by - March 26, 2015 10:39 am
HYMN FESTIVAL
First United Methodist Church and the Fort Smith Chapter of the American Guild of Organists present a Hymn Festival featuring Guest Concert Organist Bradley Welch. April 26, 2015 at 3:00…
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by - March 26, 2015 9:56 am
The Video Wire: Walmart grocery and work on ‘ro-ads’
A not so accurate recap of a story about Walmart testing grocery pickup, uncertainty over money to fix roads, and dogs – and maybe people – on leashes are the…
by - March 26, 2015 6:15 am
Lockheed Martin Prepares In Camden For Superproject Potential
Editor’s note: TB&P Business Editor Wesley Brown recently reached out to officials with Bethesda, Md.-based Lockheed Martin as the countdown nears for the U.S. military to select a defense contractor…
by - March 26, 2015 6:15 am
Clothes, Candy Expected To Boost U.S. Easter Sales To $16.4 Billion
Whether consumers plan to don their Sunday best or play Easter Bunny for the kids, some 80% of Americans said they plan to celebrate the Easter holiday this year by…
by - March 26, 2015 12:31 am
Startup Talk: SEC Adopts Final Rules On Crowdfunding, Arkansas To Act Soon
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Startup Talk,” a round-up of startup, technology and entrepreneurial news in our email newsletter, which you can sign up to receive daily for free…
by - March 25, 2015 8:33 pm
Fort Smith tax revenue up 8.6% over estimate in January-February reports
Fort Smith tax collections have struggled in recent years to post strong gains and two years of gains. But the first two reporting months of 2015 indicate that city revenue…
by - March 25, 2015 8:28 pm
P.A.M. Transportation execs score bonuses, pay raises
P.A.M Transportation Services Inc. doled out hefty discretionary bonuses and a 3% annual pay boost to the salaries of CEO Daniel Cushman and Chief Financial Officer Allen West in 2014,…
by - March 25, 2015 8:08 pm
Capitol Notebook: Capital Gains Bill Passes House, 10 Commandments Monument Bill Gets Senate Approval
It was a wild Wednesday in the legislature as multiple bills crossed the finish line and House members continued a marathon session into the evening. The House approved a capital…
by - March 25, 2015 7:42 pm
Committee Stalls On Income Tax Cut For Retired Veterans
Janelle Lilley with our content partner, KATV Ch. 7 News, reports: For retired veterans, Arkansas is anything but paradise…fiscally speaking. Arkansas is the only state to tax veterans benefits in…
by - March 25, 2015 7:06 pm
Arkansas STEM Coalition To Host Conferences For High School Girls
A series of one-day conferences over the next two months will seek to promote STEM careers for young girls. The Arkansas STEM Coalition, working with the Arkansas Department of Higher…
by - March 25, 2015 6:17 pm
Mike Preston to serve as new AEDC director (Updated)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will turn to the Sunshine State for his new director of economic development. Talk Business & Politics and The City Wire have learned that Mike Preston, vice…
by - March 25, 2015 5:16 pm
Mike Preston To Serve As New AEDC Director (UPDATED)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will turn to the Sunshine State for his new director of economic development. What skills does Mike Preston bring to the task of job creation and retention?
by - March 25, 2015 3:36 pm
Talk Politics Roundtable 3.25.15
On this week’s Talk Politics roundtable, TB&P‘s Roby Brock and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett discuss and debate several legislative and political issues. This week’s topics include: With the state…
by - March 25, 2015 3:07 pm
Hutchinson: State may need a plan if EPA adopts ‘dirty air’ rules in June
While Gov. Asa Hutchinson has made it clear that he opposes President Obama’s new carbon emission rules that would shelve much of the state’s coal-fired power generation, he said Tuesday…
by - March 25, 2015 2:55 pm
Clothes, candy expected to boost U.S. Easter sales to $16.4 billion
Whether consumers plan to don their Sunday best or play Easter Bunny for the kids, some 80% of Americans said they plan to celebrate the Easter holiday this year by…
by - March 25, 2015 2:46 pm
Area groups raise money to seek voter approval for sales tax renewals
A group in Fort Smith and one in Crawford County have raised a reported $19,000 and $3,050, respectively, as part of an effort to seek renewal of a sales tax…
by - March 25, 2015 2:35 pm
The Dark Knight
by - March 25, 2015 1:35 pm
America’s Car-Mart opens its 139th dealership
America's Car-Mart announced the opening of its 139th dealership, the fifth new lot opening this fiscal year. The dealership is located in Valdosta, Ga., also the fifth Car-Mart lot in…
by - March 25, 2015 1:30 pm
Key Hired As Education Commissioner, Starts ‘Right Now’
The State Board of Education unanimously approved former Sen. Johnny Key to be the state’s new education commissioner today.
by - March 25, 2015 1:17 pm
H.J. Heinz and Kraft ink a merger deal
Two of Wal-Mart’s largest suppliers, H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods, have entered into a merger agreement creating the third largest food company in North American and the fifth largest…