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Van Buren High School Band Concert

Van Buren High School Band Concert December 13 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. High School Band Concert at 7 p.m at the Van Buren Fine Arts…

The Splendor of Christmas

The Splendor of Christmas December 12 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 6:00 p.m. The Splendor of Christmas at the Fine Arts Center. For more information visit their website…

Coleman Jr. High Band Concert

Coleman Jr. High Band Concert December 7 Van Buren Fine Arts Center 7 p.m. Junior High Band Concert at 7 p.m at the Van Buren Fine Arts Center…

Cure For Christmas

Cure For Christmas December 5 King Opera House Van Buren 3:30 p.m. “Cure For Christmas” lymphoma pageant 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children…

Lifesong Dance Studio Recitals

Lifesong Dance Studio Recitials December 4 King Opera House Van Buren 3:30 p.m. Lifesong Dance Recitals 3:30 p.m. tickets $5 at the door for more information call 479-474-2426.

TAA program continues to aid area unemployed

The more than 100 unemployed workers who attended a recent Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) training program are just a small portion of those in the region who are eligible for…

City directors want new boss by March; may not use search firm

Three Fort Smith city directors hope to have a new city administrator hired by March, and without the assistance and expense of an executive search consultant. The directors fired then…

Nonprofit gains

Donations are up, but not back to pre-recession levels.

UA student researches perceived value of high school football

Ryan White wants to know how strongly people in Fort Smith and Alma believe high school football “gives the community the opportunity to temporarily escape life’s problems.” He also wants…

Dear Fort Smith regional legislators:

Dear Fort Smith regional legislators: Having given up a few years ago on Santa Claus (apparently, the North Pole logistics folks can’t hook a believer up with a few cases…

Employee Screenings Can Close Job Doors

Criminal background checks have become more important over the last several years, as employers are increasingly held liable for their employees’ behavior.

Low Rates Keep Lenders Hustling

Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank maintained its status as the area’s top mortgage lender in 2009, closing more than 6,400 loans.

Bank Deposit Market Share: Slow, Steady

As of June 30, Northwest Arkansas deposits were near the $11 billion mark.

Cornerstone Starts Five Homes in Riverwalk Farms

Tim and Dayna McGuire, through their Cornerstone Construction, have several starts in the Riverwalk Farms Estates subdivision of Bentonville.

Arkansas Alums Team up to Offer Affordable Software Solutions

Ability LLC develops software designed to help manufacturers in practically every area of operations, from accounting and scheduling to project planning and data analysis.