by - December 18, 2012 11:11 am
Decision makers running businesses in 2013 possess a cautious outlook in the first quarter of 2013, according to Wells Fargo economists. This economic team expects a sluggish real Gross Domestic…
by - December 18, 2012 10:44 am
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel (D) said he had an “inappropriate” “limited interaction” with a Hot Springs attorney in 2011, but details of an alleged affair are limited. McDaniel, who is…
by - December 18, 2012 6:53 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, said it’s investigating how it got a license for a store in Mexico as the New York Times reported its local unit bribed…
by - December 18, 2012 6:27 am
The Van Buren City Council unanimously authorized purchase of lands for the city’s new police station and approved 2013 pay increases for elected officials Monday night (Dec. 17). The items…
by - December 18, 2012 6:21 am
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Executive Director Ivy Owen received a $25,000 bonus and a two-year contract extension on Monday (Dec. 17) following board approval of a $418,000 land sale…
by - December 17, 2012 11:41 pm
Arvest Bank will break ground for its newest location in Fayetteville on Thursday (Dec. 20). The new bank branch is located at southwest corner of College Avenue and Township Boulevard….
by - December 17, 2012 6:49 pm
Cox Communications experienced a weekend email outage for all Arkansas customers who use the cox.net email platform, according to Kelly Zega, a public affairs representative for the company. The outage…
by - December 17, 2012 5:55 pm
Head Razorback football coach Bret Bielema announced Monday (Dec. 17) that Chris Hauser has been selected as the University of Arkansas’ new on-campus recruiting coordinator, and that Mark Taurisani has…
by - December 17, 2012 5:37 pm
The greater Fort Smith metro area, which includes both Sebastian and Crawford counties, continues to report mixed results with respect to its residential housing market as 2012 nears an end….
by - December 17, 2012 5:00 pm
It’s not breaking news that mobile phones have changed how businesses and consumers interact, but a report issued Monday (Dec. 17) by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. addresses the legal,…
by - December 17, 2012 4:05 pm
Agents and brokers across Northwest Arkansas agree 2012 has been a year of pleasant surprises with rising home prices, additional sales and fewer distressed properties in the mix. It’s been…
by - December 17, 2012 2:03 pm
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $16.899 million in November, a significant improvement from October’s $12.789 million total and well above the $9.553…
by - December 17, 2012 12:29 pm
Manufacturing in the New York region shrank for a fifth straight month in December, while an increase in optimism about the next six months signals factories are poised to rebound…
by - December 17, 2012 12:21 pm
This marks the 20th year for the Lights of the Ozarks display on the downtown Fayetteville Square and it comes with an $80,000 price tag. The more than 450,000 festive…
by - December 17, 2012 11:44 am
It was at the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter signature fundraiser, the Starlight Gala, where Steve Schotta first became familiar with the non-profit’s mission. He wanted to learn more and took…
by - December 17, 2012 11:23 am
Upon first impressions, Senate President Michael Lamoureux, R-Russellville, will strike you as the strong and silent type. He may be strong, but he’s not silent. Part of his strength comes…
by - December 16, 2012 9:10 pm
President Barack Obama said that the nation was “left with some hard questions” in the aftermath of a Connecticut elementary school massacre and must take action in the memory of…
by - December 16, 2012 8:10 pm
The reaction by politicians and pundits to this horrible-beyond-description tragedy in Connecticut exhausted my reserve tank of benefit-of-the-doubt. Severed fully was any last string of belief in the credibility and…
by - December 16, 2012 5:32 pm
FAYETTEVILLE – Families and friends chatted quietly in the soft glow of the early morning sunlight, painting faces, straightening tutus, adjusting Santa hats and pulling up candy cane stockings as…
by - December 15, 2012 10:51 am
Around 200 people gathered Friday night (Dec. 14) for the 2012 Christmas Celebration sponsored by the Fort Smith area Manufacturing Executives Association. The event, held in the spacious dining facility…
