by - May 9, 2012 7:10 am
BLOOMBERG — The Democratic National Convention is returning $50,000 in gift cards donated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which has been accused of bribing Mexican officials to speed expansion there. The…
by - May 8, 2012 6:48 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors appear unfazed by an $800,000 judgment against its restrictive zoning policies on sexually oriented businesses, which occurred in the late 1990's. It was at…
by - May 8, 2012 6:32 pm
BLOOMBERG — Employers in the U.S. were looking to fill more jobs in March than at any time in almost four years, showing growing confidence in the U.S. economy. The…
by - May 8, 2012 6:00 pm
On a day when major market indices lost ground, Tyson Foods shares (NYSE: TSN) gained another 3% in heavy trading Tuesday (May 8). Tyson shares closed at $19.24, rising 61…
by - May 8, 2012 5:19 pm
The Leadership Fort Smith 2012 Commencement Banquet and Community Leadership Awards Ceremony is set for May 10, 2012. The event will be held at the Fort Smith Convention Center, Hall…
by - May 8, 2012 2:23 pm
BLOOMBERG NEWS — Tyson Foods Inc. buys pigs from an Itoham Foods Inc. facility in Wyoming that keeps pregnant sows in undersized cages and abuses the animals, the Humane Society…
by - May 8, 2012 2:13 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $8.492 million in April, down from the $9.885 million March total, which in turn was down from…
by - May 8, 2012 10:39 am
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to a $1.6 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that will send $2.6 million to Arkansas’ Medicaid Trust Fund, according to a statement from…
by - May 8, 2012 5:59 am
FORT SMITH — The bronze likeness of a true Western frontier hero will soon be erected in Ross Pendergraft Park on a plinth whose base is “faced” with original curbstones…
by - May 7, 2012 5:42 pm
BLOOMBERG — The beef industry is defending a practice of binding assorted pieces of meat into a single cut using an enzyme derisively called “meat glue.” The American Meat Institute,…
by - May 7, 2012 5:31 pm
“I am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying women, and heterosexual men and women marrying another are entitled to the same exact rights, all the…
by - May 7, 2012 11:47 am
FORT SMITH — Dogs of all sizes and people of all ages gathered at Ben Geren Park Saturday (May 5) to enjoy the sunshine and spread the word about the…
by - May 7, 2012 10:57 am
by - May 7, 2012 10:26 am
Tyson Foods benefited from higher meat pricing which pushed second quarter profits well past Wall Street expectations today (May 7). The Springdale-based protein giant pocketed $166 million in net income…
by - May 7, 2012 9:16 am
Phil Donahue was the first person to tell Laurie Burnett what was happening to her was wrong. “When other kids were watching Gilligan’s Island or The Brady Bunch, I was…
by - May 6, 2012 9:25 pm
FORT SMITH — Several bands rocked Neumeier’s Rib Room for a good cause Saturday evening and into the night (May 5). Grant Pierson, The Wanda Watson Band, Willie Stradlin, Wingnut The…
by - May 6, 2012 6:08 pm
FORT SMITH — The 10th annual A Night in the Caribbean fundraiser for the Gregory Kistler Treatment Center Inc. was held Saturday (May 5) at Golden Living. Daren Bobb and Ashley…
by - May 6, 2012 4:43 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Joe Fennel’s signature greeting — “How is it?" — signaled he was in the house. Hopefully, he and partner Doug Allen have enough chips, salsa and swirls left…
by - May 6, 2012 4:41 pm
Six months ago, I first became aware of how prevalent child sexual abuse was throughout the United States and in our community. Learning that 1 in 5 children are sexually…
by - May 5, 2012 4:35 pm
TACTIC, GUATEMALA — The 188th Fighter Wing does more than just fly jets. Airmen with the Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES), which falls under the 188th…
