Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Crowd gathers to inspect new Showcase Home

The home, built by Charles Mock, helps raise awareness of and funds for the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders.

Health exchange summit set

The politically sensitive topic of health exchanges is the focus of an Oct. 11 event in Little Rock designed to share “viewpoints on the Exchange business model. Joel Ario, former…

Faith in the workplace a growing issue

story by Linda Kaufenberg [email protected] Faith in the workplace is a growing part of management, according to Dr. Judi Neal, director of the Tyson Center for Faith and Spirituality in…

Adam & Eats: Butcher Boys Meat Market and Deli

The shop serves a great hot link and some of the best chicken in the area, but their bread selection stinks.

Indie film gets a test drive in Fort Smith

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas independent filmmaker Tim Jackson’s “The Last Ride” is getting a…

Big Screen Peter: 50/50

The unexpected humor in the movie blooms easily, never seeming terribly overextended or abrasive against such a depressing backdrop.

Whirlpool support part of 2011 Showcase Home

Refrigerators and race cars were the more interesting parts of an interview discussion Tuesday (Oct. 4) at the 2011 Showcase Home presented by the Greater Fort Smith Association of Home…

Arvest again hits $1 billion mortgage mark

Bentonville-based Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Oct. 5) that for the ninth consecutive year in a row, Arvest Mortgage Company has originated more than $1 billion in new mortgage loans. “We…

Chaffee tank area added to historic list

The “Camp Chaffee Tank Destroyer Battalion District” has been added to the National Register of Historic Places as of Sept. 23, 2011, according to a statement from the Fort Chaffee…

Alma-based InvoTek won a da Vinci Award for Communication and Educational Aids. The award honors innovative developments and research in adaptive and assistive technologies for people with disabilities from organizations…

State highway chief pushes bond program

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Scott Bennett says the Washington County Tea Party has a “disconnect” in understanding a highway bond program on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Bennett,…

Little Rock port, Arkansas River navigation issues noted

story by Steve Brawner, for Talk Business [email protected] Paul Latture, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority, is pointing out the industries occupying some of the authority’s 2,640 acres…

Support delivered via outrageous pink outfits

A cancer survivor’s celebration evolves into a “funraiser” for area cancer support programs.

First National Bank, Arvest lead in deposit market share

Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp. continues to hold the dominant bank deposit market share position in the Fort Smith region, with Bentonville-based Arvest Bank retaining the top market share position…

NWA homes report

Home prices continue to decline in Northwest Arkansas.

Fort Smith animal regs pushed back 90 days

story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] In Tuesday’s regular meeting, Fort Smith city directors voted to again table a pair of animal control ordinances, this time for 90 days. The ordinances…

Rep. Stubblefield to enter Senate race

With less than one term in the Arkansas House of Representatives under his belt, Rep. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch, has decided to jump into the race for Arkansas Senate District 6….

Arkansas tax revenue up in September

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas finance officials released tax collection figures that show a healthy…

Union officials, Beebe visit about Whirlpool future (Updated)

Rick Nemeth and other union officials recently visited with Gov. Mike Beebe and his staff about their concerns with Whirlpool maintaining a refrigerator production plant in Fort Smith. Sources told…

Color and activity plentiful in the Mulberry River area

story by Connie Las Schneider October is a month of color and change and the Mulberry River area is a great place to experience it, whether you want kick-up your…