by - September 12, 2012 8:06 pm
Beall Barclay & Company, PLC, CPAs has announced the addition of Staci Schlaf to their Fort Smith accounting office. Schlaf is a May 2012 graduate of University of Arkansas at…
by - September 12, 2012 7:53 pm
After enduring the strains of the fallout from a three-day weekend, I thought we could all use a little comfort food this week. Normally, I would find us some place…
by - September 12, 2012 6:59 pm
Beef U.S. beef packer margins last week averaged a loss of $23.25 per head, according to Hedgers Edge. With higher operating costs the beef sector is facing serious economic challenges….
by - September 12, 2012 6:43 pm
FORT SMITH — The popularity of the high-energy Blue Man Group was perhaps never as evident to locals as it was in September of 2010. A trio of the blue-faced entertainers…
by - September 12, 2012 6:03 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is calling on banks to court into their fold some 17 million adults who use payday lenders or check-cashing stores like Wal-Mart instead of their…
by - September 12, 2012 5:51 pm
If you think what is happening to the Fort Smith regional economy is a bunch of baloney, you’re more right than you might think. The Fort Smith metro unemployment rate…
by - September 12, 2012 4:52 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe's (D) decision to support an expansion of the state's Medicaid program is re-igniting a health care debate likely to play out in this year's legislative elections and…
by - September 12, 2012 3:12 pm
Apple Inc. unveiled a new version of the iPhone that boasts a bigger screen, faster chip and access to speedier wireless networks, an overhaul aimed at widening its lead over…
by - September 12, 2012 2:44 pm
Following last week’s loss to Louisiana-Monroe, Razorback Nation is taking a page from the Ole Miss playbook. "We may not win every game, but we've never lost a party." Tusk…
by - September 12, 2012 2:40 pm
ROGERS — Amy Grant has been surrounding by amazing women most her life. Her sisters, her mother, aunts, grandmothers and then many mentors and other influential women who helped her…
by - September 12, 2012 2:20 pm
Independent pharmacists in Northwest Arkansas expect to benefit from Walgreens recent efforts to increase its market share by closing six local USA Drug stores in the next two months. USA…
by - September 12, 2012 1:53 pm
After taking a slight dip in June, Fort Smith and Van Buren tourism tax collections continued in July a trend of solid year-over-year gains. Unfortunately, a statewide measure of tourism…
by - September 12, 2012 10:46 am
The U.S. poverty rate remained at almost a two-decade high last year, while household income fell, underscoring a sputtering economic recovery that’s at the heart of the presidential campaign. The…
by - September 12, 2012 10:18 am
August enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport and the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) went against the trend, with activity down in Fort Smith and up at XNA. August…
by - September 12, 2012 7:09 am
Fort Smith residents in Ward 4 received updates on relevant fire department, streets and drainage, and water and sewer projects at the Ward 4 neighborhood meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 11),…
by - September 12, 2012 12:02 am
SILOAM SPRINGS — John Brown University was ranked the No. 1 “Best Value” in the U.S. News and World Report 2013 Best Colleges Edition among its peers in the South.Overall,…
by - September 11, 2012 7:06 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe said he’s firmly committed to the expansion of Arkansas’ Medicaid program under a provision allowed by the new federal healthcare law. Beebe recently received formal word from…
by - September 11, 2012 6:54 pm
China’s holdings of more than $1 trillion in U.S. debt and the prospect that it might “suddenly and significantly” withdraw funds don’t pose a national security threat, according to a…
by - September 11, 2012 6:43 pm
Moody’s Investors Service said it may join Standard & Poor’s in downgrading the U.S.’s credit rating unless Congress next year reduces the percentage of debt- to-gross-domestic-product during budget negotiations. The…
by - September 11, 2012 6:34 pm
The U.S. trade deficit widened in July for the first time in four months as the global economic slowdown took a toll on American exports. The gap grew to $42…
