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River Valley Roller Derby Game

River Valley Roller Girls (RVRG) game at Crystal Palace on Sunday, 4/29/12. RVRG will be playing against the Oklahoma team OKC RD Tornado Alley! Come support your local Roller Derby…

Results differ for Arkansas ballot issues

Three definite or potential ballot issues are resonating with Arkansas voters in very different ways, according to the latest Talk Business-Hendrix College Poll. On Monday, March 26, 759 likely Arkansas…

Mass layoffs in Arkansas hit new high

Talk Business has reported periodically on the phenomenon known as “mass layoffs,” those major workforce reductions that often garner headlines when they hit communities in Arkansas. The 2008-09 recession brought…

JBU announces two new building projects with $4 million gift.

SILOAM SPRINGS — The John Brown University board of trustees unveiled two new building projects for the coming year for its students and surrounding community. A new banquet hall and…

Wine and Roses gala exceeds expectations

FORT SMITH — Spirits were high at the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House last weekend. Some were whispering, others were boasting outright about the success of this year’s Wine and…

Size matters in retail

With the recent announcement of some Best Buy stores closing and others downsizing, it appears retailers are trying to figure out what size matters. Best Buy said Friday (March 29)…

Mitsubishi to ‘mothball’ Fort Smith plant (Updated)

Mitsubishi has decided to “mothball” its Fort Smith wind-turbine manufacturing that was expected to employ 400 at full production. Officials with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said the demand for wind turbines…

NWA Give Camp wraps up

It was a grueling weekend of coding, problem solving and camaraderie for 51 tech-savvy volunteers who donated 1,020 hours of time to eight local charities. The second annual NWA GIve…

Ballet gives Wizard of Oz the silent treatment

FORT SMITH — The Western Arkansas Ballet told the story of The Wizard of Oz its own way with performances this weekend (March 31 and April 1) at the Arkansas Best…

Eight at one altar in one day

FORT SMITH— Maybe you've heard of speed dating; what about speed weddings? More precisely, eight weddings in eight hours Saturday (March 31) at Harvest Time church. The couples were chosen by…

Actually, again

“We are actually currently considering all options at this point in time.” That’s the statement — or darn close to it — of some fella with one of the Gulf…

The foreclosure maze

The bankruptcy case that was issued in September and put the Arkansas foreclosure market in turmoil is still lingering. The case at issue is In Re Johnson, a Chapter 13…

UAFS named a Tree Campus USA

The Arbor Day Foundation has named the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith a 2011 Tree Campus USA for the third year in a row. UAFS received the status for…

NWA camp geeks for good

More than 50 tech-savvy volunteers will spend this weekend helping eight local charities write program applications, revamp websites and solve technical issues as part of the second annual NWA Give…

University of Arkansas board approves tuition hike

The University of Arkansas board of trustees voted unanimously to increase tuition at the college’s two-year and four-year schools Friday morning (Mar. 30). The tuition hike was outlined in the…