by - March 9, 2013 7:00 am
Student health, abortions and tax reform
The issues facing members on the House floor this week ranged from Medicaid reform to funding court assistants. By the end of our 8th week in session, close to 900…
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by - March 8, 2013 11:02 am
Wal-Mart exec Leslie Dach announces exit (Updated)
Leslie Dach, executive vice president of Corporate Affairs for Walmart, is leaving the big box giant in June. He is the second top ranking officer from within Wal-Mart’s inner core…
by - March 8, 2013 9:02 am
First Tee fundraiser focuses on ‘nine core values’
The first fundraiser of the year for First Tee of Fort Smith was a success with a capacity crowd filling Fianna Hills Country Club on Thursday (Mar. 7) to help…
by - March 8, 2013 8:03 am
Arkansas legislators exploring insurance exchange
At a health insurance expansion rally on Thursday (Mar. 7), Gov. Mike Beebe (D) encouraged stakeholders in the debate to be patient with lawmakers as they grapple for a fiscal…
by - March 8, 2013 7:48 am
Boys and Girls Club of Van Buren hosts open house
The Boys and Girls Club of Van Buren (BGCVB) hosted a special open house Thursday evening (March 7) as it celebrated the grand opening of its new building addition. Constructed…
by - March 8, 2013 12:18 am
Carpenter transfers leadership skills to nonprofit sector
Maxie Carpenter never dreamed he would lead one of Northwest Arkansas’ most prolific nonprofit organizations when he waived goodbye to a near 30-year career at Wal-Mart. Carpenter, the director of…
by - March 7, 2013 5:23 pm
Northwest Arkansas businesses ramp up hiring plans
Businesses large and small across Northwest Arkansas plan to invest $808 million in expansion efforts adding 965 new jobs by 2015. This data was collected in a group business retention…
by - March 7, 2013 5:18 pm
Decline continues for area building permit values
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $6.609 million in February, down 2.75% compared to $6.796 million in February 2012. At this…
by - March 7, 2013 5:08 pm
UAFS Boreham Library reopening ceremony set for April 3
April 3 is the official day for the grand reopening of Boreham Library at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. The 1 p.m. ceremony on the steps of the…
by - March 7, 2013 4:52 pm
McDaniel unveils election reform proposals
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) held a press conference at the Arkansas Capitol on Thursday (Mar. 7) to unveil three bills that are part of his legislative package. He was joined…
by - March 7, 2013 12:25 pm
Vincent DesOrmeaux Memorial Fund established
A memorial fund has been established for Vincent DesOrmeaux, the Southside High School student who collapsed and died Sunday while playing frisbee at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…
by - March 7, 2013 12:05 pm
The Legislative tax battles have begun
Everybody wants a slice of the pie, and there are no shortages of tax cutting ideas in the 89th General Assembly. By some estimates, there are more than $2 billion…
by - March 7, 2013 11:53 am
Technology aids Cherokee language re-emergence
A once dying language last modernized nearly 200 years ago has been given new life in the 21st century, with some hoping it pushes beyond 3,000 the number of people…
by - March 7, 2013 8:48 am
Wal-Mart launches online site to bolster women’s initiative
Wal-Mart says it is serious about a campaign to “Empower Women” through business initiatives. As part of a five year, $20 billion commitment to the cause the retail titan unveiled…
by - March 6, 2013 8:09 pm
10 new cabins open at Lake Fort Smith State Park
A more than $2 million expansion project at Lake Fort Smith State Park first announced during the 2012 The Compass Conference has been completed, according to a statement from the…
by - March 6, 2013 6:42 pm
Several tax changes, voter reform bills filed
Floodgates have opened in Little Rock on tax cut proposals and voter reform measures. A Senate tax panel approved two tax breaks and one tax increase on Wednesday (March 6)….
by - March 6, 2013 6:27 pm
Arkansas in a ‘good position’ for aerospace job growth
Former U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Mansfield Jr., and Arkansas Economic Development Executive Director Grant Tennille offered in separate interviews similar formulas for what is needed to grow the…
by - March 6, 2013 6:14 pm
Agenda outlined by new aerospace alliance chief
With just a few weeks under his belt as the first executive director of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, Chad Causey outlined on Wednesday (Mar. 6) an agenda that includes getting…
by - March 6, 2013 5:46 pm
UA entrepreneur teams place at business competitions
The University of Arkansas continued its success this year in graduate student business plans, reaching the finals in each of the last two competitions in which it competed. EverClean Coating…
by - March 6, 2013 5:19 pm
Student loan debt, delinquencies escalate
Zeek Miller, a 25-year-old waiter in Northwest Arkansas, hasn’t cashed a tax refund check for the past two years as it has been garnished by the federal government for delinquent…