by - September 12, 2013 10:58 am
Wal-Mart unveils hot holiday toy list
Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said Wednesday (Sept.11) that the retailer enlisted the help of more than 1,000 kids to test and play with this year’s toy selection ahead of…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - September 12, 2013 9:42 am
J.B. Hunt Transport to sponsor a local home build
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced it has joined the Habitat for Humanity’s Adopt A Home program and will be supporting construction of a new home in Benton County early…
by - September 11, 2013 11:07 pm
NWA, Fort Smith area report mixed foreclosure results
Foreclosure activity in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro area was mixed in August, according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. Benton and Washington counties had 136 foreclosure filings last month,…
by - September 11, 2013 4:55 pm
‘Fort Smith Film Mafia’ competes in 48-hour film festival
For anyone who has ever been involved with filmmaking, the process often times is long and tedious with hours spent filming a single scene and months of editing. Not to…
by - September 11, 2013 4:40 pm
The Supply Side briefs: Tesco, Walmex and Amazon
• Tesco sells Fresh & Easy Britain’s Tesco will lend U.S. billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa investment company roughly $126 million to acquire Fresh & Easy stores, which have been a…
by - September 11, 2013 4:16 pm
Tusk to Tail: Biscuits, Bloody Marys, Bama and big fans
For most tailgaters, the 11 a.m. kickoff can be troublesome. You go through the same effort as a later tailgate, but with a much shorter return on your investment of…
by - September 11, 2013 3:42 pm
Mix of silence and bells mark 9-11 memorials
It was 12 years ago today that terrorists hijacked and crashed commercial airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon near Washington, and a field near Shanksville,…
by - September 11, 2013 3:26 pm
Wal-Mart exec predicts improved results
Sticking with its low price strategy, Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said the back half of this fiscal year will deliver improved financial results, led by rapid growth and strong…
by - September 11, 2013 11:54 am
Beebe: ‘Awfully high’ teacher premiums need a real fix
Gov. Mike Beebe said Wednesday (Sept. 11) that any short-term solution to a $53 million shortfall in the Public School Health Insurance program must be tied to a long-term solution…
by - September 11, 2013 10:59 am
UA improves college ranking
The University of Arkansas moved up four places among public universities in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Best National Universities.” The ranking appears in the magazine’s “Best Colleges…
by - September 10, 2013 10:37 pm
UAFS Foundation raises more than $56 million
Supporters and officials of the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith pushed beyond a capital campaign goal of $50 million by raising $56.895 million for the UAFS Foundation. More than…
by - September 10, 2013 9:38 pm
Marshals Museum moving to larger site on the riverfront
The U.S. Marshals Museum Board of Directors on Tuesday (Sept. 10) approved a plan to move the museum site about 2,000 feet north on the Arkansas River bank in order…
by - September 10, 2013 8:43 pm
Fort Smith to move toward more CNG vehicles
Citizens of Fort Smith may not notice anything different, but following today's (Sept. 10) Board of Directors study session, the city will begin attempts to incorporate compressed natural gas vehicles…
by - September 10, 2013 8:36 pm
ATU-Ozark celebrates 10th anniversary with ATU system
Members of the Arkansas River Valley were on hand Tuesday at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to celebrate its 10th anniversary of joining the Arkansas Tech System. Students, faculty, staff and…
by - September 10, 2013 6:38 pm
Donna Williams joins CJRW
Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods has named Donna Williams creative director for its Northwest Arkansas office. Williams comes to the agency with more than 25 years of award winning executive creative…
by - September 10, 2013 6:30 pm
First two A-10 ‘Warthogs’ depart 188th
Tuesday delivered a visible beginning of the end for the 188th Fighter Wing mission in Fort Smith as two A-10 war planes departed the Fort Smith Regional Airport for a…
by - September 10, 2013 6:06 pm
New Arkansas jobs coming soon from Wal-Mart onshoring
Gov. Mike Beebe said in late August he was optimistic Arkansas would soon see results from job recruitment efforts associated with the Wal-Mart manufacturing summit. The optimism was not unfounded….
by - September 10, 2013 4:11 pm
ARA and FDA sign partnership
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. and Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) president and CEO Jerry Adams signed a partnership agreement that is intended to spur on economic growth opportunities for…
by - September 10, 2013 3:38 pm
Thermold to move operations, 65 jobs to Fort Smith,
As Thermold Magazines President Sylvan Bednar made his way up to address a crowd of about 75 gathered Tuesday morning (Sept. 10) at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce,…
by - September 10, 2013 2:43 pm
JBU tagged as a ‘Best Value’
For the second year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has named John Brown University as the “Best Value” among regional colleges in the South. Tuition and fees…