Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Holiday gifting

Small business owners plan fewer holiday bonuses.

Wal-Mart expects flat holiday sales; reports gains in third quarter

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expect same-store sales during the critical fourth-quarter (holiday shopping season) to be flat or down 1%, company execs noted in Wal-Mart’s third quarter earnings statement released early…

Large Lion sculpture moving closer to UAFS

story submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith The dream of having a larger-than-life bronze lion sculpture for a mascot at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith…

Zombieland is about more than violence and eating flesh

Peter launches his movie review thing with a flick about folks horrifically scarred by society. What’s he trying to tell us?

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….

Fort Smith metro area gains on Milken list

The Fort Smith metro area was one of four Arkansas metro areas to improve in ranking with the closely watched Milken Institute report on the “Best-Performing Cities” index. Fort Smith’s…

Sickness leads to Van Buren Veterans Day parade

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There might not be a Veterans Day parade in downtown Van Buren if Les Thomas, Jr.’s dad hadn’t gotten sick eight years ago. But he…

Happy Veterans Day!

There are more than 23 million military veterans in the U.S.

Baldor announces dividend, management promotion

Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric Co. announced Tuesday (Nov. 10) a dividend and management promotion. A cash dividend of 17 cents per share will be paid Jan. 5 to shareholders of…

West End Park operation headed for board vote

The Fort Smith Board of Directors could decide Nov. 17 on a proposal to operate The Park at West End — an “iconic” park that features an historic Ferris Wheel…

Sparks hospital sale seen as a positive for HMA

A recent report from Argus Research says the $138 million purchase of Sparks Health System reflects an improved balance sheet for Health Management Associates. Naples, Fla.-based HMA signed a definitive…

Marshals Museum fundraising effort to include Bill Clinton

Former President Bill Clinton is one reason Sandi Sanders remains optimistic about the Herculean effort to raise up to $50 million in a local and nationwide campaign for the U.S….

Small business loans examined

Stockman dissects a couple of handy loan packages offered by the Small Business Administration.

Logan, Yoder members of Arkansas Leadership class

Coby Logan, an attorney with the law firm of Daily & Woods, and Whitney Yoder, vice president of Operations and Program Development and Implementation for the Fort Smith Regional Chamber…

Brothers bring the Cottage back to downtown Van Buren

story and photo by Marla Cantrell [email protected] For generations, the Cottage Café in downtown Van Buren was the gathering place for diners who couldn’t get enough of the landmark restaurant’s…

Fort Smith air travel takes surprising October dip

Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport took a surprising negative turn in October, but at least one area travel agent sees early signs of “slight” improvement. October enplanements at…

Retail fraud growing

U.S. retailers hit annually with $191 billion in fraud.

Beebe expands workforce services for jobless

With economic conditions continuing to keep unemployment levels high, Gov. Mike Beebe on Monday (Nov. 9) announced an expansion of programs to help the unemployed and underemployed. Arkansas’ unemployment rate…