by - September 18, 2012 3:27 pm
More time for low rates?
After waffling on how long low mortgage rates are expected to stick around, some analysts have called for rates to not rise significantly through next year. Honestly, that’s about as…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - September 18, 2012 2:56 pm
River Valley Rollergirls boost ranks, fight cancer
You’re at a coffee shop. Two young women — pretty, with the wisdom of seasoned adulthood setting in, approach your table. They don’t look like the kind of women, who…
by - September 18, 2012 1:04 pm
Young hopefuls audition for The Nutcracker
Sounds of The Nutcracker filled the air on Saturday (Sept. 15) as dozens of young hopefuls auditioned for a part in the classic holiday ballet. Hosted by Western Arkansas Ballet,…
by - September 18, 2012 11:39 am
Owners quit rat race and open Dollar Daze
The owners of the new Dollar Daze store off West Wedington Drive in Fayetteville quit their jobs in the health care field and are trying to live their American dream…
by - September 17, 2012 9:04 pm
Wall Street walks as defense joins tech for Obama
Health care, telecommunications and defense industry workers are fueling President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign, even as Wall Street walks away from his candidacy. Those industries were with Obama in 2008…
by - September 17, 2012 3:56 pm
Fort Smith Regional Art Museum donations at $3 million
The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (FSRAM) is still on pace to open Jan. 19, 2013, according to Executive Director Lee Ortega, who added that it would be “fully operational,”…
by - September 17, 2012 3:42 pm
Fort Smith home sales tepid, but prices rise
The Fort Smith residential real estate market kept up a tepid pace in August with 110 sales valued at $14.837 million. Market activity slipped 19% in units sold with 22%…
by - September 17, 2012 3:13 pm
Grey Street pushes pink bow tie to NYC
Andy Hearn of Grey Street Formal knew Patricia Brown three months before learning one of the most important lessons he’d ever experience. The two met at a Business by Referral…
by - September 17, 2012 11:35 am
Decatur State Bank suitor withdraws bid
A deal between Mathias Bancshares and Peterson Holding Company that would have transferred ownership of Decatur State Bank was recently nixed by federal regulators. Larry Olson, spokesman for Mathias Bancshares…
by - September 17, 2012 9:52 am
Single Parent Scholarship: Lifeline to many
Shael McDonald had been a successful, well-respected paralegal for 15 years when people from the law firm where she worked encouraged her to earn a college degree. McDonald wasn’t the…
by - September 17, 2012 7:35 am
Wal-Mart may win in India as Carrefour, Tesco slump
India’s opening up of foreign investment in retail may see Wal-Mart Stores Inc. be the first to tap the $505 billion market as Carrefour SA and Tesco Plc focus on…
by - September 16, 2012 10:32 pm
NWA housing market on the mend
The residential housing market continues to mend with higher home prices, steady home sales and active builders breaking new ground at a faster pace than a year ago. In Benton…
by - September 16, 2012 8:37 pm
It’s your fault
The thing that pisses me off more and more with each election cycle is not the BS we hear from politicians or political groups, it’s the folks who allow the…
by - September 16, 2012 4:00 pm
Tusk to Tail: Alabama, Pepsi and rain. Yuck.
Looks like we picked the wrong week to play Alabama. You may need to be over 40 to get that movie reference. 1980’s Airplane! features Lloyd Bridges as an air…
by - September 16, 2012 3:20 pm
Hog fans party through the pain of historical loss
FAYETTEVILLE — It’s been a rough week for Razorback fans and things didn’t get any easier for them Saturday (Sept. 15). The dreary day threatened resolve with constant drizzle, but fans…
by - September 16, 2012 11:38 am
Wal-Mart does not agree to terms for its first New York store
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said it failed to agree on economic terms for opening its first store in New York. The retailer remains committed to expanding into…
by - September 15, 2012 8:49 am
Hallelujah Girls is spa dee-licious
FORT SMITH — If you’re looking for laughs, then The Hallelujah Girls at the Fort Smith Little Theatre delivers. When Sugar Lee Thompkins (Debbie Carney) buys a church with her friends…
by - September 14, 2012 11:05 pm
Chefs in the Garden grows appetites with smells of fresh-cooked food
FAYETTEVILLE — The chance of rain was ever-present throughout Thursday’s (Sept. 13) Chefs in the Garden, but thankfully it held off. As the clouds rolled in, the temperatures dropped pleasantly,…
by - September 14, 2012 8:52 pm
Beloved Oliver! fills RLT theater with young voices
ROGERS — Rogers Little Theater is bringing to life one of the most well-known family-friendly musicals of all time — the beloved Oliver! Final dress rehearsal was Thursday (Sept. 13) before…
by - September 14, 2012 7:56 pm
Simmons First acquires failed St. Louis bank
Simmons First National Corporation announced Friday (Sept. 14) through its wholly-owned bank subsidiary expanded into the St. Louis, Mo. market by acquiring approximately $282 million in assets of Truman Bank…