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Dumplings, pasta and buttered bread. Bring your own Lipitor.

It’s Peter’s Marco Polo adventure — from Italy to China, with an Irish Pub and taste of Americana thrown in for good measure.

New high-speed connection to soon connect universities

The University of Arkansas and all of the state’s four-year public universities will soon be connected to a high-speed fiber-optic-based Internet communications network. Officials with the Arkansas Research and Education…

John Brown University’s Information Session for Graduate & Professional Studies Programs

John Brown University offers graduate and bachelor degree completion programs in Fort Smith for working adults. Join us for an information session at the JBU Fort Smith Center to learn…

Technology company execs see decline in outsourcing jobs

Now comes another survey that suggests a decline in outsourcing jobs overseas and an uptick in U.S. executives considering keeping operations in the country. Archstone Consulting reported in early February…

Edmunds notes costs of car ownership

Consumers hunting for new cars are advised of five-year ownership costs.

Fort Smith-based Boyd Metals expands in Little Rock

Fort Smith-based Boyd Metals announced Tuesday (Mar. 2) it will build a $6 million manufacturing and distribution plant at a 10-acre site near the Port of Little Rock. The dirt…

Fort Smith board approves cable franchise, rejects Williams Lane project

The lengthy process to reach a franchise agreement between the city of Fort Smith and Cox Communications ended Tuesday night (Mar. 3) with the Fort Smith Board of Directors voting…

Riverside Furniture sheds more jobs

Slow market conditions have once again forced Fort Smith-based Riverside Furniture to shed jobs. The furniture manufacturing and distribution company will shed 58 jobs — 43 in Fort Smith and…

Arkansas general revenues holding strong

Year-to-date gross collections total $3.574 billion, an increase of $95.4 million, or 2.7% above last year, according to Tuesday (Mar. 3) report from the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration….

Free advertising possible for small businesses

Low-cost opportunities to advertise limited only by the creativity of the entrepreneur.

Greenwood, Fort Smith building activity off to good start

Don’t tell the building sector in Sebastian County there is a national recession happening. Greenwood had 11 building permits for a value of $2.971 million in February, a value up…

Local advertising award winners announced

The AAF-Fort Smith presented its 2008–2009 ADDY Awards for advertising creative excellence Saturday night at the Town Club of Fort Smith. The event was attended by more than 150 the…

Religious convention to bring 28,000 to Fort Smith area

Roofing work helped boost tourism tax collections in 2008. Tourism officials hope religious work will do the same for 2009 figures. Fort Smith hospitality tax collections in 2008 totaled $803,591,…

Arkansas stocks punished in Monday trading

Arkansas-based publicly held companies weren’t able to escape the Monday (Mar. 2) dive of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell below 7,000 to end the day at 6,763. It’s…

It’s official: The men are outnumbered

March is Women’s History Month for the more than 154 million women in the U.S.

Two from Fort Smith appointed to state boards

Fort Smith City Director Gary Campbell and Charles Wohlford were two of 28 appointments and reappointments to state boards and commissions announced Monday (Mar. 2) by Gov. Mike Beebe. Campbell…

Adult CPR, AED, and First Aid Training

Health & Safety Course offered through the American Red Cross. 1 year certification for CPR & AED. 3 year certification for First Aid. Cost is $65 per student. 479-782-1056 Classes…

Adult CPR, AED, and First Aid Training

Health & Safety Course offered through the American Red Cross. 1 year certification for CPR & AED. 3 year certification for First Aid. Cost is $65 per student. Classes are…

Infant and Child CPR Training

Health & Safety Course offered through the American Red Cross. 1 year certification. Cost is $40 per student. 479-782-1056 Classes are held at the Western Arkansas Service Center: 1709 S….

Adult CPR & AED Training

Health & Safety Course offered through the American Red Cross. 1 year certification. Cost is $40 per student. 479-782-1056 Classes are held at the Western Arkansas Service Center: 1709 S….