by - June 25, 2012 1:24 pm
Survey: Consumer savings slip
More Americans are saving less than a year ago amid fewer concerns over consumer debt, according to new survey by Bankrate.com. This month, 49% of consumers don’t have enough emergency…
Tag: Fort Smith area home sales
by - June 25, 2012 1:11 pm
Fort Smith companies behind ‘American Airgunner’ show
The effort of two Fort Smith-based companies will soon be on television. The effort of two Fort Smith-based companies will soon be on television.The effort of two Fort Smith-based companies…
by - June 25, 2012 12:57 pm
Severance tax revenue shows steady growth
As Arkansas’ natural gas industry continues to mature, severance tax revenue has steadily increased each year since the Legislature raised the levy on natural gas production in 2009, according to…
by - June 25, 2012 12:40 pm
Baldor to pay $2 million fine; disputes allegations
Baldor Electric Co. has agreed to pay a $2 million fine and implement new hiring practices under an agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor, but the company disputes the…
by - June 25, 2012 10:47 am
Record water usage amid dry conditions
It’s no secret that when the mercury rises, so does water and electricity usage as people try to keep their landscaping alive and their homes cool. But this year usage…
by - June 25, 2012 10:01 am
Gard named Arkansas Clerk of the Year
Fort Smith Clerk Sherri Gard was named the Municipal Clerk for 2012 by the Arkansas Municipal League. Part of the nomination application included the following paragraph from City Administrator Ray…
by - June 24, 2012 6:57 pm
A simple concern
There during Thursday’s (June 21) taping of The City Wire show were two examples of what we likely could use more of in Little Rock. Sen. Jake Files, a Republican…
by - June 24, 2012 6:56 pm
Back to basics?
Conventional wisdom has it that Congressional hearings rarely shed new light and devolve quickly into a stream of sound bites that members can use in their re- election campaigns. By…
by - June 24, 2012 5:35 pm
Art sells so art therapy can resume at Youth Bridge
FAYETTEVILLE — The art was on display under a tent on the lawn, co-host Dr. Hershey Garner was at his post serving drinks in what’s now been dubbed Hershey’s Bar…
by - June 23, 2012 10:12 pm
Luckinbill shares talent with those back home
FAYETTEVILLE — The theater is half dark, the curtain is drawn, and the actors are awaiting their entrance. He sits quietly, but the anticipation builds, as he wonders what’s going to…
by - June 23, 2012 3:59 pm
Riverfront Blues Festival kicks off in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH — Summer officially got underway with the start of the 22nd annual Fort Smith Riverfront Blues Festival on Friday (June 22). One of the area’s premier music events, this…
by - June 22, 2012 7:20 pm
A&E Advisory for June 23-29: Laughter, bluegrass and wild art
FAYETTEVILLE — The name Laurence Luckinbill is easily recognizable — and the face too, as Spock’s half-brother on Star Trek — but would you know him if you walked past him on the…
by - June 22, 2012 4:56 pm
Fort Smith tax revenue down in May report
Two months of declines in Fort Smith sales tax collections could be an early sign of consumer concern about the future of the Fort Smith regional economy. Each of the…
by - June 22, 2012 4:06 pm
Sales tax collections outpace 2011
Northwest Arkansas businesses collected 4.4% more in sales tax during April which returned $4.265 million to the region’s five largest retail markets in June, according to the Arkansas Department of…
by - June 22, 2012 4:01 pm
Prosecutor wants quick action on execution ruling
Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Shue said an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling creates a philosophical and practical problem within the state’s criminal justice system — a problem he believes should…
by - June 22, 2012 3:38 pm
Spark of Hope ignites record donations for single parents
FAYETTEVILLE — There wasn’t a dry eye in the house — or at least on the stage — as past and present Single Parent Scholarship Fund recipients talked about how financial…
by - June 22, 2012 2:01 pm
Breast cancer links local community to Romania
One common theme — the fight against breast cancer — has united medical professionals from different sides of the globe this week in Fayetteville. Drs. Marius Coros and Dana Claudia…
by - June 22, 2012 1:08 pm
Wal-Mart beats amazon prices as ‘Glee’ shows disparity
BLOOMBERG — In an era of serial comparison shopping, Amazon.com Inc. has seemed unassailable. Yet for many kinds of merchandise — the first-season DVDs of “Glee,” say — shoppers can…
by - June 22, 2012 10:42 am
Arkansas Supreme Court nixes execution law (Updated)
The Arkansas Supreme Court sided with death row inmates in a ruling that strikes down the state’s execution law. The decision will delay any state executions until legislative action can…
by - June 22, 2012 12:30 am
Treasury to auction its TARP investment in community banks
Four local banks still on the hook for TARP payments may soon have the preferred shares now owned by the U.S. Treasury Department pooled and auctioned to the highest bidder…