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David Banks, former Beverly Enterprises CEO, has died

David Banks, the former president and CEO of what was for many years Fort Smith-based Beverly Enterprises, has died at his San Diego residence. He was 76. Banks, who would…

ADEQ issues final Whirlpool pollution mitigation plan

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality released its final Remedial Action Decision Document (RADD) for Corrective Action on Friday (Dec. 27) that requires Whirlpool to spend at least $6 million…

Valentines Pops Concert, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA)

Valentines Pops Concert Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) February 15, 2014 at 7:30pm Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall 495 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville, AR 72701 www.sonamusic.org…

Liverpool Legends Beatles Show

Liverpool Legends Beatles Show February 22 Van Buren Fine Arts Center- Van Buren 8 p.m. Liverpool Legends perform songs spanning the entire career of The Beatles and on through the…

J.R.’s County Gospel Variety Show

J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show King Opera House- Van Buren 7 p.m Fun filled uplifting gospel music variety show that will warm your heart. Tickets $5 at the door. For…

J.R.’s County Gospel Variety Show

J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show January 18 King Opera House- Van Buren 7 p.m Fun filled uplifting gospel music variety show that will warm your heart. Tickets $5 at the…

Opening Reception for Jaak Kindberg

Opening Reception for Jaak Kindberg January 5 Center For Art & Education- Van Buren 1-4 p.m. Center For Art & Education’s Open House for Jaak Kindberg from 1-4 p.m. Gallery…

Four Arkansas physicians gain ‘clinical informatics’ certification

Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…

Online holiday sales see double-digit gains, U.S. store traffic falls

U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…

National writers focus on Arkansas politics in 2014

National political writers are eyeing Arkansas politics taking a look from the influence of Bill Clinton in the 2014 races to the prospects of Democrats to hold or take Congressional…

Fort Smith named a 2014 ‘Top Western Town’

Fort Smith has been named the fifth-place western town on True West Magazine’s 2014 Top Western Towns. Dodge City, Kan., won the top award. The towns will be featured in the…

Aldi seeks grocery marketshare with $3 billion expansion

Aldi recently announced a five-year, $3 billion, strategic plan to open 650 new stores across the nation. The grocery retailer also said it will build a regional headquarters and distribution center…

U.S. freight numbers up in November

November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains. The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index was up…

J.B. Hunt shifts talent, investment toward laggard division

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has morphed into a widely diversified logistics provider in recent years with calculated expansions in its intermodal division and substantial investments last year in the…

Odell to head JBU nursing program

John Brown University has named nursing educator Dr. Ellen Odell as director of JBU’s new nursing program. Odell will be initially responsible for developing curriculum and recruiting instructors for the…

Scott Cook earns buyer accreditation from NAR

Clark Partners Realty Group announced that Scott Cook has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation by the National Association of Realtors. Cook joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals…

Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014

Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 Mayor Sandy Sanders & The Fort Smith Convention Center proudly presents the Fort Smith Mayor’s Countdown to 2014 on December 31, 2013. This family…