by - August 8, 2012 6:36 pm
Adam & Eats: Slap Yo Mama Bar-B-Q
On this week’s adventure we head to your momma’s house and slap her. The end. Good eating to you and yours. I’m only teasing. We are heading to a place…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - August 8, 2012 6:34 pm
A&E Advisory for Aug. 8-14: Hoping for rain? Will watercolor do?
Through Sept. 28 Art: Traveling watercolor exhibit FORT SMITH — Works by two of the state’s most heralded watercolor artists — George Dombek and William McNamara — are featured in a traveling Arkansas…
by - August 8, 2012 3:30 pm
AMR bid for givebacks falters as pilots spurn final contract
AMR Corp. faltered in a bid to persuade its largest unions to make concessions in bankruptcy when American Airlines pilots rejected the company’s final contract offer, setting up a showdown…
by - August 8, 2012 2:56 pm
Unused scholarships a rarity
Millions of dollars are disbursed annually in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith area from people and organizations with a vision for the future. It’s not money for buildings, or…
by - August 8, 2012 1:45 pm
Agribusiness Weekly Update: Drought sinks packer margins
Beef U.S. beef packer margins averaged $2.50 per head last week, sliding to a negative $18.35 by Wednesday (Aug.8 ), according to Hedgers Edge. Packer margins have declined from $77…
by - August 7, 2012 11:03 pm
Mexico to impose duties on U.S. chicken imports
Three of the largest poultry companies in Mexico won their battle to impose anti-dumping duties on U.S. competitors exporting leg quarters south of the border. From January through May of…
by - August 7, 2012 8:21 pm
Broadway: Changes possible with Lottery scholarships
The state’s higher education chief said that a new initiative aims to bring older students back to college, while at the same time new data could help lawmakers shape future…
by - August 7, 2012 7:43 pm
After much ado, Crystal Bridges to share in Fisk collection
BENTONVILLE – The deal was a longtime coming, but in the end, all parties benefited. The Stieglitz Art Collection, bequeathed in 1949 to Fisk University by artist Georgia O’Keeffe, will…
by - August 7, 2012 6:38 pm
A&E Advisory for Aug. 8-14: Grapes, jazz and a bunny with funny tastes
Aug. 7-11 Festivating: Decades-old fun TONTITOWN — What is left to say about a 114-year-old festival that has changed little in recent years, except for the addition of Post wines to…
by - August 7, 2012 5:03 pm
Google, Arkansas team up on small business websites
For the next year, Google is providing free website and free web training resources for small business owners in Arkansas. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) tells…
by - August 7, 2012 3:07 pm
Eight vie for spot on Fayetteville A&P Commission
FAYETTEVILLE — Eight people working within the local hospitality industry have applied for an open seat on the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission. The spot was vacated by Jammin’ Java owner…
by - August 7, 2012 3:00 pm
Car-Mart executives receive pay raises
The top three executives at America’s Car-Mart Inc. in Bentonville each got a double-digit boost in pay last year, according to a recent proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange…
by - August 7, 2012 2:35 pm
Wal-Mart taps wind energy in California
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled its first onsite large-scale wind turbine pilot project at its distribution center in Red Bluff, Calif. on Tuesday (Aug. 7). The wind turbine, expected to be…
by - August 7, 2012 1:21 pm
Chronicle report: UA employees have faith in leadership
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas earned a spot among the Chronicle of Higher Education’s top 103 “Great Colleges to Work For” in 2012. Results of the fifth annual survey were…
by - August 7, 2012 12:54 pm
Job openings in U.S. rose in June to four-year high
Job openings in the U.S. rose in June to the highest level in four years, indicating employment gains may accelerate in the second half of the year. The number of…
by - August 7, 2012 12:32 pm
Regional building permit values down 40.5%
Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren, combined to total $9.054 million in July, down significantly from the $14.548 million June total, and similarly down compared to…
by - August 7, 2012 12:02 pm
Automated trash effort may meet signature goal
The effort to gather Fort Smith voter signatures has come a long way in just a few days, with organizer Joel Culberson optimistic that more than 2,822 signatures will be…
by - August 6, 2012 10:06 pm
Mortgage closing costs decline
Arkansas has the fifth-lowest mortgage closing costs in the nation, according to new research that Bankrate.com released Monday (Aug.6). On average, it costs $3,325 to close on a mortgage in…
by - August 6, 2012 9:23 pm
Benton County venues look toward wet/dry vote
BENTONVILLE — As many as 55 new liquor stores may call Benton County home should voters pass an initiative to allow retail alcohol sales in November. State law allows one…
by - August 6, 2012 7:04 pm
Google could help avert a financial crisis
The mathematical insight that turned Google Inc. into a multibillion-dollar company has the potential to help the world avert the next financial crisis. If only banks provided the data Google…