Regions

Sanitation department revenue up 5% in 2010

Revenue for the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation was up more than 5% in 2010, thanks to the addition in June of about 4,900 residential accounts. Total revenue for the…

Scene by Carson: Ready for March?

Amanda encourages you to enter Spring with Mardi Gras, wine tasting, glee and the scenery of Devil’s Den.

State revenue up 2.1% in February

Those arguing for tax cuts received support Wednesday (Mar. 2) in the form of a report that shows Arkansas tax collections up 2.1% above the same period in 2010. Year-over-year…

Arkansas GOP split on tax cut strategy

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Is it possible that no tax cuts could pass this legislative…

Redistricting plan meets 3rd District resistance, uncertainty

The discussion about redistricting includes a plan that would place Fayetteville within the same Congressional District as Pine Bluff and Texarkana. Seriously. Gerrymandering, anyone? And a few business leaders in…

UA team converts algae into fuel

It will take a lot of algae and land to make a dent in the use of gasoline in the U.S., but researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed…

Beebe close on prison reform deal; Poll shows support for changes

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] In the end, it looks like Gov. Mike Beebe will get…

Blue Cross to provide physician scholarships

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine will receive a $1 million grant from Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield toward increasing the number of primary…

Fort Smith tax collections up in January; area tax revenue mixed in 2010

2010 Christmas sales were relatively strong in Fort Smith, with the city’s collection of a 1% sales tax up 5.4% compared to the 2009 period. Also, the most recent monthly…

Prediction problems

Many states make errors in estimating revenue.

Mind mapping your business and ideas

Such maps can be useful tools in helping entrepreneurs work through their conceptual ideas.

The Consumer Compass Report: Regional confidence declines

Economic confidence among people in the Fort Smith region is shaky, with the most recent The Consumer Compass Survey showing a decline in the number of people who believe their…

Beebe discusses Medicaid waiver with feds

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] It has received little attention in this legislative session because it…

Fort Smith area home sales down 13% in January

2011 did not get off to a good start for the Fort Smith regional housing market. In fact, of Arkansas’ top three metro areas, the Fort Smith metro area was…

Lighthouse Inn may soon open under new ownership

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “Coil up your rope and anchor here till better weather doeth appear.” So reads a sign at the famous Lighthouse Inn Restaurant nestled on the…

Partisan politics in play with Congressional redistricting

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Publicly and privately, state lawmakers charged with redrawing Congressional District lines…

Arkansas Senate Report: Tax cuts, highways and fluoride

Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. Last week was a busy week on many…

Arkansas House Report: Commission on Women, autism funding

Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. This week was a great refresher for me as to…

Not a big deal, but …

It’s not a big deal, and may possibly be a minor waste of time when considering all the important things on which folks in this region are or should be…