by - March 20, 2014 10:22 am
Recent sales have grown 180% for Oh Baby Foods, and officials with EcoVet and DataRank report positive momentum as they work to grow their respective businesses. The three companies are…
by - March 19, 2014 9:57 pm
Amazon is testing the waters for consumer loyalty with its $20 price hike to Amazon Prime. The increased subscription could add $150 million to the retailer’s bottom line according to…
by - March 19, 2014 8:08 pm
Recent news from Trane and the Pernod Ricard (formerly Hiram Walker) operations in Fort Smith exemplify a recovery struggle within a regional economy hit hard in the past decade by…
by - March 19, 2014 6:10 pm
The old saying “whistling by the graveyard” may have new context for anyone who has seen a cemetery but never thought about how one makes money. According to Kelly Lowell,…
by - March 19, 2014 5:50 pm
He may have left the Fort Smith Board of Directors in 2012, but former City Director Don Hutchings is hoping the the goodbye will not be permanent. Hutchings, the senior…
by - March 19, 2014 5:36 pm
There are $415 billion reasons Wal-Mart is testing its first convenience store just three blocks from its home office and Walmart Store 100. The big box titan is determined to…
by - March 19, 2014 4:22 pm
Perfume aromas mingled in the air at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Springdale Tuesday morning (March 18) for the 2nd annual Bags for Books lunch and auction. Around 350…
by - March 19, 2014 3:38 pm
Home sales in Crawford County more than doubled in volume in February compared to the same month last year, while Sebastian County totals fell nearly a quarter percent. According to…
by - March 19, 2014 3:31 pm
The race for the U.S. Senate is not the only big senate race happening in the Natural State and political observers are starting to take notice. The District 9 Senate…
by - March 19, 2014 3:17 pm
GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson proposed creating regional “Workforce Education Councils” to better assess worker needs for employers and to streamline funding for workforce education in Arkansas. The plan calls…
by - March 19, 2014 6:27 am
When Ralph Overstreet bought a watch repair shop on Bentonville’s town square in 1948, the city had less than 3,000 residents, no one had ever heard of Sam Walton, and…
by - March 19, 2014 6:05 am
The Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Tuesday (March 18) to accept a proposal by County Judge David Hudson to change certain operations and fee structures at Ben Geren Regional Park's…
by - March 18, 2014 8:27 pm
Spring is just around the corner, and the Fort Smith region is celebrating with Family Fun at the Nature Center, a performance by the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters, an Edamame…
by - March 18, 2014 8:09 pm
Northwest Arkansas will usher in the new season with Spring Break Specials at Crystal Bridges, a premier art show in Bentonville, the return of the Hogeye, and the 11th annual…
by - March 18, 2014 7:52 pm
There’s hardly a single minute of downtime in a busy Walmart distribution center (DC), so the the three minutes it takes to recharge a forklift battery is not wasted because…
by - March 18, 2014 6:32 pm
One month does not make a trend, but January hospitality tax collections in Fort Smith and Van Buren took a turn higher in January after both cities reported less than…
by - March 18, 2014 6:16 pm
Downtown leaders Tuesday (March 18) moved to request more city funding in order to cover an overage in the cost of a planned splash pad at Compass Park after changes…
by - March 18, 2014 5:09 pm
The new Walmart to Go convenience store opened recently in Bentonville is not the retailer’s first experiment with the small-store format. Wal-Mart historians and former corporate officers told The City…
by - March 18, 2014 6:30 am
The entertainment category at Walmart U.S., which consists largely of consumer electronics, has been challenged in recent years by a decline in innovative products and shrinking margins resulting from downward…
by - March 17, 2014 6:29 pm
A unanimous vote by the Fort Smith Planning Commission to approve the planned zoning district (PZD) at the site of the Fianna Hills Country Club does not guarantee a similar…
