Regions

Rodeo-Fair Board endorses 1% prepared food tax

The board that oversees the rodeo and fair events at Kay Rodgers Park in Fort Smith voted unanimously Tuesday to endorse the 1% prepared food tax. The tax, to fund…

Workforce numbers point to tough year

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. In this instance,…

Whirlpool meeting a ‘mystery’

Whirlpool employees say a large area in the plant was set up for a Tuesday (Oct. 18) presentation by Al Holaday about the future of Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant. But…

Truckers: Economic uncertainty top issue

The message from a trucking conference held this week in Texas is that national economic certainty remains the biggest issue facing the trucking industry — although the industry’s chief economist…

Taking a portrait of the little guy

Small businesses pay the lion’s share of taxes, yet they are the last to have a voice when it comes to tax policies.

Trust, new plans part of 1% tax forum

story by Michael Tilley [email protected] Unlike the first two forums about the 1% prepared food tax, a Monday (Oct. 17) night event at Southside Baptist Church in Fort Smith was…

Hollywood Fundraiser for The CALL

Hollywood Stars Pizza is celebrating their Grand Re-Opening at their new location by hosting a family fun day to raise money for The CALL (a nonprofit organization seeking to prepare…

Emerging Leaders Going for Zero

Intrust Bank leading the way to lowering area waste.

Fuzzy Math (Opinion)

Determining one firm’s local presence becomes a tricky task.

Collaboration and the Cloud (Opinion)

New way of doing things has impact beyond IT realm.

Arkansas Tallies Enrollment in New Sustainability Minor

School of Architecture produces most students in new program.

Trane Arkansas Name Change Reflects New Model, Capabilities

Company will be called Harrison Energy Partners.

Texas Group Plans to Build Off-Campus Housing Near UA

Construction on 648-bed unit could begin in spring.

Regional building permit values up in September

Building activity in the Fort Smith region continues to pace well above 2010 levels with September permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaling $10.543 million, up more…

Job growth announced for Phillips County

Phillips County, an economically beleaguered part of Arkansas, received a bucket of good news with the news that four companies will expand or open in the area. During a press…

Deposit growth not always a good thing

From a prestige standpoint, having the highest percentage of bank deposits in a region is nice. From a profitability standpoint, bank deposits can be burden. In early October the Federal…

Crack research

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] Tiresome has become this 1% prepared food tax issue in Fort Smith. This back and forth with their facts, our facts, your facts, my…

Col. Galloway assumes command of 142nd

Col. Troy Galloway, of Bentonville, Ark., assumed command of the 142nd Fires Brigade on Sunday (Oct. 16) during a change-of-command ceremony at the Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center. The brigade,…