by - July 7, 2012 10:31 am
Four citizens’ initiatives are likely to join two legislative-referred proposals for consideration on the November ballot. Friday (July 6) was the deadline to submit petition signatures to Secretary of State…
by - July 6, 2012 5:00 pm
Whether it’s a top stock contractor from Athens, Texas, a famous clown from Smithdale, Miss., or a rugged cowboy from Anywhere, USA, there’s one familiar link that binds them together…
by - July 6, 2012 4:52 pm
Best Buy Co. will cut 2,400 jobs, or about 1.4% of its workforce, starting immediately, according to a person familiar with the plans. About 600 Geek Squad tech support jobs…
by - July 6, 2012 4:22 pm
FORT SMITH — There’s something about the phrase “free summer concert music series” that drums up images of beer, girls in bikinis and guys with bulging biceps lifting the girls in…
by - July 6, 2012 4:21 pm
On Tuesday, July 10, the citizens of Van Buren will have a chance to vote on a plan that will do much to vastly improve quality-of-life fundamentals for this second-largest…
by - July 6, 2012 2:29 pm
Today’s (July 6) dismal jobs report is another sobering reminder that the U.S. economy is stuck, if not headed in reverse. Employers added a modest 80,000 jobs in June, falling…
by - July 6, 2012 1:05 pm
Regional sales tax collections, hospitality tax collections and enplanements continue to be positive, but a slight decline in home sales activity and the persistent high jobless numbers are troubling indicators…
by - July 6, 2012 11:59 am
ROGERS — Terry and Gwen Matthews once had a plan when it came to supporting causes: They were generous with their money, but not so much with their time. “We were…
by - July 6, 2012 11:14 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The Avett Brothers, an indie rock band hailing form the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, are confirmed for an Oct. 16 show at the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville,…
by - July 6, 2012 10:57 am
Rents and occupancies at U.S. shopping centers rose in the second quarter amid little development of properties, research company Reis Inc. said. Occupied space rose by a net 2.06 million…
by - July 6, 2012 10:50 am
Employers in the U.S. hired fewer workers than forecast in June, showing the labor market is making scant progress toward reducing joblessness. Payrolls rose 80,000 last month after a 77,000…
by - July 5, 2012 6:35 pm
Will the real U.S. Supreme Court please stand up? Impeccable liberal sources, including the editorial page of the New York Times, insist that the court is radically activist and conservative,…
by - July 5, 2012 6:23 pm
U.S. retailers’ June same-store sales about matched analysts’ estimates, with luxury chains such as Saks Inc. and discounters like TJX Cos. topping expectations and stores targeting middle-income consumers trailing projections….
by - July 5, 2012 6:16 pm
Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., the biggest payment networks, are prepared to settle a seven-year lawsuit brought by retailers to cut their credit-card costs later this month, three people briefed…
by - July 5, 2012 6:14 pm
EUREKA SPRINGS — I’ve jokingly said, “Where two or three gather … there also will be Dick Trammel.” Every occasion involves a good cause or good time. On Saturday, Trammel will…
by - July 5, 2012 4:04 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission will be among the first to tour The Chancellor Hotel, currently undergoing a $16 million overhaul, just off the Fayetteville Square. Commissioners are…
by - July 5, 2012 3:34 pm
Beasts of the Southern Wild is a stunning, unruly achievement. The movie bursts from the screen, both haunting and beautiful in ways rarely accomplished in film. And in so doing,…
by - July 5, 2012 3:23 pm
At roughly 5’ 4” tall, the petite, blonde Maggie Parker looks more like a rodeo queen than the fearless cowgirl she’s become. Out of Fort Gibson, Okla., the 19-year-old Parker…
by - July 5, 2012 2:57 pm
Fewer Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments and companies added more workers than forecast, easing concern the labor market is faltering further. Applications for jobless benefits fell 14,000…
by - July 5, 2012 2:28 pm
Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, a Republican, said Thursday he questions the motives of those pushing a proposed ethics reform ballot initiative. Speaking during the taping of The City Wire Show,…
