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Think you’ll never understand the Wall Street mess? Read this, and think again.

Meredith Whitney wasn’t saying that Wall Street bankers were corrupt. She was saying they were stupid.

ESPN boosts bid for all bowl games

The ticket for the five games? $125 million.

The money rolls in for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported mostly good news this morning with its third-quarter financial earnings release. The Bentonville-based retailer posted third-quarter sales of $97.63 billion, up 7.5 percent over the $90.82…

Federal audit finds problems at Fort Smith Housing Authority

News broke late Wednesday that the federal government is not happy with the financial and development practices at the Fort Smith Housing Authority. More specifically, the Inspector General of the…

The natural gas game changer

T. Boone Pickens is going to love this. If preliminary reports are true, a natural gas field in Alaska’s North Slope could be a game changer in terms of domestic…

First news of Alltel cuts emerges

It’s been known that deep job cuts are coming to Arkansas ever since the $28 billion deal by Verizon Wireless to buy Little Rock-based Alltel Corp. was announced. Alltel employs…

The business of saying, “I do.”

Spoiler alert: It’s a $72 billion a year business.

Files of Fort Smith considering Republican party top spot

Jake Files of Fort Smith will soon decide if he will seek the post of party chairman of the Arkansas Republican Party. Files is a former member of the Arkansas…

What happened to the I-49 push?

The once well-organized and very public grass-roots effort to promote the funding and construction of Interstate 49 through western Arkansas has generated little more than silence in the past few years.

Entrepreneurial development important to regional economic success

Regions with strong entrepreneurial programs have 125 percent more employment growth, 58 percent more wage growth and a 63 percent higher percentage of high-tech businesses. The Fort Smith region is not yet one of these entrepreneurial regions. But a few folks are working on it.

Target clarifies circular promoting University of Central Arkansas

On Friday (Nov. 7), The City Wire reported on a confusing advertising circular mailed by Target Corp. to Fort Smith area residents prior to the opening of its Fort Smith…

Baldor Electric announces quarterly dividend

Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. continues with its history of dividend payments by announcing Tuesday a quarterly cash dividend of 17 cents per share. The payments are scheduled for Jan….

Digging out Detroit

Uncle Sam to pony up $50 billion.

Fort Smith/Van Buren real estate market prices reflect stability

Minor downward price adjustments and a steadily declining home inventory suggest relative stability in the Fort Smith and Van Buren residential real estate market. Average and median prices of new…

This week we remember Raymond and the others

(Editor’s note: This essay was first published in November 2002 when I was business editor of the Times Record. A version of that essay can be found here.) This week…

A note from the Arkansas Realtors Association

Conventional home loan money readily available in Arkansas.

Corvette Enthusiasts

Razorback Corvette Club monthly meeting at Furr’s Restaurant on Rogers Ave. Meet with other Corvette owners and enthusiasts. We cruise to cars shows, regional restaurants, state parks, club parties, picknicks…

Hard assessments necessary before starting a business

Self assessments and personal financial assessments are key steps any entrepreneur should take before starting a business.

Committee assignments, seniority set for area legislative delegation

Committee assignments and seniority are set for members of the Arkansas House of Representatives. The Arkansas Senate will do the same on Nov. 17. This report follows up on a…