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YCME Concert

YCME Concert May 8 King Opera House 7 p.m. Young Christian Music Ensemble Music Show at the King Opera House. Admission is free. For more information call 479-474-2426.

Crawford County Chronicles

Crawford County Chronicles May 4 UAFS Drennen Scott Historic Site 1:30 and again at 3:00 p.m. Chuck Girard from Fort Smith and Dr. Mike Condren of Fayetteville will present on…

Center For Art & Educaton May Opening Reception

Center For Art & Education Opening Reception May 4 1-4 p.m. Exhibition Dates May 4-23 Main Gallery Barbara Loftin & Cindy Sugg. Nature seen through the eyes of Cindy…

Momentum Building for Downtown Springdale, Emma Avenue

As groundbreaking for the Springdale leg of the Razorback Regional Greenway nears, two of the biggest names in Northwest Arkansas continue to be mentioned in connection with downtown redevelopment Walton and Tyson.

OK Foods union vote fails, objection to be filed

A union vote at an OK Foods processing facility in Heavener, Okla., failed by a narrow margin Thursday (May 1), with workers voting 26-29 on a question of whether to…

Managing Your Money seminar at Mount Zion C.M.E. Church

Mount Zion C.M.E. Church, 910 North 7th St. in Fort Smith, is bringing back the ever popular Saturday Speaker Series on Saturday, May 24 from noon until 1:00 p.m. This…

‘An Art Affair’ celebrates RAM’s past and future

It was a celebration of the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum's (RAM) history, as well as a glimpse into its future on Thursday (May 1) evening as RAM hosted its…

The Friday Wire: Miserable money managers and a new corporate name

Details on the lack of financial literacy in Arkansas, positive recovery for U.S. Sen. John Boozman, death penalty difficulties and a new name for the transportation artists formerly known as…

The Friday Wire: Miserable money managers and ‘click and collect’

Details on the lack of financial literacy in Arkansas, positive recovery for U.S. Sen. John Boozman, death penalty difficulties and a ‘click-and-collect’ Wal-Mart site in Bentonville are part of the…

Tyson and Wal-Mart announce the final Honor Flight

Five years ago, Tyson Foods and Wal-Mart helped organize the first official Arkansas Honor Flight, taking World War II veterans on a one-day trip to Washington, D.C., to visit memorials,…

Arvest Bank receives high marks from J.D. Power study

Arvest Bank ranks highest both in the South Central Region and in the Southwest Region in the J.D. Power 2014 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. This is the sixth year Arvest has…

The Supply Side: Wal-Mart’s tethering plan opens logistics opportunities

Wal-Mart is a logistics leader that revolutionized the supply chain years ago with its distribution center system. But now that the retail giant is experimenting with small convenience formats and…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up in March report, but below estimates

Sales tax collections for the city of Fort Smith were down in city and county sales taxes for the first quarter of the year. Each of the city's 1% sales…

Big second fiscal quarter profits expected for Tyson Foods

The stars have been aligned for Tyson Foods this past year and the meat giant is expected to produce another record quarter when it reports earnings on Monday (May 5)…

Fort Smith area jobless rate falls to 6.9% in March

The good news is that the Fort Smith metro jobless rate during March was 6.9%, the first time in 62 consecutive months the rate has been below 7%. The not-so-good…

Northwest Arkansas metro jobless rate dips to 5.4% in March

Gains in the number of employed and a 3.7% decline in the number of unemployed helped push the Northwest Arkansas metro jobless rate down to 5.4% in March compared to…

Wal-Mart and its foundation give $250,000 to storm relief

Wal-Mart and the Walmart Foundation are committing $250,000 in cash and in-kind donations to support disaster relief efforts following the severe weather events impacting the Midwest and Southeast portions of…

George family gives $1 million to Jones Center Endowment

The Jones Trust announced a $1 million pledge by the George Family awarded Thursday (May 5) in Springdale. The funds will go to the Jones Center Endowment Fund, a campaign…

Weather, one-time charge pushes ArcBest to first quarter loss of $5.2 million

The first quarter financials for ArcBest Corporation (formerly known as Arkansas Best Corp.) were not as good as analysts expected thanks to a pension settlement charge and the estimated negative…

First quarter home sales up almost 3% in Arkansas’ largest markets

Home sales in Arkansas four largest metro areas during the first quarter of 2014 are up almost 3% compared to the same period of 2013, but the average per home…

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report