by - August 18, 2014 5:16 pm
Employment continues to return to Trane’s Fort Smith plant
It was just four years ago that Trane laid off more than 200 at its Fort Smith facility, but production has returned and with it, so have many of the…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - August 18, 2014 5:03 pm
Crawford, Sebastian county home sales remain on positive track
Home sales in the Fort Smith area continue to show growth year to date, with Crawford County's sales volume up 40.25% and Sebastian County sales volume up 7.29%. For the…
by - August 18, 2014 4:57 pm
Northwest Arkansas home sales keep steady pace, prices increase
An unseasonably pleasant summer in Northwest Arkansas, expanding job base and growing population have helped keep home sales stable against last year’s stellar results. Agents sold 722 homes in July…
by - August 18, 2014 4:43 pm
Arkansas workforce, employment numbers decline in July
Arkansas’ July jobless rate of 6.2% is well below the 7.7% of July 2013, but the decline of more than 26,000 in the state’s labor force and an employment decline…
by - August 18, 2014 3:12 pm
Hackers swipe patient data from Community Health Systems
Northwest Health Systems and Willow Creek Women’ facility in Northwest Arkansas are among dozens of health providers within Community Health System’s operations to recently have their computers hacked. Records from…
by - August 18, 2014 1:33 pm
Alcohol, minimum wage groups submit more signatures
Supporters of raising the minimum wage and a group wanting a statewide vote on expanding alcohol sales have both turned in additional numbers of signatures to potentially qualify their measures…
by - August 18, 2014 1:29 pm
Dollar store wars rev up with Dollar General bid for Family Dollar
Dollar General CEO Rick Dreiling and Board of Directors have entered a bidding war for rival Family Dollar with a $9.7 billion offer announced Monday (Aug. 18.). The bid to…
by - August 18, 2014 1:04 pm
Arkansas operations not changed in Kinder Morgan $70 billion deal
Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an impact on the pipeline giant’s…
by - August 17, 2014 6:09 pm
Wal-Mart wages rise $200 million to add more store employees
An area Wal-Mart is most hammered on by media and unions is the reduction in employees per store – especially when the retailer’s customer ratings are mixed and sales are…
by - August 17, 2014 4:01 pm
Don’t blame the voters
This notion that a majority of Fort Smithians are anti-progress and aren’t willing to pay the bill for socio-economic improvements is absurd and an unfortunate and ill-considered response among those…
by - August 17, 2014 11:10 am
Government job cuts
Two savvy state Senators from far flung Arkansas cities have come together with a really good idea. Before we spring the idea on you Mr. and Mrs. Voting Public, we…
by - August 17, 2014 10:51 am
Presidents, war and the ‘requisite skills’
In my last posting I wrote about the constitutional power of Congress in the act of taking the nation to war. The founding fathers seemed adamant on the idea that…
by - August 17, 2014 10:35 am
TEAL in Tahiti draws record crowd in effort to ‘do something’
Teal drinks, teal attire, and teal linens helped set the theme on Saturday (Aug. 16) evening as the Arkansas River Valley Ovarian Cancer Coalition (ARVOCC) hosted its third annual TEAL…
by - August 15, 2014 5:46 pm
November contests set for municipal elections in the Fort Smith area
Municipal candidate filings drew to a close at noon Friday (Aug. 15) and a large number of candidates have filed to run for positions ranging from city council to mayor…
by - August 15, 2014 3:49 pm
November contests set for key municipal elections in Northwest Arkansas
Municipal candidate filings drew to a close at noon Friday (Aug. 15) and a large number of candidates have filed to run for positions ranging from city clerk to mayor…
by - August 15, 2014 3:07 pm
Reynolds Cancer Support House receives $36,000 grant
The Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House received a $36,000 grant from the Arkansas Cancer Coalition to Enhance the Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors through Patient Navigation Services. …
by - August 15, 2014 2:42 pm
Smith Chevrolet-Cadillac donates $11,000 to children’s shelter
Smith Chevrolet-Cadillac announced Friday (Aug. 15) an $11,000 donation to the Fort Smith Emergency Children’s Shelter. The dealership donated $100 to the shelter for each new and used vehicle sold…
by - August 15, 2014 11:56 am
EPA investigates Tyson’s chemical pollution accident in Missouri
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a new a criminal investigation into a chemical spill in Monett, Mo. from a wastewater facility operated by Tyson Foods. If the EPA charges…
by - August 15, 2014 11:06 am
Walton Family Foundation joins state effort to improve education
On Thursday (Aug. 14) the Arkansas Board of Education unanimously agreed to enter into a partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation to target improvement in…
by - August 14, 2014 7:56 pm
Arkansas officials urged to adopt energy efficiency policy to meet EPA targets
A Washington, D.C.-based energy efficiency advocate told Arkansas regulators and others on Thursday that the state could see huge economic growth, save billions of dollars in power costs and create…