by - July 6, 2015 9:41 am
Arkansas, ever a peculiar place, either has two presidential candidates or none, unless you could say, as you probably can, that it has one more than it has the other….
by - July 5, 2015 6:19 pm
Recent numbers reflect well on the Fort Smith metro economy, but there remains a four-letter word that makes unpleasant a more in-depth conversation: Jobs. Positive economic headlines have been frequent…
by - July 5, 2015 2:24 pm
The number of enrollees in the Medicaid private option reached 218,376 at the end of June, an increase of about 4,000 from May, when it totaled 214,461. The number of…
by - July 5, 2015 2:02 pm
Some Iraqis are now beginning to say the country should be divided into regions composed of Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds. The Kurds have pretty much gone their own way, the…
by - July 5, 2015 1:32 pm
Congress may have been in recess for the 4th of July holiday, but members of the state’s congressional delegation were in Arkansas this past week talking to voters and discussing…
by - July 3, 2015 12:26 pm
The historic Lane Hotel in downtown Rogers was purchased by the Walton family doing business as KLS Leasing. The new owners reportedly paid $1.6 million for the multi-story brick building…
by - July 3, 2015 11:34 am
Kevin Thompson was appointed as the 2015-16 Emerging Leaders Section Council President at the Arkansas Bankers Association Leadership Conference in Fayetteville on Friday, June 26. Thompson is a 1998 graduate…
by - July 2, 2015 7:11 pm
Arkansas’ fiscal year certainly ended on a positive note with a $191.6 million surplus thanks to total collections of $6.47 billion, up 3.7% compared to the previous fiscal year and…
by - July 2, 2015 7:09 pm
Fort Smith attorney and former Fort Smith Public School Board member Joey McCutchen is pushing back against the effort to change the Southside High School mascot. He says ending use…
by - July 2, 2015 5:56 pm
Northwest Health System’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center has received accreditation for ultrasound practice in obstetrics. “We are very proud of this accreditation and of being the only center in NWA…
by - July 2, 2015 8:32 am
It’s been a busy first year for Dave Yonce, serial entrepreneur from Tulsa, and partner Andrew Jenkins who soft launched a patented cooler that also works as personal air conditioner….
by - July 2, 2015 8:06 am
Reports about sizeable increases at Miss Laura’s historic bordello, a disturbing story about a bikini car wash fundraiser in Fort Smith and a bleeping bleepfest are part of Dawson Meadows’…
by - July 1, 2015 8:48 pm
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 73rd consecutive month, according to a monthly survey of…
by - July 1, 2015 8:32 pm
Lt. Col. Charles Jason Carter, North Little Rock, as State Judge Advocate for the Arkansas National Guard. Appointment expires at the Will of the Governor. Steele Kelly, Plummerville, to…
by - July 1, 2015 6:38 pm
Arkansas topped one million in paid attendance for home events in 2014-15, an increase of more than 10% from the previous year in ticketed Razorback sports, according to information provided…
by - July 1, 2015 6:26 pm
Recent political history has it that the Democratic Party tends to “fall in love” with its presidential nominees, while the Republican Party tends to “fall in line” behind the presumptive…
by - July 1, 2015 5:09 pm
Employment in the Fort Smith metro was up more than 3,200 jobs in May compared to May 2014, but the number of jobs in the area remains well below pre-recession…
by - July 1, 2015 5:03 pm
The well-oiled machine that is the Northwest Arkansas economy continued in May to set employment records, and added more than 11,000 jobs to the bustling metro area since May 2014….
by - July 1, 2015 5:01 pm
Global meat giant JBS, the parent of Pilgrim’s Pride Chicken, announced plans to buy Cargill’s U.S. pork business for $1.45 billion, subject to regulatory review and approval. The deal includes…
by - July 1, 2015 2:29 pm
American consumers continue to rally their support around “Made in USA” products with 45% admitting that such a label is “extremely” or “very” important to them, according to a new…
