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Health care benefits

Small business credits now available for health care costs.

2010 Jazz Festival brings the sounds back to downtown Fort Smith

“Reborn” festival draws more than 350 to listen to impressive jazz talent from near and far.

Belle Bazaar Gala supports the Fort Smith Art Center

Art center officials hoped auction items and humor would raise up to $20,000.

Regional aviation history on display at the Fort Smith Museum of History

“The Fort in Flight: Bud Mars and the City’s Aviation History,” features info on local pilots and airfields.

ATU-Ozark issues nursing awards

The Practical Nursing Program at Arkansas Tech – Ozark recognized 18 graduating nursing students during the pinning ceremony on May 14. The program was held at 6:30 p.m. in the…

ATU-Ozark picked for ‘Sustainable’ community pilot program

The Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus is one of three community colleges in the state to be selected as pilot sites in the “Sustainable Communities through Community College Leadership” program. Part…

2010 “Remain Close to Jehovah” District Convention

Witness conventions examine attitudes toward God; All invited to attend FORT SMITH, AR—In a climate of conflicting attitudes toward God, how can the faithful withstand constant attacks…

Poll shows Boozman with big lead over Lincoln, Halter

A new Rasmussen Reports poll shows U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, with a huge lead over either Democratic candidate Boozman may face in the general election for U.S. Senate. The…

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….

Arkansas’ jobless rate holds steady; manufacturing jobs gain

Employment in Arkansas’ troubled manufacturing sector increased in April to an estimated 164,600 jobs — the third consecutive month of sector gains. Overall, Arkansas’ jobless rate held steady in April…

Pump prices to stay below $3 a gallon ahead of Memorial Day

Arkansans should see pump prices below $3 a gallon going into the Memorial Day weekend, but motorists traveling across the state should expect crowded highways as vacation-seeking families emerge from…

Convention Center ad hoc group to work on report

Members of an ad hoc committee tasked to review funding options for the Fort Smith Convention Center agreed Thursday that they are ready to begin work on preparing a report…

Fort Chaffee Redevelopment officials working on rail, port options

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] An update on the yet to be constructed Mitsubishi wind turbine plant was presented at Thursday’s (May 20) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority….

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: Ted Ludwig

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

DeLay endorses Bledsoe in 3rd District runoff election

Gunner DeLay said Thursday (May 20) he is throwing his support and energy behind Sen. Cecile Bledsoe in the GOP primary runoff election for the 3rd Congressional District seat. Bledsoe,…

Mitsubishi’s Fort Smith plant under threat of being idled

Mitsubishi officials said Thursday (May 20) that their planned $100 million Fort Smith plant may sit idle if the company is unable to seek legal relief from an alleged General…

Arkansas lands another wind energy company

Another wind energy company has decided to set up shop in Arkansas, with Osceola the potential beneficiary of up to 500 jobs. Beckmann Volmer announced Thursday (May 20) it’s plans…

April brings mixed results for area housing market

The move toward growth in the area residential real estate market took a step back in April with a 6.3% dip in homes sold in Crawford and Sebastian counties. Crawford…