by - September 23, 2011 8:49 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe said Friday morning (Sept. 23) he is actively…
by - September 23, 2011 8:06 am
Let the forums begin. Ditto for the organized opposition to the 1% prepared food tax. Forward Fort Smith, a group formed to support passage of the 1% prepared food tax,…
by - September 22, 2011 9:30 pm
Brightly lit, colorfully decorated, ideally located for a pre- or post-movie treat, Yolo seems on the surface to be on the right track.
by - September 22, 2011 9:10 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) met Thursday to act on two new recommendations from the Real Estate Review Committee (RERC). The first recommendation was…
by - September 22, 2011 11:39 am
Sparks Health System is pleased to welcome another physician to our outstanding team. Bruce Cross, M.D., a board-certified radiation oncologist, has joined Sparks Health System. He is scheduled to begin…
by - September 22, 2011 11:32 am
Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….
by - September 22, 2011 11:10 am
Although July hospitality tax collections were down in Van Buren, the regional tourism industry continues to push collections above 2010 levels. For the first seven months of 2011, hospitality tax…
by - September 22, 2011 10:36 am
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were up in August, but remain below the year-to-date activity compared to 2010. For the first eight months of 2011, enplanements at the…
by - September 22, 2011 9:40 am
Personal income in Arkansas during the second quarter of 2011 was $99.649 billion, up 4.82% compared to the second quarter of 2010 and up 1.32% compared to the first quarter…
by - September 21, 2011 10:16 pm
League of Women Voters will host Area Agency on Aging speaking on caring for the elderly in Sebastian County at Noon, September 26th at the Golden Corral in Fort Smith.
by - September 21, 2011 5:34 pm
Sparks Health System announced Wednesday (Spet. 21) that Cindy Slaydon is joining the hospital as the new chief nursing executive. Slaydon, RN, MSN, CHE, brings more than 30 years of…
by - September 21, 2011 5:34 pm
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. has announced the appointment of Erin K. Gattis to the position of vice president-human resources, effective Oct. 1. Gattis, who has been with Arkansas Best,…
by - September 21, 2011 5:23 pm
Walmart plans to use more solar energy in California.
by - September 21, 2011 5:07 pm
It’s a psychological drama — written by an Arkansan — with in your face action and a disconcerting level of violence peppered throughout the narrative.
by - September 21, 2011 9:58 am
Qualifications for a director, organizational expectations and incubator options were the focus of a Tuesday meeting (Sept. 20) that is part of a series of meetings focused on restarting the…
by - September 21, 2011 9:55 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas Republicans have a generic advantage over Democrats in the preliminary…
by - September 21, 2011 9:38 am
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce pushed an electronic survey out its membership on Tuesday asking for their thoughts about the Fort Smith Convention Center and a proposed 1%…
by - September 21, 2011 9:29 am
Wes Kemp, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System, will retire Dec. 31, ending an almost 43-year career with the less-than-truckload operator that has included significant company growth and tough economic times. [Wes Kemp, ABF]
by - September 20, 2011 10:53 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Following the Sebastian County Quorum Court’s joint meeting with the City of Fort Smith last week, earmarks were a big topic at Tuesday night’s regularly…
by - September 20, 2011 3:15 pm
Education attainment and university research funding were the weak areas in a Northwest Arkansas economy that continues to perform well despite state and national economic conditions, according to a new…
