by - April 27, 2012 5:09 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Ray Gosack has been elected president of the Arkansas City Management Association for the organization’s 2012-2013 fiscal year. The ACMA is an adjunct organization of the…
by - April 27, 2012 4:57 pm
It’s official. Unfortunately. Chuck Knapp, Whirlpool’s director of human resources at its Fort Smith manufacturing plant, sent a note to Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders setting June 29 as the…
by - April 27, 2012 2:37 pm
As part of an effort to be the best-in-class protein supplier, Tyson Foods Inc. recently began work on a multi-million dollar improvement and expansion project at its poultry complex in…
by - April 27, 2012 2:01 pm
While there are only four days left to vote on Facebook for communities that could share in Walmart’s $2 million donation to fight hunger this spring, the power of social…
by - April 27, 2012 1:39 pm
Walmart’s Acres for America program is conserving an additional 300 acres of land to protect and restore wildlife habitats in the heart of our nation’s cities, including Bridgeport, Chicago, Portland,…
by - April 27, 2012 1:11 pm
For stay at home moms and dads there’s only so many times you can go to your local library to enrich your child’s week. You know it and your child…
by - April 27, 2012 11:33 am
Four teams from the Fort Smith Juniors volleyball club (FSJ) recently qualified for the 2012 U.S. Volleyball Association National Tournament. The top FSJ teams from the 13, 14 and 16…
by - April 27, 2012 11:17 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The Walton Arts Center’s annual Art of Wine festival kicked off early again this year. However, on this opening night, the beverages on display imparted a thick, sweet…
by - April 27, 2012 11:12 am
Last week, a survey of Republican voters in south Arkansas stated their overwhelming opposition to an increased tax on individuals making more than $1 million annually. Democrats in Arkansas feel…
by - April 27, 2012 11:11 am
School officials who deal with thousands of children at-risk for child abuse or neglect are themselves at risk of losing their jobs this July. The federal government dealt a blow…
by - April 27, 2012 7:16 am
A high tax rate and ongoing costs to upgrade information technology pushed Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. to a surprising first quarter 2012 loss of $18.2 million — an ugly…
by - April 26, 2012 8:12 pm
Alma-based InvoTek has again captured a Small Business Innovation Research grant geared toward providing assistance to people with disabilities. The company, a cutting-edge, high-tech, research-oriented company devoted to finding new…
by - April 26, 2012 6:52 pm
Controversy is certainly nothing new for Wal-Mart — a simple Google search found a dozen or so active petitions started this year against the Bentonville behemoth. The most recent and…
by - April 26, 2012 5:40 pm
In this week’s adventure we head out of the bustling metropolis that is Fort Smith to our quieter neighbor to the East, Barling. This little restaurant has been on my…
by - April 26, 2012 5:30 pm
Wal-Mart is likely to take more of a negative hit from the investor community than its customers in the ongoing Mexico bribery scandal, economist Jeff Collins said during taping for…
by - April 26, 2012 3:51 pm
Doris Tate is mad and Denny Altes is confused. On April 13 at 6:20 p.m., four posts from Tate appeared on the Denny Altes for State Representative 2012 Facebook page….
by - April 26, 2012 3:14 pm
MOUNTAINBURG — A sign marking the future home of the new Mountainburg Public Library on U.S. 71 is deceptively simple given the bold vision for the project. The ambitious plan to move…
by - April 26, 2012 3:00 pm
The local economy across Northwest Arkansas continues to mend as proven by healthy sales tax collections reported by the Arkansas Department of Finance on Wednesday. Among the region’s five largest…
by - April 26, 2012 1:12 pm
Wal-Mart announced today (April 26) a new “Pay with Cash” option for customers shopping on its e-commerce website Walmart.com. This new service will provide customers without access to credit or…
by - April 26, 2012 12:17 pm
Siloam Springs – John Brown University announced at a ceremony today (April 26) the formation of a new business college that will house JBU’s undergraduate, graduate and degree completion business…
