by - July 28, 2011 12:39 pm
Of the 211 metro markets monitored by RealtyTrac, the Northwest Arkansas metro area ranked 21st with respect to the highest number of foreclosures per households during the first half of…
by - July 28, 2011 11:59 am
Dr. Maher Dahdel has joined the staff of the Sparks Clinic Lung Center, the area’s only full-service pulmonology specialty practice. A specialist in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Dahdel entered…
by - July 28, 2011 11:50 am
The American Trucking Associations’ Truck Tonnage Index — a key measure of health in the national trucking industry — rose 2.8% in June following a revised 2% decline in May….
by - July 28, 2011 10:17 am
Almost half of vacationers work while relaxing.
by - July 28, 2011 9:59 am
The movie is typical Hollywood rom-com fantasy — devoid of reality with few moments of worth.
by - July 28, 2011 8:54 am
Fort Smith’s Clayton House was the setting for a recent “etiquette” event for young ladies.
by - July 27, 2011 6:43 pm
A proposed restructuring of the Fort Smith Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) includes a “hybrid” incubator/advanced business support center that would be housed at Chaffee Crossing and directed by a…
by - July 27, 2011 5:50 pm
Four companies based or active in Arkansas and involved in trucking, energy, timber and medicine pushed out earnings reports Wednesday (July 27), with all reporting positive net income for the…
by - July 27, 2011 3:00 pm
Judy McReynolds, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp., has been named to the board of directors of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. OGE Energy is the parent…
by - July 27, 2011 2:43 pm
Whirlpool Corp. officials announced Wednesday (July 27) the reduction of up to 25 salaried jobs in Fort Smith and confirmed that ending indoor ice maker production will result in up…
by - July 27, 2011 1:18 pm
Little Rock-based Acxiom Corp. reported Wednesday (July 27) a fiscal first quarter profit of $10.975 million and announced that former Microsoft exec Scott Howe is the new president and CEO….
by - July 27, 2011 10:16 am
Business and political leaders in the Fort Smith area were not happy with new Congressional district lines approved by the Arkansas Legislature in mid April. But they said they’d try…
by - July 27, 2011 7:40 am
story by Connie Las-Schneider Folks in Franklin County aren’t going to let the heat stop the 28th annual Altus Grape Fest and its public grape stomps, Bacchus look-alike contest, fireworks,…
by - July 27, 2011 6:38 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Sebastian County Judge David Hudson said during Tuesday’s (July 26) Quorum Court meeting that up to $7.4 million in Ben Geren water park plans would…
by - July 27, 2011 6:31 am
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] One of the burning topics on the collective mind of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission at Tuesday’s meeting was the furlough of the Federal…
by - July 26, 2011 4:19 pm
Alma-based InvoTek, a research and development company, was awarded a $120,643 Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop prototypes of a computer…
by - July 26, 2011 4:17 pm
Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. has announced that Steven Spinner, president and CEO of United Natural Foods Inc., was appointed to the board of directors effective July 21. "As the…
by - July 26, 2011 4:00 pm
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] With Rep. Mike Ross’ departure from the 2012 Congressional race, the…
by - July 26, 2011 3:43 pm
Aggressive negotiations, awareness of ancillary costs and other factors are important in obtaining a equitable lease.
by - July 26, 2011 3:32 pm
story by Luke Hobbs [email protected] The Fort Smith Board of Directors decided in Tuesday’s (July 26) study session to use a new formula for funding outside agencies in the 2012…
