Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Entree NWA: The Bar-B-Q Place

FAYETTEVILLE — Since moving to Arkansas from Washington, D.C., I’ve learned that people here are nice. An example: Dudes here make eye contact with one another all the time, and it…

Leadership Fort Smith welcomes new class

The 25 members of the 2012-13 Leadership Fort Smith class were welcomed into the program during a reception held Thursday (Aug. 9) at the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House….

Houndstooth: 20 years of drawing the Hogs

FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Baker would like to say he started his Houndstooth Clothing Co. with a well-thought-out business plan and an entrepreneurial bent. But the truth is that he would have…

‘Cloudy’ outlook noted for USA Truck

The financial struggles at Van Buren-based USA Truck are likely to continue and another attempt could be made to buy out the company, according to Alex Gray, founder of Grayvest…

Legal threats, rate studies cloud trash issue

The Vote for Automated campaign is on track to get city-wide automated curbside solid waste collection on the Nov. 6 ballot, but that doesn’t mean the fight is over. According…

UAFS dental program receives ‘extraction day’ funds

The Board of Directors of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation presented a check to the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith to fund a free extraction day which is…

Jobless claims fall in sign U.S. job market mending

Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the labor market may keep improving after hiring picked up in July. Jobless claims unexpectedly dropped by 6,000 to…

Grade-schooler’s logo picked for local beautification campaign

FAYETTEVILLE — Young Caroline Solloway’s rendering for a Keep Fayetteville Beautiful logo was picked from among 45 entrants in a recent contest to determine a signature design for the local beautification…

Making strides against breast cancer

Shelle Mitchell was busy. She was working full-time at Wal-Mart’s corporate office and enjoying a somewhat hectic life with three young daughters and a devoted husband as she approached her…

Henkel works with UA business students

Henkel Consumer Goods is spearheading a project this summer to give students in Arkansas and Ireland a taste of what it is like to work in long-distance collaboration for a…

White promoted in Arvest-Fort Smith network

Kenzie White has been promoted to assistant branch manager for the Arvest Kelley Highway Supercenter location in Fort Smith. She has been with Arvest for over five years and previously…

Worst of drought covers nearly one-fourth of U.S.

The two worst levels of drought now grip nearly one-fourth of the lower 48 states, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported. About 24.1% of the region was suffering extreme or exceptional…

Arkansas artists’ roots are at ‘Home’

FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas’ Anne Kittrell Art Gallery and sUgAR Projects have announced Home, a group exhibition consisting of nine artists, all of whom have Arkansas roots. The artists were…

Quarterly income falls at Windstream

Windstream Corp. posted higher revenues and lower profits from a year ago as the Little Rock-based telecom and broadband provider continued its metamorphosis from a traditional landline carrier. Windstream reported…

NWACC Board filing period ends Aug. 17

With the possibility of a new U.S. president being elected this November, most public attention is on the national race. On a more local scale, there will be a major…

Foreclosure filings continue to decline

The worst of the foreclosure crisis appears to have passed for much of the Natural State as new filings in July fell nearly 80% from a year ago. RealtyTrac reported…

Dillard’s boosts quarterly income, revenue

Dillard’s Department Stores nearly doubled its second quarter profit in route to another stellar quarter of financial performance. The Little Rock-based mall and online retailer reported second quarter 2012 net…

Trash petition effort submits 3,338 signatures

Fort Smith residents Joel Culberson, Cecil Greene, and Judith Moran, were joined by Ward 1 Fort Smith Director candidate Keith Lau, in delivering 3,338 signatures to City Clerk Sherri Gard…

Deer infestation solutions

Looking over the American landscape, it’s hard to think of a more insidious threat to forests, farms and wildlife, not to mention human health and safety, than deer. Yet when…

RITA running short on cash

Money is “getting tight” for the Regional Intermodal Transportation Authority (RITA), but according to RITA board member Keith Hefner, president and CEO of Citizens Bank (Van Buren), “It should be…