by - October 21, 2013 9:05 pm
Funding for improvements to the city of Van Buren's tennis courts facility at the intersection of Pointer Trail East and 16th Street was approved at Monday’s (Oct. 21) city council…
by - October 21, 2013 8:44 pm
Serco is actively interviewing and hiring some 900 additional workers this week for its new Rogers data processing center, according to Candy Curtin, vice president of HR for the global…
by - October 21, 2013 8:36 pm
The city of Fort Smith's Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee on Monday (Oct. 21) got their first look at not only a detailed draft vision statement, but also how the city's…
by - October 21, 2013 5:06 pm
Wal-Mart can do grocery home delivery as good as any retailer given its successful model used by ASDA in the United Kingdom, but it’s looking closely at Texas-based HEB for…
by - October 21, 2013 10:46 am
After an uncharacteristic two months of jobless rate increases, the Northwest Arkansas jobless rate fell to 5.4% in August thanks to a decline of more than 1,200 in the number…
by - October 21, 2013 10:44 am
The Fort Smith metro jobless rate fell to 7.2% in August thanks to a 4.67% dip in the number of unemployed that offset a slight decline in the number of…
by - October 21, 2013 9:36 am
The latest Talk Business roundtable included three state business leaders who discussed the federal government shutdown, workforce challenges, health care reform, and current economic conditions. Randy Zook, CEO of the…
by - October 21, 2013 9:15 am
U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Little Rock, said he will not seek a third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, citing his young family as his primary reason. “God has…
by - October 20, 2013 9:33 pm
New season. New coach. Exact same result. The Razorbacks and Tusk to Tail head home from Tuscaloosa fresh off an Alabama ass-whipping where the score was identical to last year's…
by - October 20, 2013 8:58 pm
Last week the Fayetteville City Council unanimously enacted an ordinance that will create the first energy improvement district as part of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program (Act…
by - October 20, 2013 2:29 pm
Ask yourself this question: “Are Arkansas school teachers state employees?” Now ask the next five people you meet that same question? Are your informal survey(s) as split evenly as mine? I’ll…
by - October 20, 2013 12:48 pm
For only the second time as governor, I have called legislators to the State Capitol for a special session. These sessions are meant to be narrow in focus and efficient…
by - October 19, 2013 3:26 pm
More than 200 supporters turned out for the third annual Fest of Ale on Friday (October 18) at the Holiday Inn City Center in downtown Fort Smith. Benefiting Girls Inc.,…
by - October 19, 2013 2:01 pm
About 250 people rocked the night away Friday (Oct. 18) at the second annual A Night at the Speakeasy, which is the primary fundraiser for the Junior Auxiliary of Rogers-Bentonville….
by - October 19, 2013 10:13 am
Arkansas lawmakers wrapped up a three-day special legislative session that lasted less than 36 hours. The rare session aimed to make short-term and long-term fixes to the public school employee…
by - October 18, 2013 3:24 pm
Wal-Mart Stores plans to build a Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge pending the approval of the large scale commercial development early next month. A permit for the 41,000 square-foot hybrid…
by - October 18, 2013 2:08 pm
Shares of Tyson Foods tumble nearly 5% on Friday (Oct. 18) after retail giant Costco expanded a recall of some chicken products sold under the private label brand Kirkland Farms…
by - October 18, 2013 10:33 am
Several news organization, including the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Wal-Mart received a clean record from the foreign investment investigation, sourced from officials close to the issue. But it…
by - October 17, 2013 11:30 pm
You can listen to the so-called Razorback and college football experts on radio and TV, or you can soak up the intelligence from a group of tailgaters who have followed…
by - October 17, 2013 11:14 pm
Bruce Sikes, who on Thursday (Oct. 17) was named the chancellor of the Arkansas Tech University-Ozark campus, said he wants to continue the innovative leadership that has allowed the campus…
