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Employment continues to return to Trane’s Fort Smith plant

It was just four years ago that Trane laid off more than 200 at its Fort Smith facility, but production has returned and with it, so have many of the…

Crawford, Sebastian county home sales remain on positive track

Home sales in the Fort Smith area continue to show growth year to date, with Crawford County's sales volume up 40.25% and Sebastian County sales volume up 7.29%. For the…

Northwest Arkansas home sales keep steady pace, prices increase

An unseasonably pleasant summer in Northwest Arkansas, expanding job base and growing population have helped keep home sales stable against last year’s stellar results. Agents sold 722 homes in July…

Stand Up America!

Come join us on August 23rd, 2014 from 10:00am until 12:00pm at 200 Garrison Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. If you love AMERICA, and wish to voice your opinion, it's…

Arkansas workforce, employment numbers decline in July

Arkansas’ July jobless rate of 6.2% is well below the 7.7% of July 2013, but the decline of more than 26,000 in the state’s labor force and an employment decline…

Hackers Swipe Patient Data From Community Health Systems

A hospital chain with 10 facilities in Arkansas said its computer system was hacked and limited patient information may have been stolen. Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems portfolio of Arkansas…

Dollar Store Wars Rev Up With Dollar General Bid For Family Dollar

Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling and the company’s board of directors have entered a bidding war for rival Family Dollar with a $9.7 billion offer announced Monday (Aug. 18.). The…

Hackers swipe patient data from Community Health Systems

Northwest Health Systems and Willow Creek Women’ facility in Northwest Arkansas are among dozens of health providers within Community Health System’s operations to recently have their computers hacked. Records from…

Legislative Candidates File Finance Reports

The battle for the state Legislature shifted from political to financial over the weekend as legislative candidates filed their July campaign reports with the Secretary of State’s office. Friday was…

Sparks, Summit Clinics Not Affected By Community Health Systems Breach

Northwest Health System officials did confirm, however, in a news release that some of its data was involved in the cyber attack.

Teacher Of The Year: Make Teachers Leaders

The formula for keeping and attracting good teachers is simple: Let them be leaders. That’s the message of Jonathan Crossley, Arkansas’ Teacher of the Year. Crossley, 26, teaches 11th and…

Alcohol, minimum wage groups submit more signatures

Supporters of raising the minimum wage and a group wanting a statewide vote on expanding alcohol sales have both turned in additional numbers of signatures to potentially qualify their measures…

Dollar store wars rev up with Dollar General bid for Family Dollar

Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling and Board of Directors have entered a bidding war for rival Family Dollar with a $9.7 billion offer announced Monday (Aug. 18.). The bid to…

Arkansas operations not changed in Kinder Morgan $70 billion deal

Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…

New Ads From Hutchinson, Burkhalter, Steel

A slew of new TV ads are warming up the August airwaves in Arkansas. Asa Hutchinson, the GOP nominee for Governor, unveiled a new ad on Monday that spotlights his…

Kinder Morgan $70 Billion Deal Won’t Affect Arkansas Operations

Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…

Have You Ever Wanted To Learn to Kayak?

Have you ever wanted to learn to kayak? Here is your chance to learn from a kayak instructor for the American Canoe Association (ACA). Participants will learn all aspects of…

Alcohol Expansion, Minimum Wage Signatures Turned In