by - January 5, 2015 10:31 pm
Willin-N-Able LIVE at Bricktown Brewery in Fort Smith, AR
Have you been to Garrison Avenue's Newest Hotspot? The Bricktown Brewery has some of the best Food and Brew around!! Come on out and enjoy a good night in a…
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by - January 5, 2015 10:20 pm
NWA Newspapers Consolidate Again, Downsize Workforce
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC announced Monday (Jan. 5) that it is consolidating its five northwest Arkansas daily newspapers into a single regional newspaper, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As a result…
by - January 5, 2015 9:56 pm
Leaky roof politics
There’s an old joke about a man with a leaky roof. When it rained, he said he couldn’t fix the holes because it was raining. When it wasn’t raining he’d…
by - January 5, 2015 9:49 pm
The City Wire revamps daily e-mail blast, will add a Friday e-mail service
The City Wire has changed the look of its popular daily e-mail blast that goes to more than 9,000 people in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, and will…
by - January 5, 2015 9:04 pm
EPA issues note on Fort Smith agreement, says it will cost $255 million
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that the agreement with the city of Fort Smith will over the next 12 years cost $255 million “plus the cost of routine…
by - January 5, 2015 8:18 pm
Trucking Industry Required To Randomly Test 50% Of Drivers In 2015
The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier…
by - January 5, 2015 8:06 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia To Speak In Fort Smith
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…
by - January 5, 2015 7:54 pm
State Board Of Education To Review Little Rock Schools
Sarah Whites-Koditschek with our content partner, KUAR FM 89.1 News, reports: The Arkansas State Board of Education is scheduled to meet on Wednesday (Jan. 7) to review the Little Rock…
by - January 5, 2015 7:43 pm
Craighead County Sales Tax Up Big In December
A busier than expected December helped to push Craighead County’s coffers into the black for the year. The county had nearly an overall 3% increase in sales tax revenue for…
by - January 5, 2015 7:32 pm
New Officials Take Office In Northeast Arkansas
Rusty McMillon said Monday that the past several days of the new year have been busy. The new Greene County judge is one of several new officials in Northeast Arkansas…
by - January 5, 2015 6:16 pm
Tolbert: AG Says Salary Commission Must Propose Changes In 90 Days Or Face Limits
As I reported last week, Sen. Jon Woods asked the Attorney General for an opinion on the timetable for the newly formed salary commission to make recommendations. Woods asked, “Must…
by - January 5, 2015 5:40 pm
Arkansas’ December tax revenue up 1.7%, year-to-date up 2.6%
Arkansas tax collections for the first half of the fiscal year are 2.6% above the same period last year, but December collections were up just 1.7% because of income tax…
by - January 5, 2015 5:12 pm
Experts forecast modest U.S. restaurant traffic and sales gains in 2015
Restaurants and food service venues expect sales to grow by a modest 1% this year, while they wrestle with higher food inflation and appeasing value-seeking consumers, according to the NPD…
by - January 5, 2015 4:48 pm
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers Sheds Jobs, Newsrooms in Regional Refocus
The new publication, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will feature local nameplates as B sections. Longtime editor Susan Scantlin is among those whose position was eliminated.
by - January 5, 2015 4:11 pm
Trucking industry required to randomly test 50% of drivers in 2015
The trucking industry will have to continue randomly testing at least 50% of its drivers for drug and alcohol in 2015, according to a decision by the Federal Motor Carrier…
by - January 5, 2015 3:54 pm
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia to speak in Fort Smith
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be in Fort Smith on Feb. 26 to speak at the first of three Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Series that are focused…
by - January 5, 2015 3:00 pm
NWA newspapers consolidate again, downsize workforce
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC announced Monday (Jan. 5) that it is consolidating its five northwest Arkansas daily newspapers into a single regional newspaper, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. As a result…
by - January 5, 2015 2:35 pm
ArcBest expands logistics arm with $5.17 million move into Oklahoma City
Efforts by Fort Smith-based ArcBest to grow its ABF Logistics division took a small step forward with the $5.17 million purchase of Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation. With annual revenue…
by - January 5, 2015 12:32 pm
ArcBest Logistics Group Acquires Oklahoma Transportation Company
ABF Logistics, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp., said it has acquired Oklahoma City-based Smart Lines Transportation Group for $5.17 million in cash. Smart Lines, founded in 2003, has…
by - January 5, 2015 11:57 am
Colette Honorable Resigns From PSC, Beebe To Appoint Replacement (UPDATED)
Arkansas Public Service Commission chair Colette Honorable has officially resigned from her post and will be sworn in as early as this afternoon to her new role on powerful Federal…