by - August 26, 2011 8:09 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] A funding shortfall for drug courts could trip up changes approved…
by - August 25, 2011 10:46 pm
This diner in historic downtown Van Buren serves up a stellar breakfast with almost perfect chicken babies.
by - August 25, 2011 9:06 pm
Officials with the St. Louis-based Sisters of Mercy plan to invest about $192 million in St. Edward Mercy health care facilities in the Fort Smith region as part of a…
by - August 25, 2011 4:34 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Gov. Mike Beebe (D) is expected to announce plans for a…
by - August 25, 2011 3:38 pm
New jobs are headed to Searcy and Sherwood.
by - August 25, 2011 3:29 pm
A petition to remove Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Ken Blevins was dismissed Thursday morning following a brief court hearing. Miller County Circuit Court Judge Kirk Johnson dismissed the petition to…
by - August 25, 2011 9:35 am
Editor’s note: This story is updated to reflect that Cheryl Garner was not fired by the board of directors of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. However, Garner nor…
by - August 25, 2011 8:50 am
story by Jill Rohrbach, travel writer, Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The Turner Bend store — set amid the changing shape of a lush landscape influenced by rippling…
by - August 24, 2011 10:51 pm
The limited-run movie delivers a graphic and horrible message about the human trafficking industry.
by - August 24, 2011 10:36 pm
A cross section of the business and political movers and shakers in Northwest Arkansas gathered Wednesday evening to tour the new $20 million concourse at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport…
by - August 24, 2011 3:18 pm
Maria Haley, director of the Arkansas Economic Development Department, said Wednesday she has concerns about Whirlpool and Mitsubishi operations in Fort Smith, and that the state is doing what it…
by - August 24, 2011 3:06 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] 73 is the new 60. AEDC Director Maria Haley told a…
by - August 24, 2011 9:35 am
The board of directors of First Bank Corp, the parent company of First National Bank of Fort Smith and other financial entities, have named Sam T. Sicard president and CEO…
by - August 24, 2011 9:28 am
Hospitality tax collections and building permit values were the only bright spots in the regional economy for the July report of Numbers by the Wire. Sales tax collections are down,…
by - August 24, 2011 7:39 am
Financials continue to improve for U.S. banks.
by - August 23, 2011 9:00 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] With the Fort Smith Air Show slated for Oct. 1 and 2, safety was first on everyone’s mind at the August meeting of the Fort…
by - August 23, 2011 4:16 pm
The slow and often up-and-down nature of economic recovery continues to be reflected in the American Trucking Associations’ truck tonnage index, which dropped 1.3% in July. The For-Hire Truck Tonnage…
by - August 23, 2011 3:40 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] In a special meeting on Tuesday (Aug. 23), Fort Smith city directors approved a $135,000 contract in an attempt to save the facade of the…
by - August 23, 2011 1:11 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] There were no UFOs in the room. Nor did anyone question…
by - August 23, 2011 11:28 am
Stockman says a good boss communicates goals, tasks and issues clearly both within and outside the company.
