by - September 4, 2013 5:44 pm
Temperatures weren’t the only thing hot in July. The local construction sector reports a strong month of building with new residential and commercial permit values rising 27.86% from a year…
by - September 4, 2013 2:25 pm
Building permit values were a combined $17.67 million in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren for the month of August, up 61.31% from the same period last year. Last month's…
by - September 4, 2013 12:50 pm
The Jackson L. Graves Foundation announced today (Sept. 4) the departure of Mitzi Traxson as the organization’s managing director, who is pursuing other opportunities. Traxson has served as managing director…
by - September 4, 2013 12:17 pm
Former President Bill Clinton used the forum of his Presidential Library to advocate for the Affordable Care Act, which hits a major milestone on Oct. 1 when health insurance exchanges…
by - September 4, 2013 12:04 pm
Arkansas tax collections are off to a good start in fiscal year 2014, and follow a fiscal year 2013 during which collections marked the third consecutive year of increases. Year-to-date…
by - September 3, 2013 9:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors and the Sebastian County Quorum Court voted Tuesday (Sept. 3) to hire Flintco as construction manager for the Ben Geren Aquatics Center for a…
by - September 3, 2013 9:06 pm
Arkansas Carry will again take its message to the street that Arkansas is now an “open carry” state. On Aug. 24, between 25 and 30 people with a handgun holstered…
by - September 3, 2013 8:43 pm
Fort Smith attorney Leigh Zuerker announced Tuesday (Sept. 3) she will seek the elected post of Sebastian County Circuit Court Juvenile Judge (Division IV). “I’ve been blessed to practice in…
by - September 3, 2013 5:55 pm
• Rubin exits Collective Bias Ted Rubin, the chief social marketing officer for Collective Bias, has walked away from the company he help build since April 2011. Collective Bias noted…
by - September 3, 2013 5:38 pm
Wal-Mart is a third generation employer for the Doug and Dave Musteen of Rogers, identical twin brother who just celebrated 30 years with the retail company. The brothers began their…
by - September 3, 2013 4:15 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College officials are pleased with the 8,102 students enrolled as of the 11th day of classes for this fall semester, despite a 3.8% decline from the year-ago…
by - September 3, 2013 3:02 pm
It’s crunch time for nine entrepreneurial teams taking part in this year’s ARK Challenge as they get ready for the high stakes program finale — Demo Day — set for…
by - September 3, 2013 1:11 pm
The commute along Van Buren's north side will likely be a little smoother in coming weeks due to upcoming milestones associated with two different road projects. The longest-running of the…
by - September 3, 2013 12:58 pm
Being ready for Day One is the No. 1 priority for Arkansas’ newest publicly traded company, Murphy USA. The spin-off of the El Dorado-based oil and gas parent company, Murphy…
by - September 3, 2013 12:48 pm
We respectfully disagree with the view of U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, who believes a looming budget battle is not the time to defund and/or otherwise kill the federal healthcare law…
by - September 3, 2013 12:21 pm
A recent survey by STORES asked consumers to identify their favorite online retailers. Consumers were simply asked which websites they shopped most often. Rankings were based on the total number…
by - September 3, 2013 10:55 am
Youth Bridge received a $2,000 donation from Target to continue its art therapy program for the girls and boys at its emergency shelters. Youth Bridge depends on a variety of…
by - September 2, 2013 6:40 pm
“It’s not what happens, but it’s how you react to what happens,” new Razorback football coach Bret Bielema said in his season-opening press conference last week. The Hogs bounced back…
by - September 2, 2013 11:57 am
A couple of weeks ago Bono, the lead singer in the rock group U2 and advocate for the developed world to assist in the economic development of Africa, made the…
by - September 2, 2013 11:38 am
This past week, the 1.3 million Wal-Mart associates in the United States received a post card reminder that the open enrollment dates for their health plan insurance is approaching. But…
