by - October 9, 2012 1:09 pm
Legomania
What can you build out of legos? Spend some after school time building with legos and relaxing with friends. Refreshments will be provided. This is a free program for ages…
Fort Smith
by - October 9, 2012 1:05 pm
Area tourism tax revenue up, tourism employment flat
Food and lodging tax collections in Van Buren and Fort Smith are up year-to-date 6.35% and 5.8%, respectively. However, employment in the region’s tourism industry remains flat. August hospitality tax…
by - October 9, 2012 12:37 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Commodity traders eye stock reports
Beef Beef packers lost about $37.50 per head processed last week and the red ink continues to flow, according to Hedgers Edge. To date, beef cow slaughter is down nearly…
by - October 9, 2012 12:06 pm
Study shows potential of Arkansas wine industry
The grape and wine industry claims a $173 million economic impact in Arkansas, according to a new study from Frank, Rimerman & Co. Using 2010 financial data, the California-based accounting…
by - October 9, 2012 11:31 am
Wal-Mart tests same-day delivery
Delivery systems are the latest craze among retailers seeking to woo customers ahead of the holiday shopping season. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s testing same-day delivery of televisions, toys and…
by - October 9, 2012 11:19 am
Offshoot Film Festival awards local and national talent
Cassie Self studied theater at the University of Arkansas, and then promptly began a family. A few years ago, she got a new breath of inspiration, started acting again, and…
by - October 9, 2012 10:28 am
Regions Bank woos consumers with auto center
Regions Bank recently unveiled a one-stop shop (online) for customers looking to buy a new car or truck. The bank says customers can research, shop for, finance, and insure a…
by - October 8, 2012 11:07 pm
Obama’s property grab
The Barack Obama administration tried last week to convince the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government can deny landowners the use of their property for years – decades if…
by - October 8, 2012 9:52 pm
Mercy promotes progress, notes physician shortage
They took time to brag about their economic impact in the Fort Smith region, but, to their credit, execs with Mercy also noted serious deficiencies in the regional health care…
by - October 8, 2012 8:25 pm
Romney leads Obama in Pew likely voter poll after debate
Republican nominee Mitt Romney leads President Barack Obama by 4 percentage points among likely voters in a Pew Research Center poll that shows the Republican challenger getting a bounce from…
by - October 8, 2012 7:32 pm
Arvest’s community initiative reaches milestone
In early September, Arvest Bank announced the beginning of its 1 Million Meals initiative that challenges bank associates, customers and communities alike to fight hunger in the 90 communities the…
by - October 8, 2012 5:26 pm
Health care, taxes focus of Malone-Tate forum
Arkansas Rep. Stephanie Malone, R-Fort Smith, and opponent Doris Tate (D) faced off in a League of Women Voters (LWV) Candidate Forum at the Golden Corral in Fort Smith on…
by - October 8, 2012 5:19 pm
Pistol sales peak in 2012, concealed carry interest climbs
Second Amendment rights are much like the 100-meter-dash, in that every four years they seem to take center stage. During an election year, gun control is often the tipping point…
by - October 8, 2012 4:25 pm
WATC program benefits Quezada siblings
One Fort Smith family has established a tradition of opportunity and success as they seek higher education, first completing programs offered by the Western Arkansas Technical Center at the University…
by - October 8, 2012 4:06 pm
Hit men
During a recent Friday evening event in Northwest Arkansas, a Republican legislator from the area walked up to another Republican legislator. This fella from Northwest Arkansas looked at me-the-media-hack and…
by - October 8, 2012 3:50 pm
Firestone to invest $36 million in Arkansas facility
Firestone Building Products Co. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Prescott manufacturing plant to celebrate the completion of a $36 million expansion project. Gov. Mike Beebe (D), U.S. Rep. Mike…
by - October 8, 2012 12:57 pm
Real Marriages…Real Lives Marriage Conference
The Real Marriages…Real Lives weekend led by Rod and Kathy Coleman is a time to Renew and Refresh your marriage. Please visit the RMRL website at realmarriagesreallives.com to receive further…
by - October 8, 2012 12:34 pm
Wal-Mart joins with American Express on prepaid card
Green Dot Corp., the prepaid-card firm that derives most of its revenue from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., fell the most in two months after the world’s biggest retailer said it would…
by - October 8, 2012 11:43 am
Area building permits up in September, down YTD
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $22.822 million in September, a little more than double the $10.954 million in August and the $10.543…
by - October 8, 2012 9:41 am
Report spotlights energy-related job segment
The advanced energy sector is one of the fastest growing job segments across the Natural State. More than 11,000 Arkansans are employed in the field of advanced energy, according to…