Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Tusk to Tail: Morning tailgating glory

What a beautiful morning. Saturday may have been the Hogs' fourth 11 a.m. kickoff in the past five games, but it was the first early game in Fayetteville this year….

Premiere of ‘Checks & Balances’ held at Rogers Little Theater

For the past few months, the Rogers Little Theater has been hard at work preparing for the World Premiere of Oren Safdie's play, 'Checks & Balances.' On Friday (Nov. 2),…

Arvest supports Fort Smith volleyball program

Arvest Bank is renewing its support of the Fort Smith Juniors (FSJ) Volleyball program, which will help the club move into a new practice facility at 4721 Zero St. in…

Marijuana perspective

Arkansas’ ongoing debate over the legalization of marijuana for medicinal use – such as it is – leaves me feeling discomforted. Recent polling suggests the ongoing effort to make the…

J.B. Hunt executives see pay boost

The top five executives at J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. were granted base pay raises last week by the company’s executive compensation board. The new salaries were outlined in a…

Large crowd attends Veterans Day Parade at Chaffee Crossing

Ellis street and Darby Ave were lined with people on both sides including a few bleachers that were full of people at 11 a.m. Saturday morning (Nov. 3). All these…

Economics Arkansas celebrates 50 years

ROGERS — When most people think of economics, they envision charts and graphs indicating complicated financial trends. Certainly not something children would find comprehensible or interesting. Economics Arkansas is non-profit,…

Entrepreneurial ‘Startup Crawl’ a first in Bentonville

BENTONVILLE — In a world filled with corporate giants, it might be easy to think that Northwest Arkansas is all about big business and that there’s no room for new…

Bella Vista Mayor did not disclose traffic light letter (Updated)

Just days before the election that includes a vote on a controversial Walmart development in Bella Vista, questions have been raised about what Bella Vista Mayor Frank Anderson may have…

Confusion kicks-off Bentonville Toyland event

Hundreds of parents and children descended Friday afternoon onto the Bentonville Square expecting to see Toyland come to life instead they saw the set-up. There was apparent confusion on the…

Cargill chief financial officer resigns

Sergio Rial, chief financial officer at Cargill, will resign his position with the company at the end of November for personal reasons, Cargill announced Nov. 2. Rial plans to return…

Regional CEO group outlines development strategy

Improving higher education, deepening the Arkansas River and mobilizing the Fort Smith regional workforce to meet demands of site selectors, were top priorities announced at the First Friday Breakfast on…

Income tax collections boost Arkansas revenue

Continued gains in individual income tax collections have outpaced declines in sales and use tax collections to keep Arkansas’ overall tax revenue up 2.1% compared to the same period in…

Tyson gives to Hurricane Sandy victims

SPRINGDALE – Tyson Foods pledged help for the American Red Cross’ relief and recovery efforts for Hurricane Sandy with a corporate match of $100,000 of employee donations that is being…

Tyson settles with workers in Council Bluffs

This week Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. agreed to pay $950,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit involving 1,200 workers at a Council Bluffs, Iowa meat processing plant who claimed wage violations. …

U.S. jobless rate rises to 7.9%, but hiring is up

American employers added more workers than forecast in October and a rush of people entering the labor force pushed the jobless rate higher, according to the last report on the…

Johnson joins Citizens Bank and Trust

Citizens Bank and Trust Company of Van Buren has announced the addition of Russell Johnson as vice president/loan officer. He will be located at the main bank at 3110 Alma…

ARK Challenge: Teams prepare for showdown

FAYETTEVILLE – There are 15 entrepreneurial teams putting the final touches on their start-up ventures as part of the 14-week “ARK Challenge.” The five teams profiled here hailed from far…

Tusk to Tail: Ti-i-i-ime is not on our side (No it’s not)

“I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.” – Golda Meir “Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.” – Groucho Marx As daylight savings time…

Retailers reject settlement over swipe fees

For months retailers large and small have stewed over a $7.25 billion settlement proposed by the court with Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees. On Thursday (Nov. 1) the National…

Williamson Insurance sells to Inszone

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County