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Big Screen Peter: Rango

This story about an odd lizard is a “truly great” story about the desires of all to find an emotional connection.

Energy forecasters predict even higher prices

Arkansas diesel prices are $1 higher than a year ago, while retail gasoline prices have risen for the sixth straight week, according to the U.S. Energy Department’s weekly energy report….

Golden Living may move execs to Dallas

Golden Living is expected to publicly announce Thursday (Mar. 10) that the company will locate its corporate headquarters operation in Plano, Texas, but keep 500 —possibly more — employees at…

Downtown development bill passes House

After receiving a 93-0 vote of approval in the Arkansas House of Representatives, a bill to provide tax incentives for new development and renovation in downtown improvement districts now heads…

Taylor issues ‘bi-partisan beating’ on U.S. tax code

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “The Internal Revenue Code is a huge mess that needs to be thrown into the dung pile and started over,” accountant John Taylor told attendees…

ABF competitor gets another lifeline

The financial and legal drama in the national trucking industry continues as YRC Worldwide announces an “agreement in principle” that gives the almost bankrupt company until July 2011 to restructure…

Economic development bills filed

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The first two months of the 88th General Assembly resulted in…

‘Miss Laura’ enters Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame

Carolyn Joyce, aka Miss Laura for the Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau, is the newest member of the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Tuesday night…

Getting to great requires great people

The successful companies often focus on recruiting talented people before other considerations.

Fort Smith men garner gubernatorial nods

Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders, Cecil Greene and Dr. Kent Magrini were three of 44 appointments made by Gov. Mike Beebe that were announced Tuesday (Mar. 8). Sanders was named…

Crystal Bridges art themes explained at tourism conference (updated)

Editor’s note: The themes described below ARE NOT how the art will be displayed or formally categorized at the museum. They are merely an observation about the themes that emerged as…

Sex, drugs and rock-n-roll at the Arkansas Capitol

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] The last day of filing has brought an avalanche of bills…

Area building permit values drop 40% in February

Building permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren during February 2011 totaled $6.796 million, down 40.47% compared to $11.417 million in February 2010. For the first two months…

Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Mayor Ray Baker

Family, friends and followers talk about a man who taught for 46 years and served the city almost 30 years.

Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report: Concern and slim hope

In the first Talk Business Arkansas Consumer Confidence Report, consumer confidence among Arkansans would best be described as full of caution, concern and slim hope. Talk Business surveyed 614 Arkansans…

Mayor Baker remembered as a life truly worth living

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] As eulogist and family friend Matt Jeffery closed out his address to attendees of the memorial in honor of former Fort Smith Mayor C. Ray…

Parks & Tourism unveils $8 million marketing plan

After seeing the new 2011 marketing presentation for the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, it’s obvious why the department actively fought a recent legislative effort to changes Arkansas’ motto…

Talk Business Poll: Beebe up, Legislature and highways down

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) remains enormously popular among Arkansas voters, an advantage he holds over many of his state counterparts and a potential edge over a less-than popular state legislature….

Fayetteville Shale Play sees pipeline owner changes

While shifting ownership of upstream assets in the Fayetteville Shale have garnered Wall Street attention, smaller pipeline companies are also making deals to gain entry in the Arkansas’ unconventional shale…

Arkansas Senate Report: Prisons, highways and the UI trust fund

Editor’s note: Arkansas Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. There is still a great deal to be…