by - October 15, 2014 12:50 am
It may have been a death match in Fayetteville Tuesday (Oct. 14) as the candidates for U.S. Senate duked it out in a televised debate over who should represent Arkansas…
by - October 14, 2014 10:27 pm
Opposing Senate candidates U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, had little new to provide those Arkansas voters who may yet be undecided on a race…
by - October 14, 2014 5:53 pm
A Whirlpool Corporation executive and one of its hired environmental consultants told the Fort Smith Board of Directors Tuesday (Oct. 14) that a third round of chemical oxidation treatments would…
by - October 14, 2014 5:44 pm
Real estate markets are often linked to economic performance but a report from Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac suggests that housing market turnarounds also favor incumbents in most of the eight hotly…
by - October 14, 2014 3:09 pm
A lawsuit expected to be filed earlier this month by the Department of Justice against the city of Fort Smith over Clean Water Act violations has not yet been filed…
by - October 14, 2014 1:34 pm
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe made the following appointments or reappointments to state boards and commissions. Dr. David Beasley, Jonesboro, to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional…
by - October 14, 2014 12:54 pm
Investors of J.B. Hunt Transport Services enjoyed a 5.5% gain in their share value Tuesday (Oct. 14) in active trading on the heels of the logistics giant reporting stellar third…
by - October 13, 2014 8:33 pm
In a departure from the often times toxic nature of political races in the 21st century, the two candidates vying for an open at-large seat on the Fort Smith Board…
by - October 13, 2014 8:14 pm
With the first confirmed human to human transmission of the ebola virus within the United States having been confirmed in Dallas, officials in the two state region are reviewing procedures…
by - October 13, 2014 7:51 pm
Retailers large and small look forward to a happy Halloween season this year thanks to more candy sales and ample folks celebrating this year with customs and parties, according to…
by - October 13, 2014 7:33 pm
No one said it would be easy to shift manufacturing jobs from overseas back to the U.S. but Wal-Mart Stores vice president of U.S. manufacturing Cindi Marsiglio said the response…
by - October 13, 2014 4:04 pm
Arvest Bank said it will offer Apple Pay to its customers joining the ranks of Bank of America, Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo who have signed on to the mobile…
by - October 13, 2014 12:16 pm
Centennial Bank announces two new promotions at its Fayetteville headquarters. Kevin Thompson was promoted to senior vice president of lending and Nathan Harris was promoted to vice president of commercial…
by - October 13, 2014 12:04 pm
Championship Fore Charities is a new golf event in the Fort Smith area benefiting eight local charities. The concept was developed by a few local community volunteers to bring together one…
by - October 13, 2014 10:46 am
J.C. Penney announced that Marvin Ellison, a vice president at Home Depot, will be joining the retailer Nov. 1 and assuming the CEO role from Mike Ullman in August, after…
by - October 12, 2014 10:42 pm
When Arkansas running back Kody Walker crossed the goal line without the ball early in the first quarter, it wasn’t just foreshadowing a game of missed opportunities. It was also…
by - October 12, 2014 10:01 pm
Freight volume has been strong across the trucking industry in the third quarter which analysts agree should propel J.B. Hunt Transport’s profits up 13% over the same period in 2013….
by - October 12, 2014 3:33 pm
After a year-and-a-half of attack ads and press releases, Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., and Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Dardanelle, will debate on the same stage twice this week: first on Monday…
by - October 12, 2014 2:34 pm
Now comes the Steel Horse Rally holding great potential to become an event annually drawing thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts to a downtown Fort Smith that through private and public development…
by - October 12, 2014 2:04 pm
Education continues to be our top priority in Arkansas, and we know that one of our biggest educational challenges is increasing the number of Arkansans who earn college degrees. This…
