Regions

Arkansas Best removes $64 million in ‘goodwill’

While it sounds like a lot of money to lose, a $64 million write-off for the “impairment of the value of goodwill” by Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. is an…

Logan County to get ‘green jobs training’ money (Updated)

Logan County will receive a portion of a more than $4.86 million “green jobs training” grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, according to an announcement from U.S. Sen. Blanche…

Boozman considering U.S. Senate race

U.S. Rep. John Boozman, R-Rogers, is considering entering the already crowded Republican field seeking the chance to challenge U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark. in the November general election. Boozman has…

Chaffee Trust boosts 2010 budget and pushes pay raises

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority budget for 2010 almost doubled from 2009, based on numbers released at the January board meeting held Thursday (Jan. 21)….

Crawford county store sells $1 million lottery ticket

Uniontown Grocery sold a winning Powerball ticket for the Jan. 20 draw with a prize value of $1 million, according to a statement from the Arkansas Lottery Commission (ASL). Owners…

Area home sales improve, but down 6.39% in 2009 (Corrected)

Editor’s note on corrections: The Arkansas Realtors Association issued a correction this afternoon to the numbers listed in their report for Crawford County. This story and graphic contain the corrected…

Adam & Eats: Catfish Cove

It’s good Southern comfort food with salt, salt and more salt. And expect efficient but not necessarily friendly service.

El Dorado Promise touts success of unique effort

The El Dorado Promise has served to increase enrollment in the south Arkansas school district by 4% in the past three years, ending more than a decade of declining student…

A Night at the Oscars with Shirley Jones and the Hollywood Orchestra

The music that made the movies! One of the premier ensembles in the world, the 32-piece Hollywood Concert Orchestra showcases selections from Academy-award winning movies, including E.T., Forrest Gump, and…

Arvest Bank promotes Farley, Gould and Raible

Arvest Bank in Fort Smith recently announced the promotions of Jack Farley, Coral Gould and Chris Raible. Farley, who is a consumer loan officer, was named vice president. He’s been…

Got wellness?

Survey says wellness programs help retain employees.

Whirlpool second shift, 400-plus jobs may end in August

The more than 400 jobs created with a second shift of production at Whirlpool’s Fort Smith plant will be lost when the shift ends Aug. 31, according to sources close…

‘The Book of Eli’ is a B-movie project built around a 10-step program

Peter says the movie is heavy on over-the-top violence and light on anything approaching quality narrative.

Funds increases for ATU-Ozark career training support

The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has awarded Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus’ Career Pathways an additional $98,140 for the fiscal year 2010 student support, increasing the overall budget by approximately…

Fort Smith board set to consider convention center, A&P merger

The Fort Smith Convention Center Commission on Wednesday approved a plan to merge the operations and management of the Fort Smith Convention Center and the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion…

Greene garners gubernatorial appointment

Cecil Greene, editor of the Lincoln Echo newspaper in Fort Smith, was appointed by Gov. Mike Beebe to the Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. Greene’s appointment expires…

Scene by Carson: A few etiquette tips for the big V-Day

Pink teddy bears and Red Lobsters could get you the granny panties. Consider yourself warned.

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….

Poll shows trouble for Lincoln, wide approval for Beebe

The newest Talk Business Quarterly poll combined with Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory over Democrat Martha Coakley on Tuesday (Jan. 19) does not bode well for U.S. Sen. Blanche…