Regions

Wal-Mart income up, company boosts guidance

Quarterly income at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. beat analyst expectations by 1 cent per share and the company’s key metric of same-store sales improved — good signs for the health of…

Consumer health better, but remains fragile

The Federal Reserve said Monday (Aug. 15) that consumer credit during the second quarter showed a “modest increase,” with an Arkansas economist and a Fort Smith banker saying consumer health…

Boozman: Taxing super rich not the answer

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., was careful during a Monday interview to not offer specific thoughts on tax and spending ratios and to avoid specific commentary on the GOP presidential…

2011 Survivors’ Challenge 10K / 5K / 1 Mile Wellness Walk

Registration is now open for the 2011 Survivors’ Challenge! Saturday, October 22nd – Race starts at the Reynolds Cancer Support House A few fabulous facts about Survivors’ Challenge 2011:…

Arkansas Valley Electric hits new usage peak

The extreme heat that broiled all of the Fort Smith region in July and August pushed peak electricity usage among Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative customers to 327 megawatts. Electric usage…

Area travel and tourism numbers up through June

The travel and tourism industry in the Fort Smith area is up for the first half of the year, with six month collections up 2.6% in Fort Smith and 2.95%…

Ticket punching

Riff Raff, by Michael Tilley [email protected] The gaggle of Republicans hoping to get their chance to redecorate the Oval Office in early 2013 participated Thursday in what these days passes…

Greenwood lady wins $5,000 at golf ball drop

The First Tee of Fort Smith fundraiser drew about 125 youth and raised almost $20,000.

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Area foreclosure actions up during July

Foreclosures during July in the Fort Smith region were up almost 20% despite an overall foreclosure decline in Arkansas, Oklahoma and the U.S., according to a monthly report from Irvine,…

Friends fund Sam M. Sicard scholarship at UAFS

It didn’t take long for friends of the late Sam M. Sicard to do something to recognize the legacy of the Fort Smith banker who is credited for doing much…

Reception held for next Leadership Fort Smith class

The program, began in 1987, seeks to encourage community-minded citizens to become leaders.

Gooden elected to president-elect of national administrators group

Benny Gooden, superintendent of Fort Smith Public Schools and visiting assistant professor of educational leadership at the University of Arkansas, was chosen as the 2011-12 president-elect of the American Association…

Dillard’s earnings

Second quarter profits were up 158%.

GOP primary shaping up in 4th District race

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Until Thursday (Aug. 11), 4th District Congressional hopeful Tom Cotton (R-Dardanelle)…

Whirlpool employee: More job cuts coming

Whirlpool employee Fred Denny and an unnamed source say the company will lay off about 300 people by January at its Fort Smith refrigeration plant with plans to close the…

Adam & Eats: Sephy’s

The food is not bad, but the lengthy menu and lengthy wait times are hard to stomach.

Area building permit values up 23.6%

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaled $127.564 million during the first seven months of 2011, up 23.65% thanks in large part to gains in commercial…

Second Street Live! begins season with one-two punch

story by Peter Lewis [email protected] Second Street Live!, a non-profit focused on bringing great music to Fort Smith, is set to open its 2011-2012 concert season with a performance on…