Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Area home sales down 13%

The number of homes sold in the Fort Smith area is down 13.39% during the first half of 2011, with homes sold statewide down 11.16%. The Arkansas Realtors Association reported…

Fort Smith street tax revenue down in June report

Fort Smith’s June revenue report saw collections on the city’s 1% street tax decline, ending seven consecutive months of year-over-year increases. Each of the city’s 1% sales taxes (1% for…

BancorpSouth posts earnings, revenue gains

Improvements in loan quality helped Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth post second quarter per share earnings of 15 cents, handily beating analyst estimates of 4 cents per share. Second quarter income was…

U.S. Rep. Ross will not seek 2012 re-election (Updated)

story by Roby Brock and Michael Tilley [email protected] Saying it is time for someone else to represent Arkansas’ 4th Congressional District, Rep. Mike Ross, D-Prescott, said Monday he will…

Retirement havens

AARP lists the top 10 U.S. retirement cities.

UA study has 1% tax vote angle

Results of a recent voting behavior study suggest a steep climb for those seeking Fort Smith voter approval of a 1% prepared food tax. Shayne Henry, a graduate student at…

Black caucus wants legislative map changes

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Members of the legislative Black Caucus, all Democrats, are not happy…

Unsettled

The thing is, Fort Smith City Director Kevin Settle is a likable guy. Or, to the point of this essay, he has a likable side; amiable, also. More to the…

Value your business

All business owners will exit the business. Timing is key.

Family day brings creativity indoors

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum Family Day provided children the chance to transfer their imagination to “found objects.”

ARC members take to the water

Greenwood baseball teams, UAFS students help support the day at the Alma Aquatic Park.

Stuff the Bus school supplies benefit area students

Wal-Mart and the United Way work to collect thousands of back-to-school items donated to help area children.

Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

Arkansas Best declares dividend

The Board of Directors of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of three cents per share to shareholders of record on Aug. 5, 2011, and payable…

Arts Issues: The dreaded Maestro!

The evolution of the symphony conductor has included egomania, eccentricities and gangrene.

Trotter joins Cooper Clinic

Katy Trotter, APN, has joined Cooper Clinic to practice with Dr. Aubrey Ziegler at the Northwest Arkansas Allergy & Asthma Clinic of Cooper Clinic. Trotter is a graduate of the…

Arkansas jobless rate up to 8.1%

Arkansas’ jobless rate jumped to an estimated 8.1% in June, a level not seen since June 1987. Also, Arkansas was just one of eight states to post an unemployment rate…

LED signals could save city $120,000 a year

Fort Smith officials say a conversion of all 149 signalized intersections in Fort Smith from incandescent bulbs to LED lights will save at least $120,000 a year in electric costs…