Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

2011 Fort Smith Airshow to feature Thunderbirds, JetBus

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds may be the featured act of the 2011 Fort Smith Airshow, but a jet-powered school bus — the JetBus — that can reach speeds of…

600 jobs coming to former Phoenix Village Mall

Tampa, Fla.-based Sykes will add 600 jobs to the Fort Smith regional economy with an inbound call service center it plans to locate at the former Phoenix Village Mall. Sykes,…

ABF to push $750 million lawsuit against Teamsters

ABF Freight System announced Wednesday (Jan. 19) it has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against competitor YRC and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. On Nov. 1, Arkansas Best Corp….

Baldor: Health care law costs result in lost jobs

Part of the GOP effort began Tuesday (Jan. 18) to amend or repeal the new health care law included details on extra costs the law will place on Fort Smith-based…

Sebastian County moves money, reviews prison report

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] It was a slow voting night at the first meeting of the Sebastian County Quorum Court for 2011, but that didn’t stop the court from…

Northwest Arkansas Council unveils 10-year strategy

The Northwest Arkansas Council on Tuesday (Jan. 18) released its “growth and development strategy” for the next decade during its winter meeting in Springdale. Jim Walton, son of Wal-Mart founders…

Home Bancshares to kick off year-end results for Arkansas stocks

Arkansas companies are set to begin reporting fourth-quarter results when Home Bancshares Corp. kicks off the year-ending earnings period ahead of Thursday’s (Jan. 20) opening bell. Several Arkansas companies have…

2011 Razorback football schedule released

story info from the University of Arkansas Athletic Media Relations Seven games in the state of Arkansas highlight Arkansas’ 2011 football schedule, which was announced Tuesday. "Our fans can look…

Congressional redistricting could split counties

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Arkansas legislators reconvened to start their second week of the 88th…

2010 marks four straight years of declining home sales

December home sales activity in Sebastian and Crawford County were not enough to prevent four consecutive years of decline in the number of area homes sold. Figures from the King…

Are you listening?

Stockman suggests that slowing down to listen can speed up your ability to achieve results.

Legislative Preview: Redistricting, ‘open camera’ and health care

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] House and Senate committees regroup on Tuesday to start the 88th…

ABF drivers named America’s Road Team Captains

Three ABF Freight System drivers were named Captains of the 2011-2012 America’s Road Team by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), more than any other carrier. David Boyer of Wytheville, Va.,…

Martin Luther King Jr. parade participants brave the cold

The cold weather and non-election year resulted in fewer participants and onlookers.

Rep. Pennartz gets ‘special’ legislative job

Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, has been named chair of the powerful special House committee that has oversight over important aspects of the budget appropriation process. The primary role of…

Wal-Mart moves closer to South African market entry

The Wal-Mart move into South Africa took another step forward Monday (Jan. 17) when more than 97% of Massmart shareholders approved a $2.41 billion buyout by Wal-Mart of 51% of…

Just a little longer

New report says home sales will recover in 2012.

Economic reports also come from social service agencies

Traditional economic reports are not the only place to gauge the health of an economy. Social service agency activity often mirrors the numbers, and typically does so in a manner…