by - October 2, 2012 6:30 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, was sued in federal court in Tennessee for allegedly discriminating against female workers in five southern states. Three women sued in Nashville today…
by - October 2, 2012 6:20 pm
The Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders (GFSAHB) will launch its Fall Parade of Homes on Saturday (Oct. 6) featuring 20 homes in the $98,600 to $400,000 range. The…
by - October 2, 2012 6:09 pm
The effort to beautify Fort Smith is ready to get its hands dirty again, following its inaugural event as part of the Great American Cleanup (GAC) in April. In 2011,…
by - October 2, 2012 5:31 pm
U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., talked Tuesday (Oct. 2) about highway funding, the national debt, taxes, medical marijuana and one of the key issues now facing many Arkansans — the…
by - October 2, 2012 12:27 pm
The first group to organize efforts against the wet Benton County vote in November has surfaced. Citizens United to Preserve Benton County put up a website chock full of statistics…
by - October 2, 2012 11:48 am
Thanks primarily to gains in individual income tax collections, year-to-date (July 2012-Sept. 2012) Arkansas tax revenue is up 3.9% above the same period in 2011, and 2.7% ahead of the…
by - October 1, 2012 11:34 pm
Billy, the old friend from the college days at Arkansas Tech University, called again this week. He typically calls after a few beers on a Sunday afternoon, but wasn’t able…
by - October 1, 2012 7:21 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today (Oct. 1) announced the following appointments to boards and commissions: Dr. Jim Aukstuolis, Little Rock, reappointed to the Children's Behavioral Health Care Commission. Appointment expires Aug….
by - October 1, 2012 7:12 pm
Manufacturing unexpectedly expanded in September after three months of contraction, reflecting stronger orders that ease concern the U.S. economy will slow further. The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index rose…
by - October 1, 2012 6:25 pm
U.S. households are facing an average tax increase of $3,446 in 2013 if Congress doesn’t avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center said in a study released…
by - October 1, 2012 5:58 pm
Lloyd Jones was a model registered sex offender. Following his 2001 conviction for rape, he was paroled in 2008 and received discharge two years later. “He was one of my…
by - October 1, 2012 2:57 pm
MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is turning to the world’s biggest retailer and Snoopy to boost sales of its policies to less-affluent consumers. The insurer began offering prepaid…
by - October 1, 2012 2:13 pm
Looking for a preview of future wrangling between the state’s Democratic Governor and legislative Republicans? This week’s public addresses between Gov. Mike Beebe (D) and the House Republican leadership offer…
by - October 1, 2012 1:46 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe has joined what is now a 22-state “bipartisan” effort to convince major automakers to build more affordable compressed natural gas vehicles. In early April Oklahoma Gov. Mary…
by - October 1, 2012 1:39 pm
Amy Bates of Bates Events in Northwest Arkansas knows the exact month that work started picking back up in the event-planning industry since the economic downturn. “In January 2011, we…
by - October 1, 2012 12:20 pm
It was a chocolate lover’s paradise at the Dallas Branch of the Fort Smith Public Library on Sunday (Sept. 30), as supporters turned out for the fourth annual Friends of…
by - September 30, 2012 2:07 pm
Just when you thought it could not get any worse, it did. Before the Tusk To Tail goodwill tour could even get underway, the headlines announced "Porkapolypse" and "Ham-ageddon." It…
by - September 30, 2012 1:43 pm
Kindly allow me, City Council member and Democratic Candidate Adella Gray, to accept my invitation to respond to a well-written guest commentary from my opponent, Republican Representative Charlie Collins of…
by - September 30, 2012 1:31 pm
Andrew Davie has been named the marketing vice president for Brown-Hiller-Clark & Associates’ Property & Casualty Insurance Services in their Northwest Arkansas division based in Lowell. For the past two…
by - September 30, 2012 1:18 pm
The 2012-2013 Fort Smith Symphony season got underway Saturday (Sept. 29) with the presentation of “Sounds of the Universe.” The sold-out season opener featured special guest performances and the classical…
