by - May 11, 2015 6:03 pm
Zero Mountain is more than six months into expanding with its Zero Mountain Logistics company. The new division employs 30 people, including 17 truck drivers, with plans to employ 50…
by - May 11, 2015 4:03 pm
Where there is no vision, the people perish, at least that is one translation of Proverbs 29:18. Although I have no ecclesiastical or apostolic authority to change the Bible, I…
by - May 11, 2015 3:44 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson will call lawmakers into special session May 26 to pass a bond issue to help Lockheed Martin land a contract to assemble the U.S. Army’s and Marine…
by - May 10, 2015 8:27 pm
Editor’s note: This essay has been edited to reflect that Sen. Cotton did indeed address the media following his lone “No” vote, and that Sen. Cotton called out the other…
by - May 10, 2015 7:44 pm
One of the best-kept secrets in Fort Smith is a non-traditional approach to learning created by Italian physician, Dr. Maria Montessori, in the early 20th century. Educational goals for students…
by - May 10, 2015 7:15 pm
Giggles, guffaws and peals of laughter rang through the crowd gathered for the NWA Heart Ball at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers on Saturday (May 9) as more…
by - May 10, 2015 10:25 am
Legislative leaders are asking members about their availability for a May 26-28 special session, the day after the Memorial Day holiday. The special session would center on a potential economic…
by - May 8, 2015 4:53 pm
Officials with the Arkansas National Guard announced Friday (May 8) implementation of additional random force protection measures at all of its facilities and installations in Arkansas as a result of…
by - May 8, 2015 11:46 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student Casey Millspaugh’s life was changed by a business card. Millspaugh was a senior business student at UAFS when Bill Hanna, president of…
by - May 8, 2015 11:03 am
Walmart Canada said it will acquire about 3 million square feet of retail and warehouse distribution space from Target, who pulled out of the country last year. Wal-Mart Stores expects…
by - May 7, 2015 7:34 pm
Arkansas highway officials have again pulled construction projects out of the bid process because of uncertainty with federal funding. To date, 70 road projects totaling an estimated $282 million have…
by - May 7, 2015 6:52 pm
Some suppliers for Sam’s Club now have told retail consultants they are being charged for a “Tech Experts” help line launched by Sam’s Club in April of last year. A major…
by - May 7, 2015 5:34 pm
Dr. Altagrace Hanley, a board certified pain medicine physician, recently joined the medical staff of Northwest Health System. She is practicing at Northwest Sports, Spine and Physical Medicine, 601 W….
by - May 7, 2015 5:31 pm
Strokes and lung cancer are what caused USA Truck CEO John Simone to in early April take an indefinite leave of absence, according to a statement issued Thursday (May 7)…
by - May 7, 2015 5:21 pm
Convenience chain Kum & Go is opening its first compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Springdale. This will be the first CNG station open to the public in Northwest…
by - May 7, 2015 4:11 pm
A lot has changed in Mom’s world. The world in 1949, the year of her birth, was a crazy place. Europe was rebuilding its continental economy, the Soviets were rattling…
by - May 7, 2015 3:54 pm
It’s tempting to simply credit an improved national economy for improved finances at the trucking operations of the four publicly held companies based in Arkansas. But that temptation fails to…
by - May 7, 2015 3:05 pm
A federal classification upgrade of the Arkansas River from “Connector” to “Corridor” status will raise the river’s visibility in the shipping world and could help bring more federal dollars for…
by - May 7, 2015 1:18 pm
Voting, voting on mustaches and the odds on Huckabee losing an arm-wrestling contest to Hillary are part of this week’s The Video Wire. The Video Wire is a collaboration between…
by - May 7, 2015 12:39 pm
Fort Smith native Beth Clark, an advanced practice nurse, has joined the Cardiology Center at Sparks located inside Sparks Medical Plaza on Dodson Avenue, and Jamie Nash has joined Alma…
