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Arvest Bank Celebrates Childrens Day!

Arvest Bank Presents Childrens day! A Latin American Tradition this will be a first for Fort Smith as we celebrate a day for the children. There will be food, education…

Cox responds to Mayor Baker’s cable franchise veto

Cox Communications said it is “surprised and disappointed” with Mayor Ray Baker’s veto of its franchise extension, and the company reminded the city that federal law requires certain criteria to…

Regional association marks 50 years of building homes

The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders is presenting its 50th annual Home Show, Feb. 27 through March 1 at the Fort Smith Convention Center. “Getting Greener” is the…

Resolutions seek completion of Interstates 49 and 69

Early in the 87th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature, a Senate resolution — SCR 4 — was filed and adopted that recommended “a significant portion of funding for transportation…

Fort Smith mayor vetoes cable franchise extension

Mayor Ray Baker has vetoed an ordinance approved Feb. 17 by the Board of Directors that granted a third extension of the franchise agreement between the city and Cox Communications,…

What’s Your 2009 Marketing Plan? (Commentary)

Why sticking to your guns with an intelligent marketing plan can increase your company?s market share, even in a down economy.

Legislative Wasteland (Editorial)

The recent kerfuffle over a resolution congratulating Barack Obama on his election as president was another of those ridiculous distractions that are entirely too common at the Arkansas General Assembly.

2009 to Witness All-Out Brawl in Retail

The news Wal-Mart Stores Inc. was laying off up to 800 employees at its Bentonville home office sent a shudder through Northwest Arkansas, but it shouldn’t have come as a surprise.

3-D Mapping Helps Firms Find Pockets of Natural Gas

Geoseismic mapping has been an important tool in extracting natural gas from the Fayetteville Shale Play.

‘Super A’ Office Space Trails Overall Absorption in 4Q

Streetsmart discusses professional office sector of the commercial market in Benton and Washington counties.

How to Work with Your Bank in a Down Economy (Guest Commentary)

Finding effective funding sources can be difficult for businesses, especially during a slow economy such as this. Whether a company is expanding or simply needs additional cash, there are some fundamental principles that should be considered as you work w

Unconventional Wisdom Proved Tops in ’08 Ideas (Commentary)

I am going to share with you my list of the top three creative, inspiring and successful actions and ideas from client organizations and executives with which I worked in 2008.

As Text Messaging Grows, Generations Bridging Gap

Since text messaging really began to hit the mobile scene in 2002 ? as wireless carriers began to solve the problem of data transmission between networks ? a vast generational chasm developed between users.