by - February 28, 2011 8:22 am
Editor’s note: Rep. Leslee Milam-Post, D-Ozark, provided the following commentary on the previous week of the 88th Arkansas General Assembly. This week was a great refresher for me as to…
by - February 27, 2011 6:58 pm
It’s not a big deal, and may possibly be a minor waste of time when considering all the important things on which folks in this region are or should be…
by - February 27, 2011 5:57 pm
Potts tells a tale of two business owners.
by - February 27, 2011 10:05 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] With nearly two months of the regular session in the rear…
by - February 27, 2011 9:50 am
Life returns to Judge Isaac Parker’s court for the case of United States v John Allison.
by - February 25, 2011 4:19 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack and economist Jeff Collins discuss economic and political directions.
by - February 25, 2011 2:10 pm
The fourth quarter 2010 economy in the Fort Smith region saw momentum weaken, primarily because of rising unemployment figures that offset moderate gains in sales tax collections. According to The…
by - February 24, 2011 10:00 pm
Possibly the last time a person in Fort Smith felt as uncomfortable as David Camp, he was being hauled into town by Bass Reeves. Camp, the Arkansas manager for the…
by - February 24, 2011 8:58 pm
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders on Thursday (Feb. 24) signed the ordinance enacting a 1% prepared food tax, and, barring a successful citizen-initiated referendum, the tax will go into effect…
by - February 24, 2011 4:15 pm
The Alma restaurant offers good food and a good time even when a small kitchen fire interrupts the ambiance.
by - February 24, 2011 2:59 pm
story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] Those hoping for a deal between ERC Properties and the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority on a 275-acre phased development are in for a disappointment. Rob…
by - February 24, 2011 10:19 am
Two early supporters of Fort Smith’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center are disappointed in the struggle to hire and retain a program director, and they hope talk of re-energizing the program…
by - February 24, 2011 9:03 am
August 2010 promises of more work on the Bella Vista Bypass — a segment of a future Interstate 49 — became reality Wednesday (Feb. 23) when the Arkansas Highway &…
by - February 24, 2011 8:21 am
Study says meetings industry supports 1.7 million jobs.
by - February 23, 2011 6:37 pm
One part of a legislative effort to change Arkansas’ Advertising & Promotion law was defeated Wednesday in the Senate Revenue and Tax Committee. SB 180, sponsored by Sen. Johnny Key,…
by - February 23, 2011 5:57 pm
The “life of a convention” creates a fishbowl of human interaction that this movie portrays with purpose and humor.
by - February 23, 2011 5:39 pm
The Little Rock area was the only Arkansas metro to see a GDP increase between 2008-2009, according to figures released Wednesday (Feb. 23) by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis….
by - February 23, 2011 3:06 pm
The top Arkansas military brass was in Fort Smith at the 188th Fighter Wing base on Wednesday (Feb. 23) to formally open a more than $8.3 million support building that…
by - February 23, 2011 11:08 am
Middle East unrest could lift local pump prices as to as high as $4 a gallon by the summer as international crude oil futures continue to advance unabated, energy experts…
by - February 23, 2011 8:38 am
Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, was right in the middle of…
