by - November 5, 2008 11:00 am
National business leaders comment on Obama win
At least one energy executive likes Obama.
by - November 5, 2008 11:00 am
At least one energy executive likes Obama.
by - November 5, 2008 10:50 am
The 9th Annual Creekmore Park Holiday Express will run Monday, December 8 through Tuesday, December 23, 2008 from 5:30-8:30pm nightly except for Sundays. Climb aboard the miniature train for a…
by - November 5, 2008 10:38 am
Soaking the rich leaves everyone wet.
by - November 5, 2008 9:45 am
Michelle Stockman has resigned her post as executive director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center-Fort Smith effective Nov. 30. Stockman will begin work for the Little Rock-based Arkansas Capital Corp….
by - November 5, 2008 5:34 am
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., made history Tuesday with his presidential election victory. Obama, who becomes our 44th president Jan. 20, will be the first black president. Obama won 52…
by - November 4, 2008 4:30 pm
The Federal Communications Commission approved this afternoon the $28 billion merger between Alltel and Verizon Wireless. Despite a 5-0 vote, two FCC commissioners offered dissenting opinions on a decision that…
by - November 4, 2008 3:28 pm
Car makers spent $2.3 billion in October to "incentivize" you.
by - November 4, 2008 2:54 pm
Halloween was indeed a scary day for at least 16 employees at the Times Record in Fort Smith. Officials with Stephens Media, the Las Vegas-based newspaper company that owns the…
by - November 4, 2008 2:20 pm
The estimated price to build the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has grown from $25 million to between $30 million and $40 million, according to Sandi Sanders, museum project…
by - November 4, 2008 1:21 pm
Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 3.4 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Nov. 3. Statewide, the…
by - November 4, 2008 7:59 am
Updated info: Moody’s, the closely watched ratings agency, reports that at least 30 states are "In Recession" — including Arkansas. Economists at Moody’s also have looked at Arkansas’ metro areas….
by - November 4, 2008 6:59 am
One of the best performing “socially responsible” mutual funds is the Parnassus Workplace Fund (PARWX), according to a MarketWatch report. And one of the stocks in that fund is Fort…
by - November 3, 2008 6:11 pm
A report released Monday by the Institute for Supply Management is not good news for regional economies with a large manufacturing base. The institute reported that manufacturing in the U.S….
by - November 3, 2008 5:39 pm
The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Monday that natural gas bills for Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. customers are expected to decline this winter season. For the customer using 100 ccf…
by - November 3, 2008 5:38 pm
Updated info: For all of October, the city of Fort Smith issued 644 permits with a construction value of $16.2 million. The city collected $95,791 in fees on the permits….
by - November 3, 2008 9:43 am
Deposits in the six-county region that make up Northwest Arkansas shrank to $10.5 billion as of June 30, off 12.5 percent compared with the same period a year earlier.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
What do Wall Street investors and Wal-Mart shoppers have in common? Both are bargain hunting nowadays.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
Formerly known as College Park and more recently as Garden Park Apartments, Fayetteville developer Greg House and his partners are sinking $6.4 million into refurbishing every unit “from the Sheetrock out.”
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
WorkMatters Inc., the Fayetteville nonprofit that focuses on building faith at work, recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.
by - November 3, 2008 12:00 am
Christmas Decor of Northwest Arkansas, a professional holiday decorating firm, is helping residents have a “green” Christmas by using more energy-efficient LED lights.