by - July 8, 2013 12:00 am
Change Coming After Bank Merger
Liberty’s new Joyce Location will look different.
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by - July 8, 2013 12:00 am
Different Flavor in Fort Smith
Revitalization efforts all leading to 2016 opening of U.S. Marshals Museum.
by - July 7, 2013 7:44 pm
Great expectations
Some people are just lucky. A couple of weeks ago I went to Alaska to attend a meeting of my peers. I had never been to Alaska, so I went…
by - July 7, 2013 7:37 pm
‘Blueway’ madness
It was not a swift death. But thankfully, a merciful one, albeit by the hand of a federal appointee. Sally Jewell, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, pulled the plug…
by - July 5, 2013 5:55 pm
Metropolitan National ownership to be sold to Texas group
Texas billionaire Gerald J. Ford plans to purchase the majority ownership in Little Rock-based Metropolitan National Bank, according to a bank announcement late Friday (July 5). CEO Lunsford Bridges said…
by - July 5, 2013 4:20 pm
Rogers Bancshares to Sell Metropolitan National Bank
Private equity firm Ford Financial Fund II LP of Dallas will buy the Little Rock bank from its holding company.
by - July 5, 2013 11:02 am
United Way Stuff the Bus
United Way of Fort Smith Area annual drive to Stuff the Bus with school supplies for local children in need. Buses will be located at each Walmart in United Way's six-county…
by - July 5, 2013 11:02 am
United Way Stuff the Bus
United Way of Fort Smith Area annual drive to Stuff the Bus with school supplies for local children in need. Buses will be at each Walmart in United Way's six-county…
by - July 5, 2013 10:59 am
United Way Stuff the Bus
United Way of Fort Smith Area annual drive to Stuff the Bus with school supplies for local children in need. Buses will be located at each Walmart in United Way's six-county…
by - July 3, 2013 6:23 pm
Van Buren, state officials study traffic relief ideas
Anyone who has traveled through Van Buren during the last year knows traffic at peak travel times can be challenging at best, and a parking lot at its worst. And…
by - July 3, 2013 5:19 pm
Prepaid debit cards: The new currency?
Prepaid cards have become the new currency of choice for more consumers because they offer payment privacy, according to Ben Jackson, senior analyst for Mercator Advisory Group. He estimates $202…
by - July 3, 2013 3:54 pm
United Cerebral Palsy Day at Genghis Grill in Rogers
United Cerebral Palsy is fundraising at Genghis Grill in Rogers for the UCP Family Support Program. 20% of sales will go to help individuals with disabilities and their families paid…
by - July 3, 2013 1:39 pm
NWA jobless rate rises to 5.6% in May
The May jobless rate rose in Northwest Arkansas with gains in the workforce size and the number of employed not enough to counter a more than 1% rise in the…
by - July 3, 2013 1:36 pm
Fort Smith area jobless rate rises to 7.7%
The combination of a 0.23% gain in the Fort Smith regional workforce number and a 5.3% increase in the number of area unemployed pushed the regional jobless rate higher in…
by - July 3, 2013 1:00 pm
The Boyz of the Tee Tournament
The First Tee of Fort Smith Presents the 8th Annual Boyz of the Tee Golf Tournament Sponsored by United Federal Credit Union Saturday, July 13th, 2013 8:00 – Registration 8:30 am –…
by - July 3, 2013 12:46 pm
26 Arkansans named to state boards and commissions
Gov. Mike Beebe on Wednesday (July 3) announced the following education appointment: Diane Zook, Melbourne, to the State Board of Education. Appointment expires June 30, 2020. Replaces Jim Cooper. Daniel…
by - July 2, 2013 6:22 pm
Feds delay penalty provision of Obamacare
An official with the U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that the Obama administration will delay penalties for large employers who do not provide health insurance coverage to workers under the…
by - July 2, 2013 5:57 pm
Auto sector registers healthiest pulse since 2007
The auto sector is firing on all cylinders through the first half of 2013, according to Bob Lutz, former chairman of General Motors. Lutz said Tuesday (July 2) the new,…
by - July 2, 2013 3:28 pm
Barling to see 70-store shopping center
A new shopping center could soon be setting up shop at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 22 and 59 once the closing of a land deal takes place on Wednesday,…
by - July 2, 2013 2:38 pm
Rep. Andrea Lea to seek state Auditor post
Rep. Andrea Lea, R-Russellville, formally announced her intention to run for state auditor today. Lea, currently the chair of the State Agencies and Governmental Affairs committee, is in her third…