Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Legal folks = bad drivers

A new study says lawyers and judges are accident prone.

Wal-Mart reports income boost, but holiday sales falter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported Thursday morning (Feb. 18) that its fiscal year 2009 net income was up 6.9% over the 2008 period, but the company said fiscal first quarter 2010…

The Wolfman is Michael J. Fox on steroids

Peter pans Wolfman because the movie fails to maintain the suspenseful element of fear — unlike the IRS.

Scene by Carson: News flash!: Green means go, red means stop

This will be shocking to some, but rearview mirrors are for the safe use of a vehicle and not for grooming.

I-49 section gets $5 million; far less than requested

Folks at the Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department are a little puzzled as to what to do with $5 million they received from the feds for a section of Interstate…

3rd District race tempting for Green and his belief in the system

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Rep. Rick Green, R-Van Buren, is still considering a run for the 3rd Congressional District. Green has thought about politics for many years. When he…

HMA exec: Health care reform likely to be incremental

A corporate boss over Summit Medical hospital in Van Buren and Sparks Health System in Fort Smith says national health care reform is likely to come in incremental changes rather…

Regionalism stressed at The Compass Conference

story by Michael Tilley; photos by Joel Rafkin Although not part of the script, the need for communities to work as regional partners was stressed during the first annual The…

The Compass Report: Regional economy still struggling, but conditions improving

A positive view of Fort Smith regional economic conditions is that 2009 is history and 2010 is expected to deliver a better regional economy. According to The Compass Report, economic…

Save up

A study shows a permanent increase in the U.S. savings rate.

A few pointers on finding a place to operate a business

Entrepreneurs must filter through the options and obstacles for the right location.

DeLay may enter crowded GOP 3rd District race

Fort Smith attorney Gunner DeLay may soon enter the GOP primary for the 3rd Congressional District. “We’re giving very serious consideration to it,” DeLay told The City Wire, adding that…

The Compass Conference to feature Maria Haley, 2010 regional economic look

The first annual The Compass Conference will include comments from Arkansas’ economic development chief and the regional boss of Sparks Health System in Fort Smith and Summit Medical in Van…

Alma DECA students tops in retail, community support

story and photos by Marla Cantrell [email protected] Reading, writing and retail? Yes, retail. Alma marketing students are learning all three, while working in the school’s award-winning store, Aire-looms. The irony…

Presidential dating

And now for something silly to mark the arrival of President’s Day.

Profiles with Clay: Michael Hadley

Hadley says the key to community improvement is for everyone to find a way to give back to some aspect of the community.

Unimportant things

There are a lot of important things we could discuss. Our world of local, state and federal politics are awash in oddities, what ifs and what the hells. The primary…