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Sen. Lincoln to oppose card check

U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., announced Monday she will not support the Employee Free Choice Act, a move that now makes it almost certain the pro-union legislation will not see…

Decline continues in new and existing area home prices

Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 6.8% and 2.2%, respectively, between Aug. 4 and April 6, according to figures from…

Fuel the Fire Hosts OKC Glory Promise Center

Fuel the Fire Ministries welcomes Pastor Danny Ray to Freedom Church 923 Louisville, Fort Smith for an extension of networking beyond the Fort Smith Region. We are excited to hear…

Fort Smith Junior Cotillion Pre-registration

Celebrating Seventeen Years! Fort Smith Junior Cotillion is designed for fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth grade boys and girls. Our students will receive quality instruction in dance as well…

Arkansas Children’s Week

In celebration of Arkansas Children’s Week, the Fort Smith Museum of History will offer free admission to all children and their parents on Thursday, April 23, 5:00 – 8:00 pm…

Volunteer Orientation

The Fort Smith Museum of History is proud to announce a new Docent/Volunteer program. An orientation day is set for Thursday, April 16, 2009, at 10:30 a. m. or 1:00…

Mayfest-4All

Mayfest-4All Saturday, May16 from 11a.m. till 2p.m. at First Lutheran School gymnasium and school grounds, 2407 Massard Road in Fort Smith. Join us rain or shine for games, food and…

Auto Dealers Fight Uphill Battle

Arkansas sales of new cars declined by 28 percent during January 2009 versus January 2008, from 9,718 to 6,906. But that compares favorably to the national January totals that were off anywhere from 34 percent for Toyota to 55 percent for Chrysler and wer

Airways Freight Delivers Mission-Critical Cargo

Airways Freight has carved out a few niches that depend on time-critical delivery – trade shows and exhibits, the utilities and nuclear power industries, and the medical industry are constants.

City Signage to Guide Tourist Traffic

Bentonville is working with the Philadelphia-based firm MERJE Graphic Design to develop a wayfinding plan that will guide visitors to key attractions such as the downtown Bentonville Square and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

State Seeks Federal Grant Funding for Bella Vista Bypass

With only a portion of stimulus money available for the 20-mile Bella Vista bypass, highway officials are trying to acquire the full funding through a federal grant program.

Fuel Prices Give Willis Shaw Lesson in Going Green

Dealing with skyrocketing diesel prices during 2008 was a “wild ride” for Willis Shaw Express president Chris Kozak.

Wal-Mart Presents to Full Panel in Dukes Case

The clashing sides in the long-running case of Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. presented arguments to a full panel of the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals March 24 on whether the case should proceed as a class action.

Focus the Key to Effective E-mail (Commentary by Jim Karrh)

Have you gotten around to launching an e-mail campaign for your business? If so, have you been satisfied with the results?

Specter Bounces Card Check

We just don’t think that the Employee Free Choice Act is the best proposal that Congress can devise. Despite what its supporters say, it would erode a bedrock principle of American democracy: the secret ballot. If the National Labor Relations Act needs to

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property

Jones Center raises $310,000 at ‘Big Night’

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal