by - August 6, 2014 2:11 pm
Regions
by - August 6, 2014 1:56 pm
Staff promotions announced within Razorback football program
Justin Maland has been promoted to associate athletic director for facilities and Mark Taurisani was promoted to assistant athletic director for football operations. “The new titles for Justin and Mark…
by - August 6, 2014 12:49 pm
Art Night Out, Teal in Tahiti wrap up summer calendar
The Fort Smith region is winding down the summer with a full calendar of family events and fundraisers in the coming weeks. Locals are invited to enjoy an Art Night…
by - August 6, 2014 12:39 pm
NWA Celebrates Seechi Day, Frisco Festival, and a Summer Homecoming
Summer may be coming to an end, but the activity continues in Northwest Arkansas with Seechi Day, Art by the Glass, Frisco Festival, and an Arkansas basketball star attending A…
by - August 6, 2014 12:12 pm
Missouri vote leaves Bella Vista bypass/I-49 connection in limbo
A sales tax increase rejected by Missouri voters has pushed that state’s highway officials back to square one in terms of finding money to complete the portion of Interstate 49…
by - August 6, 2014 11:15 am
Bidding war could ensue over Family Dollar
After passing once on a chance to buy rival Family Dollar, Bloomberg reports that Dollar General is working with an advisor to evaluate its option about a counter bid to…
by - August 6, 2014 11:02 am
Tyson Foods to borrow $3.25 billion in four bond offerings
Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to sell $3.25 billion in senior loans to help cover the $8.55 billion acquisition of Hillshire Brands. The bond offerings include: $1 billion at 2.65% $1.25…
by - August 6, 2014 10:12 am
Hendren of Gravette elected Arkansas Senate majority leader
Arkansas Senate Republicans on Tuesday elected by acclamation Sen. JIm Hendren, R-Gravette, as Senate majority leader and Sen. Jimmy Hickey, R-Texarkana, as majority whip. The 22-member caucus met last week…
by - August 5, 2014 9:24 pm
Fort Smith Board approves ordinance limiting placement of signs
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance at its Tuesday (Aug. 5) meeting that would restrict the location of temporary signs in rights of ways, a decision the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:43 pm
The Supply Side: Wal-Mart’s women empowerment effort exceed goals
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has plenty of publicity-generating irons in the fire from onshoring manufacturing jobs, hiring veterans and sustainability pushes. But one initiative that often goes underreported is the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:16 pm
Whirlpool may add additional pollution monitors near Fort Smith TCE area
Whirlpool has proposed additionally monitoring and testing of water and soil samples at sites near its now-shuttered manufacturing facility in south Fort Smith following detection of trichloroethylene (TCE) in the…
by - August 5, 2014 5:10 pm
Target warns of lower profits amid higher data breach expenses
Retailer Target said Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it expects to incur gross expenses of $148 million from its data breach. As a result, Target decreased its estimates for the second…
by - August 5, 2014 5:06 pm
Fort Smith area building permits up more than 10% through July
The values of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $20.975 million in July, up nearly $6.46 million from July 2013 when the combined cities…
by - August 5, 2014 4:43 pm
Report says Arkansas has steepest drop in uninsured
Arkansas has seen the nation’s steepest reduction in its percentage of uninsured residents, noted a Gallup report released Tuesday (Aug. 5). The report, based on telephone interviews with 88,678 respondents…
by - August 5, 2014 4:25 pm
Ellie and Nick Glidewell join Sagely & Edwards Realtors
Fort Smith real estate agents Nick and Ellie Glidewell have joined Fort Smith-based Sagely & Edwards Realtors. Sagely & Edwards, established in 1955, is owned by Mont Sagely and totaled…
by - August 5, 2014 1:13 pm
Walgreens financial chief to exit the company
Drugstore giant Walgreens announced a change in top management as Wade Miquelon, chief financial officer will exit the company. He is the second top executive to abandon ship ahead of…
by - August 5, 2014 12:46 pm
JBU combines disciplines into one new college
John Brown University announced the formation of the College of Education and Human Services today at a ceremony on the Siloam Springs campus. The new college brings together JBU’s College…
by - August 5, 2014 10:49 am
Arkansas consumers see favorable short-term spending
Consumers across Arkansas see favorable spending conditions in the short-term but when asked about future economic conditions the survey respondents expect leaner times for business conditions and personal finances beyond…
by - August 4, 2014 11:10 pm
Businesses would pay most of millage increase for library
In discussions about a two mil increase in property taxes to benefit the Fort Smith Public Library, much attention has been paid to the impact a tax increase could have…
by - August 4, 2014 9:31 pm
Alien-piloted comet may soon destroy Wal-Mart
Like those deranged cult leaders who every so often convince a handful of shaved-head nitwits that the world will end via some cosmic oddity or the loyalty-blinded Razorback fan who…