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Broadband use increases in U.S.

A Pew report shows that broadband Internet connections are now in 63% of U.S. homes.

Baldor continues consolidation, expansion in North Carolina

Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. is consolidating operations and adding 114 jobs in North Carolina, according to this report from the Charlotte Business Journal. Baldor recently announced a $3.1 million…

Plan for downtown student housing ‘on hold’

A plan to build housing for about 100 University of Arkansas at Fort Smith students in downtown Fort Smith is on hold. On Dec. 17, members of the Central Business…

City of Fort Smith seeks to cut energy budget by 10%

The Fort Smith Board of Directors has asked city staff to put a dent in the more than $5 million the city spends each year on energy. Urged at a…

St. Edward pledges $50,000 to Fort Smith Art Center

St. Edward Mercy Medical Center has pledged $50,000 to the Fort Smith Art Center to support the renovation of the center’s new building at 1601 Rogers Ave, according to a…

UAFS officials talk budgets, faculty and student growth

Increases with budgets, faculty and student numbers are signs of continued growth for what one University of Arkansas at Fort Smith official called a “fledgling” four-year university. The UAFS Board…

Leadership Fort Smith Alumni “Connections”

Alumni Connections is an excellent opportunity for all Leadership Fort Smith Alumni to find out what other LFS graduates are up to as well as just having a chance to…

Mountainburg-based aviation company moves to Roland

C.E. Aerospace is moving its jet engine stand production from the Arkansas side of the Fort Smith metro area to Roland, Okla., as part of a $6 million investment to…

U.S. 71 closed north of Mountainburg (Updated)

Both lanes of U.S. Highway 71 in an area north of Mountainburg will be closed for up to two weeks, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials….

Trucking association cries foul on diesel price jumps (Updated)

The American Trucking Association announced today (June 22) that it has asked Congress to investigate the recent rise in diesel prices and to “increase the transparency of futures markets.” The…

Many local businesses altering employee benefit plans

Results from a national survey of human resource managers showing changes in employee benefit plans reflects what John Lyon is seeing with his clients in the Fort Smith region. A…

Average home prices up 1.4% year-to-date

Average home list prices in the Fort Smith/Van Buren market as of June 22 were 1.4% higher than at the beginning of the year, but 2.6% off the high for…

Green has its limits

Most Americans will buy green products as long as they don’t give up comfort and convenience.

What now?

During a March 2000 speech at the University of Ozarks in Clarksville, popular English author, science historian and television producer James Burke told the crowd that in matters big and…

Accept and move forward

Moseley says fighting ‘wars’ long ago resolved hurts the Fort Smith region.

Jason Enloe wins Fort Smith Classic in playoff; captures $99,000 purse

Jason Enloe, a 1996 graduate of Southern Methodist University, is the winner of the 2009 Fort Smith Classic, according to a statement from tour officials. Enloe, a native of Decatur,…

Pink on the Links part II

The breast cancer awareness day at The Fort Smith Classic ended with Partee Pink, rock and roll and big hair.

The Classic at Hardscrabble gets Pink

‘Pink on the Links’ was a full day of events and entertainment using a national golf tournament to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Fort Smith not named All-American City winner (Updated)

Despite having three great stories to tell, Fort Smith did not capture one of the 10 spots in the All-American City contest — a double night for whammies following the…