by - April 7, 2013 12:20 pm
Fort Smith’s MovieLounge hosted an old-fashioned Farmers Market on Saturday (April 6). Featuring a wide-array of produce, homemade treats and apparel, the event provided market-goers with the opportunity to support…
by - April 7, 2013 11:46 am
Like every other community in America, the Fort Smith Region is currently experiencing a silent crisis – CHILD ABUSE. This crisis has been going on for far longer than any…
by - April 6, 2013 8:12 pm
Robert Owen “Bob” McBride, the longtime owner of Fayetteville-based McBride Distributing Inc., died April 4 in his Fayetteville home. He was 72. McBride assumed ownership of the Anheuser-Busch distributorship in…
by - April 5, 2013 4:38 pm
JBS S.A. announced plans to complete its acquisition of Brooks, Alberta-based XL Foods' US beef processing operations. The plant located in Brooks was formerly owned by JBS USA competitor, Tyson…
by - April 5, 2013 3:59 pm
Rich Products Corp. is recalling more than 10.5 million pounds of products produced at its Waycross, Ga., facility due to possible contamination with E. coli O121. This recall is rated…
by - April 5, 2013 3:56 pm
Friday (April 5) brought news of the first indirect economic impact of Health Management Associates (HMA) bringing 500 jobs to Fort Smith. The brother and sister team of Dwight and…
by - April 5, 2013 2:48 pm
On a 24-9 vote with two GOP lawmakers not voting, the Arkansas Senate approved SB 1020, The Health Care Independence Act of 2013. All 14 Democrats in the Senate voted…
by - April 5, 2013 2:33 pm
Transport Topics reports a loss of 6,900 trucking industry jobs during March, despite adding 5,700 jobs in February. Trucking remains a somewhat volatile industry fiercely dependent on retail orders, manufacturing,…
by - April 5, 2013 2:23 pm
Many times, students never meet the people who provided them with scholarships, but at the 10th annual Plant a Seed Gala, benefactors got to know students of the NorthWest Arkansas…
by - April 5, 2013 1:42 pm
Tyson Foods has agreed to pay almost $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span…
by - April 5, 2013 12:32 am
Acumen Brands has received an $83 million investment to support future growth of its portfolio of e-commerce companies. Funding was provided by the New York firm General Atlantic, according to…
by - April 4, 2013 8:11 pm
In the next few months consumers may need a meat dictionary when they are shopping for pork butt, top sirloin steak or some 350 other cuts of red meat. The…
by - April 4, 2013 7:35 pm
Ask just about anyone across LeFlore County and they will tell you the economy has been rocky in the county for the last few years. But according to Karen Wages,…
by - April 4, 2013 7:17 pm
On Thursday, the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees Building and Grounds committee unanimously recommended naming the football center currently being constructed on the Fayetteville campus as the Fred W….
by - April 4, 2013 6:33 pm
It has been talked about for years and by the end of next year, residents will be able to drive along a small stretch of what will eventually be Interstate…
by - April 4, 2013 6:16 pm
The Republican Party of Arkansas rolled out “Operation Vote Arkansas,” an initiative they say will educate voters about the new voter ID law that will go into effect next year. GOP…
by - April 4, 2013 4:14 pm
Eddie Hight, chief operating officer for America’s Car-Mart Inc., sold 4,000 shares of Car-Mart stock over the past week, according to insider trade filings made with the Securities and Exchange…
by - April 4, 2013 3:27 pm
Politicians and health care professionals have been voicing their opinions about the Affordable Care Act for two years now, but the average consumer has barely paid attention. A recent survey…
by - April 4, 2013 2:46 pm
Health Management Associates (HMA) will operate a regional service center in Fort Smith that will employ more than 500 with average annual salaries potentially exceeding $40,000. It’s just what the…
by - April 4, 2013 6:59 am
The University of Arkansas is the first institution to have four teams win a qualifying competition for the Venture Labs Investment Competition. In 2012, the UA was the first school…
