by - November 30, 2012 12:38 pm
Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System has earned the 2012 Excellence in Claims and Loss Prevention Award from the American Trucking Associations’ Supply Chain Security and Loss Prevention Council, thus becoming…
by - November 30, 2012 10:39 am
Arkansas’ Second District Congressman Tim Griffin (R) has been named to the powerful House Ways and Means committee, the chief tax-writing panel in the U.S. House of Representatives. The second-term…
by - November 29, 2012 9:17 pm
Eight homeowners stretching across two counties will open their doors from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday (Dec. 2) showcasing their holiday decorations to raise money for the Junior League…
by - November 29, 2012 8:23 pm
While “fiscal cliff” negotiations may produce high drama for journalists and partisans as well as desperate uncertainty from Main Street to Wall Street, they are an absolute gold mine for…
by - November 29, 2012 8:11 pm
Striking clerical workers and longshoremen in Los Angeles have shut down much of the nation’s two largest container ports, leaving berthed vessels waiting to be unloaded and other ships anchored…
by - November 29, 2012 5:04 pm
While in the midst of searching for a new head football coach, the University of Arkansas Athletic Department on Thursday (Nov. 29) announced it is investigating the possibility of expanding…
by - November 29, 2012 12:32 pm
A divided Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled in a school district funding case that could throw the landmark Lake View decision out the window and roil public education funding in…
by - November 29, 2012 12:08 pm
Smith. Fort Smith. Umarex and Walther Arms, Inc., the maker of the world famous Walther PPK handgun used by James Bond, announced Thursday (Nov. 29) they would co-locate at 7700…
by - November 29, 2012 10:43 am
SILOAM SPRINGS — A long-time Northwest Arkansas Christmas tradition returns with John Brown University hosting the 70th annual candlelight service next weekend, Dec. 6-8. The traditional event will continue in…
by - November 29, 2012 10:22 am
As 2012 winds down, veteran builders say it’s been a decent year with plenty of work, but they are proceeding into 2013 with some caution. The concerns are that the…
by - November 29, 2012 8:19 am
Once retail gets in the blood, it’s hard to shake, according to Tom Coughlin, former Wal-Mart board vice chairman and a longtime student of legendary merchant Sam Walton. In his…
by - November 29, 2012 7:06 am
The formation of the Arkansas Aerospace Alliance, a trade association to support and promote the growth of the aerospace and aviation industry in the state, has been launched. The purpose…
by - November 28, 2012 9:30 pm
BENTONVILLE – NorthWest Arkansas Community College is one of nine colleges and universities nationwide recently recognized by University Business magazine in its winter 2012 “Models of Efficiency” program. Sponsored by…
by - November 28, 2012 6:21 pm
The search will soon begin for a new top hospital boss at Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical Center in Van Buren. Naples, Fla.-based Health Management Associates…
by - November 28, 2012 4:19 pm
Choctaw Casino Hotel could be adding close to 350 jobs to its Pocola, Okla., location once phase two of its $60 million expansion is complete. When the planned positions are…
by - November 28, 2012 3:44 pm
Non-traditional students tend to have higher retention rates and hang on to academic scholarships. Yet they receive the smallest slices of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery pie, a trend that is…
by - November 28, 2012 3:27 pm
While the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship Program posted record earnings of more than $474 million for the fiscal year ended June 30 – $10 million more than the previous year –…
by - November 28, 2012 1:13 pm
Two analytic firms announced Wednesday (Nov. 28) mixed early results from Black Friday shopping among specialty stores and e-commerce sales. Despite earlier openings among a vast number of brick and…
by - November 28, 2012 12:18 pm
No deal. That’s the word from sources who say the sale of Whirlpool’s large Fort Smith manufacturing operation to Infinity Asset Solution is off. Officials with Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Whirlpool…
by - November 28, 2012 11:28 am
The number of unemployed in the Fort Smith region rose above 10,000 during October, which helped push the region’s jobless rate up to 7.9% from 7.6% in September. The October…
