Regions

Highway panel seeks sales tax increase, new bond program

Five new proposals approved by The Arkansas Blue Ribbon Commission on Highways involve raising taxes, shifting taxes, and indexing taxes, according to this report from Talk Business. For nearly 18…

Learn Access at the Fort Smith Adult Education Center

The Fort Smith Adult Education Center has excellent computer classes for adults. Microsoft Access introduces the uses of creating and using databases. Adult students will experience activities involving creating, querying, and…

Recovery opinions

Will health care reform help or hurt economic recovery?

Wal-Mart income up 10%, U.S. sales remain flat

For the third quarter and the first three fiscal quarters of 2010, total revenue for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is up 2.6% and 3.7%, respectively, with international sales continuing to support…

Third-party not a ‘pixie dust’ solution for convention center

Dean Dennis likely placed doubt in those who were certain hiring a third-party operator would resolve the funding shortfall for the Fort Smith Convention Center. The source of the doubt…

Van Buren pushes Rena Road work; to seek pay raises in 2011 budget

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] At Monday night’s (Nov. 15) meeting of the Van Buren City Council, aldermen voted to approve up to $800,000 to secure land from property owners…

Fort Smith board agrees to push 5% water, sewer increase

Although Monday’s (Nov. 15) budget hearing was not a voting meeting, the Fort Smith board of directors unanimously agreed to move forward with a combined 5% water and sewer rate…

Cullens named a top dentist in Arkansas

Rocky Cullens, D.D.S., was selected as one of the best oral and maxillofacial surgeons in Arkansas in a list compiled by topDentists. The rankings are based on thousands of detailed…

Arkansas House budget leader ready to debate taxes

Rep. Kathy Webb, D-Little Rock, will be the House co-chair of the powerful Joint Budget Committee in the 2011 regular session. Webb, a restaurateur and small business owner, says her…

BEST students from 8 states coming soon to Fort Smith

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Thirty-eight robotics teams from eight states will be in Fort Smith on Dec. 10-11 for the 2010 Frontier Trails BEST…

Mixed reports on Thanksgiving cost; down in Arkansas, up in U.S.

The Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving meal survey shows it will cost about 2.8% less than last year. Nationwide, the average price for the Thanksgiving meal cost is up about…