012 9:42 am
Free Community Festival from 1-5 at Bell Park in Greenwood.
by - October 15, 2012 11:23 pm
Money, balance and priorities may be the three key take-aways from a series on Arkansas' higher education system. With a recently concluded series of stories, The City Wire reviewed the…
by - October 15, 2012 11:09 pm
The Fort Smith regional water supply is solvent through the year 2020, according to Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders. Sanders was joined in Mountainburg on Monday (Oct. 15) for an…
by - October 15, 2012 11:04 pm
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) said it will oppose the “Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act” because the proposal does not incorporate pharmacists and due to conflicts with federal law. The group…
by - October 15, 2012 10:57 pm
Sen. Bruce Holland, R-Greenwood, seemed altogether unfazed by news that his former Republican primary opponent had endorsed Rep. Tracy Pennartz of Fort Smith, Holland’s Democratic opponent in the upcoming general…
by - October 15, 2012 9:51 pm
KSC Kreate is the newest of hundreds of companies to cozy up next to Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the intimate company it keeps – some 1,280 or so suppliers…
by - October 15, 2012 9:37 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, an already declared candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, raised more than $1 million for his 2014 bid during his first three months of…
by - October 15, 2012 8:15 pm
Americans snapped up goods from cars to iPhones in September at a faster pace than forecast by economists, showing consumer demand was heading into the year- end holidays on a…
by - October 15, 2012 7:56 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won dismissal of class-action bias claims in a gender-discrimination lawsuit in federal court in Dallas. The lawsuit claimed Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, discriminated against women in…
