Regions

Women Business Owners Find Value in Networking

After reading an article about marketing to female entrepreneurs, Lorrie Madden wanted to form a group geared toward women business owners in Northwest Arkansas.

Free college credits? Yes, free college credits.

The Western Arkansas Technical Center offers area high school students a head start on college.

Tax day is never over

Daily decisions can impact — good and bad — your future tax liability.

Observations

TEA TIMEAt the recent Tea Party event in downtown Fort Smith there was much talk of getting government out of our lives. Lord help me if I said anything other…

Wine, roses, art and critical support

Cancer Support House fundraiser helps continue programs and services for thousands in the area.

Thousands travel to the Alma Spinach Festival

Quilts, concerts and queens were highlights of the 23rd annual festival in downtown Alma.

Hunt for IEC director delayed

The search for a new director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center-Fort Smith is “back to the drawing board,” according to Paul Beran, chancellor of the University of Arkansas at…

UAFS gets $2 million for entrepreneurship center (Updated)

A $2 million federal grant will build a Regional Entrepreneurial and Innovation Resource Center facility at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, according to a university statement released Friday…

Busy June likely to flood area hotels, restaurants

If regional streets, restaurants, shops and hotels seem more busy and crowded in June, there is a good reason for it. Correction: There are several good reasons for it. The…

State unemployment rate sees slight uptick

Arkansas’ unemployment rate increased in March to 6.5% from the February rate of 6.4%, according to a report released Friday (April 17) by the Department of Workforce Services. The U.S….

About that raise …

Two corporate surveys indicate that wage freezes are primary ways companies are controlling costs.

Fort Smith chamber hires Paul Harvel for top job (Updated)

Paul Harvel, now serving as president of the Clark County (Arkadelphia) Economic Development Corp., has been hired as the new president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. The…

Volunteers attack several cities in Fort Smith metro area

United Way Day of Caring sends hundreds of volunteers to Booneville, Ozark, Sallisaw and many other areas in the region.

Regional foreclosure activity declines in first quarter

First-quarter foreclosure actions in Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties fell 15.5% when compared to the same period in 2008, according to a report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac….

American Cancer Society Relay for Life

On the UA Fort Smith Campus 6:00 pm Kickoff 9:30 pm Luminary Ceremony http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09MS?pg=entry&fr_id=15699 Between September 1, 2008 and August 31, 2009, Relay For Life® communities nationwide are hosting special…