by - August 15, 2012 3:57 pm
Tim Nutt: Are You Arkansavvy?
FAYETTEVILLE — Since becoming a state in 1836, 45 men have been elected to the office of governor. Ten others have served as acting governor. Some of these have moved on…
Fort Smith
by - August 15, 2012 3:30 pm
Improv group creates comedy in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH — To Luke Perkinson, being funny is serious business. Nowhere is this more evident than inside the performance and dance area of Lost Beach in Fort Smith. Perkinson works…
by - August 15, 2012 1:29 pm
Factory output in U.S. climbs, homebuilder confidence rises
Manufacturers are turning out more cars and computers, homebuilders are gaining confidence and prices are little changed, showing the U.S. economy is expanding with inflation contained. Production at factories, mines…
by - August 15, 2012 12:13 pm
Thin & Healthy’s Total Solution Fashion Show
Thin and Healthy's Total Solution will be hosting a fashion show at Elite 24 Health Club to benefit the River Valley Regional Food Bank. It will be August 30 at…
by - August 14, 2012 11:13 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Meat production decreases
Beef U.S. beef packer margins were negative $15 per head last week, improving to a positive $12 by Tuesday (Aug.14), on higher beef cutout prices, according to Hedgers Edge. The…
by - August 14, 2012 9:08 pm
Lau wins Fort Smith Board post
Fort Smith Realtor Keith Lau, who ran a campaign promising to end micromanagement and against recent decisions to only partially automate Fort Smith trash collection, captured 50.81% of the vote…
by - August 14, 2012 8:33 pm
Table Matters: Say it loud and proud — ‘Honky tonk!’
FORT SMITH — Shannon Gilliaum sold his successful roofing business to open what he hopes will be a successful bar and live music venue, the Longhorn Saloon, at 6400 U.S. 71….
by - August 14, 2012 8:26 pm
Cabela’s brings the great outdoors to NWA
ROGERS — Much like Ray Kinsella’s converted cornfields in the cult hit “Field of Dreams” – if you build it they will come. Anglers, hunters, master marksmen and outdoor enthusiast…
by - August 14, 2012 6:58 pm
Simmons First announces CEO retirement, succession plan
Simmons First National Corp. announced the anticipated retirement of Chairman and CEO J. Thomas May to be effective December 2013. May has had health issues, but has continued to lead…
by - August 14, 2012 6:25 pm
The community college solution
About 13 million Americans are looking for work. An additional 8 million have settled for part-time jobs. Yet almost half of U.S. employers have said they have difficulty filling positions….
by - August 14, 2012 5:28 pm
Economist: Lessons to learn from Beebe’s frustration
There are two primary lessons to learn from the verbal lashing Whirlpool Corp. recently received from Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe: 1) What the Governor thinks probably doesn’t matter to Whirlpool…
by - August 14, 2012 4:08 pm
Fort Smith Board reviews trash rate options
Fort Smith Sanitation Director Baridi Nkokheli revealed rate differentials for automated and non-automated solid waste collection on Tuesday (Aug. 14) at the Fort Smith Board of Directors study session. The…
by - August 14, 2012 1:39 pm
A&E Advisory for Aug. 14-23: Something for every taste
Aug 14-23 Theater: Auditions for Scrooge FORT SMITH — With a little more than four months left till the holidays, it’s not too soon to start planning those heart-warming stage plays…
by - August 14, 2012 1:27 pm
Retail sales in U.S. jumped more than forecast
Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in July, reflecting broad-based gains that ease concern elevated unemployment will cause consumers to retrench. The 0.8% advance, the biggest since…
by - August 14, 2012 12:29 pm
United Way of Fort Smith Area Campaign Kick-Off Luncheon
United Way of Fort Smith Area will hold their 2012 Campaign Kick-Off luncheon on September 19th at 11:30 am in the dining center at Golden Living,1000 Fianna Way, Fort Smith. Everyone is invited to…
by - August 14, 2012 7:11 am
Fracking hazards obscured in failure to disclose wells
Seeking to quell environmental concerns about the chemicals it shoots underground to extract oil and natural gas, Apache Corp. told shareholders in April that it disclosed information about “all the…
by - August 13, 2012 7:46 pm
Refinance rebuilds U.S. savings as growth delayed
Americans’ drive to rebuild savings and pay down debt may mean the gains from the current mini boom in mortgage refinancing will accrue over years rather than have a more…
by - August 13, 2012 7:37 pm
London games draw 219.4 million viewers, tops Beijing
The London Olympics drew 219.4 million U.S. viewers, overtaking the 2008 games in Beijing as the nation’s most watched television event, as Internet buzz and gold-medal U.S. performances bolstered ratings….
by - August 13, 2012 7:31 pm
Medical marijuana push submits 74,000 more signatures
A group pushing to legalize medicinal marijuana turned in an additional 74,406 signatures today in what supporters hoped would be enough to qualify the proposal for the November ballot. The…
by - August 13, 2012 6:40 pm
USDA to spend $170 million helping meat industry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to buy $170 million worth of meat, poultry and fish products in a move to help federal food nutrition assistance programs and food banks….