Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Happy campers

Most Americans remain happy with their job, but the happy levels are down from 2008.

Sandwiched between the recent recollections of national basketball championships and the great nationally-televised football event with Texas comes an artful 44-year reunion between John Bell Jr. and the University of…

Partner choices

David Potts says good plans and good agreements make for good partners.

Straight-shooting Lion Rifles ready for new season

The Lion Rifles, the air rifle club team at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, are eager to improve on their 2008-2009 fifth-ranked standing college team. They go into…

In the mix this week are crusty old guys and nice young women

Paddock suggests a book that delivers a crazy man quoting bible verses. No, it’s not about Jimmy Swaggart.

Deming: Cap and trade bill will wreck U.S. economy

Former energy executive Claiborne Deming told a Friday lunch gathering of about 100 Fort Smith area business and civic leaders that the proposed federal cap and trade bill is “extraordinarily…

Whirlpool plant closure in Indiana may benefit Fort Smith

There is a possibility the Friday morning (Aug. 28) news that Whirlpool Corp. is closing its Evansville, Ind., refrigerator and icemaker production plan will increase production at the company’s refrigerator…

Recession likely ending in late 2009; recovery to be slow

James Bullard and other economy watchers say the recession may technically end in late 2009, but aren’t hopeful for a strong recovery cycle. Bullard, president and CEO of the Federal…

Trucking team takes trivia title

The ABF Freight System team took first place Thursday night (Aug. 27) at the Fort Smith Trivia Challenge, an event that raised $19,500 to support economics instruction in the Fort…

Fort Smith Classic set to return to Hardscrabble in 2010

The board of The Fort Smith Classic, a Nationwide tour tournament that is a PGA Tour-sanctioned event, voted Thursday (Aug. 27) to keep the tournament at Hardscrabble Country Club —…

There were several doctors in the house

Fort Smith area business and civic leaders gathered Thursday night to welcome new physicians to the area.

Pizza restaurant, event center part of modified Phoenix Mall redevelopment

A bright spot for development activity in Fort Smith is the ongoing renovation of the former Phoenix Village Mall, with a new Chicago-style pizza restaurant to be part of the…

The wild Tarantino delivers Nazi killing, a story line and Brad Pitt. It’s a trifecta.

Trav & SHE are convinced your basterds will like these basterds. After all, it’s not every movie out these days that mixes dark violence and tremendous laughter.

UAFS names Krehbiel to senior staff

Dr. Lee Krehbiel of Pocatello, Idaho, now the vice president for student affairs at Idaho State University, will begin Sept. 28 as the vice chancellor for student affairs at the…

ABF driver wins national driving championship

ABF Freight System driver Anthony Spero won the national championship in the Tank Truck Class during the 72nd National Truck Driving Championships held in late August in Pittsburgh. Spero also…

Trucking index up in July; industry cautious with improving trends

Officials with the American Trucking Associations’ and a leading Fort Smith-based trucking company are cautiously optimistic about improving trends in the long-beleaguered national trucking industry. The ATA reported Aug. 26…

Internet impact

A Harvard professor outlines what we instinctively know: The Internet is great!

Doing 30 with Peter ends with a remarkable recap of the journey

Peter leaves this chapter with a note expressing his hope that you’ve reached new culinary horizons.

The City Wire Person of the Month: Jane Owen

The Van Buren art director says a better understanding of art brings a better understanding of life.

Arkansans add $23.4 million in Cash for Clunker sales; Edmunds critical of program (Updated)

Arkansas consumers pushed more than $23.4 million in Cash for Clunker applications, or just 0.8% of the total $2.87 billion reported Wednesday (Aug. 26) by the U.S. Department of Transportation….