by - December 30, 2013 3:22 pm
Ball drops at the Movie Lounge, new art and partying with Elks are all possibilities for New Year activities in the Fort Smith area. • Mayor's Countdown to 2014 Fort…
by - December 30, 2013 3:01 pm
There are plenty of opportunities in Northwest Arkansas to usher in 2014 with a little partying and a little hiking. • Crystal Bridges' NEW 365 Bash Crystal Bridges Museum of…
by - December 30, 2013 2:36 pm
It was just last month that Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle was questioning why the city was allocating resources to various festivals and events in the downtown area instead of…
by - December 30, 2013 2:06 pm
The largest cities in Northwest Arkansas saw their tax revenue rise slightly in December. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville received more than $4.277 million in sales tax revenue this month….
by - December 30, 2013 1:45 pm
The pace of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro areas fell almost 5% in November but the sector is on track to end the year with a double-digit gain…
by - December 30, 2013 12:54 pm
A number of companies that create sugary confections recently announced they are mixing up their brand holdings as 2013 winds to a close. Godiva, DeMet,and Snackwell are among the brands…
by - December 29, 2013 8:40 pm
I doubt there is anything really scientific to the New Year’s tradition of eating black-eyed peas for prosperity. But you can bet they will be served in lots of places…
by - December 29, 2013 8:24 pm
David Banks, the former president and CEO of what was for many years Fort Smith-based Beverly Enterprises, has died at his San Diego residence. He was 76. Banks, who would…
by - December 27, 2013 9:26 pm
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality released its final Remedial Action Decision Document (RADD) for Corrective Action on Friday (Dec. 27) that requires Whirlpool to spend at least $6 million…
by - December 26, 2013 3:59 pm
Clinical informatics is the first new medical specialty created during the last two decades, according to Mercy Fort Smith, and it can now tout one of its own as among…
by - December 26, 2013 3:31 pm
U.S. consumers continue to shift their purchases to online venues with comScore reporting that online sales were up more than 10% through Dec. 22. And while the online volume caught…
by - December 26, 2013 1:40 pm
National political writers are eyeing Arkansas politics taking a look from the influence of Bill Clinton in the 2014 races to the prospects of Democrats to hold or take Congressional…
by - December 26, 2013 1:12 pm
Fort Smith has been named the fifth-place western town on True West Magazine’s 2014 Top Western Towns. Dodge City, Kan., won the top award. The towns will be featured in the…
by - December 26, 2013 11:18 am
Aldi recently announced a five-year, $3 billion, strategic plan to open 650 new stores across the nation. The grocery retailer also said it will build a regional headquarters and distribution center…
by - December 23, 2013 12:48 pm
November data from two prominent transportation trackers continue to show a national economy that is improving but not with impressive gains. The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index was up…
by - December 23, 2013 12:27 pm
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services has morphed into a widely diversified logistics provider in recent years with calculated expansions in its intermodal division and substantial investments last year in the…
by - December 23, 2013 11:33 am
John Brown University has named nursing educator Dr. Ellen Odell as director of JBU’s new nursing program. Odell will be initially responsible for developing curriculum and recruiting instructors for the…
by - December 23, 2013 9:34 am
Clark Partners Realty Group announced that Scott Cook has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation designation by the National Association of Realtors. Cook joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals…
by - December 22, 2013 9:09 pm
It's not every day that Fort Smith, Ark., is in the national spotlight. It's not every day that a film crew from a world-renowned publication makes a visit to this…
by - December 22, 2013 4:33 pm
What is it about the human species that compels us at the beginning of each year to make New Year’s resolutions? Everybody means well but within a few weeks resolutions…
