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Fort Smith plans Ward meetings

A new series of meetings planned by the Fort Smith Board of Directors is intended to improve “the feedback loop” between the city and its citizens, according to Tracy Winchell,…

Arkansas jobless rate still 8.3%, manufacturing jobs hit new low

Arkansas’ jobless rate during September was 8.3%, unchanged from August and up over 7.8% in September 2010. The number of unemployed in Arkansas increased an estimated 6,301 between September 2010…

USA Truck rejects Celadon offer, reports third quarter loss

Officials with Van Buren-based USA Truck said Friday (Oct. 21) they are not interested in a deal with Celadon. Executives with Celadon Trucking Services announced Oct. 11 an interest in…

Power of the Purse draws record crowd

Proceeds from the event benefit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a program that sends a book a month to children from birth through age four.

Adam & Eats: Cornerstone Grill

The staff is mostly the same. The menu has one or two different things, but overall it is still consistently mostly Goodson’s.

Earnings up for Home BancShares, down for Simmons

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Two Arkansas-based financial institutions reported earnings this morning (Oct. 20) providing…

Fort Smith Chamber endorses 1% prepared food tax

Based on results of a membership survey, the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday (Oct. 20) to to endorse the proposed 1% prepared food…

Autism Rocks! Benefit Show

The Autism Rocks! benefit show will be held at Hero’s Food and Spirits, 409 Garriosn Avenue, Fort Smith. The show will feature The Crumbs, Sweet and Lowdown, The Fistmits, Brandon…

Flying at the Byrd’s International Hayfield

story by Connie Las-Schneider Judging by the huge crowds at the Fort Chaffee Air Show, plane spotting is a major spectator sport, but for high flying fun on a smaller…

Rep. Rice enters House Speaker race

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] We’ve known for months that the likely showdown for the next…

P&G Passionate About Green Efforts

Schomburger: ‘Be personally tangible.’

Manufacturing survey highlights sector issues

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A new national survey released by a manufacturing coalition offers insight…

Big Screen Peter: Footloose

Though “Footloose” is packed with plenty of verve, a lack of believable emotion plagues the remake.

1% opponent suspicious of Rodeo-Fair Board vote

Liz Armstrong, a leader of the group opposing the 1% prepared food tax issue in Fort Smith, takes exception with Tuesday’s vote by the Rodeo-Fair Board to endorse passage of…

Mining Gold From Garbage

Waste Management helps companies develop environmental solutions.

Popular chef brings skills to Fort Smith

story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Prominent Chef Will Greenwood has thrown together a meal or two. He’s cooked for Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush. Following the 1992…

Fortis Plastics to close Fort Smith plant

Fortis Plastics, a vendor to Whirlpool’s plant in Fort Smith, has notified its almost 100 employees that the plant will shut down between Nov. 4 and Nov. 18. Fortis officials…

New district lines upset Quorum Court members

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Redistricting discontent reigned over the Sebastian County Quorum Court meeting Tuesday night (Oct. 18), and most of it was coming from two members: Bob Schwartz…

Fort Smith Board commits to 1% cap

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] In a Tuesday (Oct. 18) business meeting, the Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a resolution stating its commitment to not increase the prepared food…