by - July 24, 2012 8:33 am
Arkansas home sales up year-to-date, down in June
Homes sales in Arkansas’ largest metro areas are up 2.19% for the first half of 2012, but ended the period with June sales that were down more than 3%. There…
Fort Smith
by - July 24, 2012 7:05 am
Higher education needs a financing overhaul
“This hat cost me $110K.” That was the message a 2012 graduate displayed on her mortarboard at her university commencement. The recent flare-up over huge student-loan balances, especially among jobless…
by - July 23, 2012 7:08 pm
Crop ratings drop as worst drought since 1956 persists
The condition of the U.S. corn crop worsened for the seventh straight week, the longest such streak since September 2000, as the worst Midwest drought in a generation expanded. Soybean…
by - July 23, 2012 5:54 pm
HMA quarterly income down, revenue up
Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates, the parent company of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren, saw total revenue during the second quarter reach…
by - July 23, 2012 5:48 pm
A&E Advisory for July 23-29: Sinking ships and ale on the lips
FORT SMITH — One of the most talked-about events in Fort Smith of late is the Fort Smith Little Theater’s production of Titanic: The Musical, book by Peter Stone, lyrics and…
by - July 23, 2012 5:39 pm
First half 2012 income up for BancorpSouth
Although its revenue is down for the first half of the year, an improving real estate market helped BancorpSouth post higher net income for the second quarter and the first…
by - July 23, 2012 4:31 pm
Boy Scouts use talents to aid scout leader at Philmont
Ric Cooper, a resident of Northwest Arkansas, felt the clutching at his chest too late to turn back on Trek 4 of the Philmont Boy Scout Camp near Cimarron, N.M….
by - July 23, 2012 4:08 pm
Rheem continues with production shift to Mexico
Rheem officials have confirmed more production is being moved from Fort Smith to a plant in Mexico, but it is unclear how the move will change employment levels. The transfer…
by - July 23, 2012 1:09 pm
Car-Mart opens 116th dealership
America's Car-Mart Inc.announced the opening of its 116th dealership which is located in Saint Joseph, Mo., and represents 15 Car-Mart stores in Missouri. "We very proud to be expanding into…
by - July 23, 2012 10:11 am
Drought helps fracking foes push for recycling
The worst U.S. drought in a half century is putting pressure on natural-gas drillers to conserve the millions of gallons of water used in hydraulic fracturing to free trapped gas…
by - July 23, 2012 10:03 am
Arkansans split views on Medicaid, marijuana
Arkansans continue to oppose the federal health care law’s implementation despite a Supreme Court ruling and shifting national public opinion. Also according to the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll, the…
by - July 23, 2012 8:43 am
Penn State is fined $60 Million, avoids ‘death penalty’
Pennsylvania State University was fined $60 million as college sports’ governing body penalized the school for its handling of a child sex-abuse case involving assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. It avoided…
by - July 22, 2012 6:01 pm
Haw Creek brain trust
Have heard again from Billy, a college friend from thousands of years ago. He’d spent the day with friends at Haw Creek Falls sipping Newton County “spring water” and throwing…
by - July 22, 2012 5:49 pm
The (relatively) tame Presidential campaign
The presidential election, by some accounts, is sinking to record depths of negativity and nastiness, with unprecedented attacks on Wall Street, especially the private-equity industry. It’s enough to send the…
by - July 22, 2012 1:57 pm
Kiger named to Oklahoma Chamber ambassador group
Lundy Kiger, director of government relations for AES Shady Point in Poteau, has been named a member of the Oklahoma Chamber Business Ambassador Program. The State Chamber’s Business Ambassador Program…
by - July 22, 2012 1:05 pm
ATU-Ozark names chair for viticulture and enology
Andy Allen has been named its new program chair for viticulture and enology at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Allen holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture from Mississippi State University at…
by - July 20, 2012 7:25 pm
Selling a tax in a tepid economy
In these tough economic times business leaders across Northwest Arkansas have the arduous task of selling a tax to voters across the state in the November general election. That challenge…
by - July 20, 2012 5:23 pm
Landmark building safe for now
The Friedman-Mincer Building at 1100 Garrison Ave. will live to see another day. The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously on Thursday (July 19) to deny demolition of the…
by - July 20, 2012 5:06 pm
Riverview Hope Campus grant funding fails
The Riverview Hope Campus failed to obtain a $500,000 grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, according to Ken Pyle, vice-president of the Old Fort Homeless Coalition (OFHC),…
by - July 20, 2012 3:23 pm
A pictorial look back at Wakarusa 2012
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The heat of summer is perhaps the best time to take a look back at some highlights of this year’s Wakarusa music festival, which took place May…