Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

A Razorback bargain

Arkansas is one of five SEC teams ranked in top 20 for football ticket value.

Board nixes request to shift hire/fire authority

Fort Smith City Administrator Dennis Kelly’s request to change the city’s hire/fire authority is officially dead. Presently, city code places the decision to hire and fire city department heads with…

Wage freeze, tourism spending key items on Fort Smith agenda

Freezing wages and warming tourism were the hot topics for the last of two special meetings held Tuesday (Aug. 25) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors to plan for…

Fort Smith A&P approves new grant application process

After approving a grant funding process requiring applicants to substantiate “their economic impact through hotel room nights,” the Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission approved a $9,000 funding request without…

Removing commission members, homeless task force focus of study session (Corrected)

In a scheduling of unintentional irony, the Fort Smith Board of Directors considered at their Aug. 25 study session the process the board may use to remove members of city…

Fort Smith Mayor: No decision yet on reelection run

Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker said Tuesday (Aug. 25) he has not made a decision about running for reelection, countering what he called “rumors in the community” that he will…

Wal-Mart continues to expand financial services

Wal-Mart officials continue to expand their financial services business short of being granted a license to become a bank. The Bentonville-based retailer announced Tuesday (Aug. 25) it has partnered with…

Apartment vacations

Renters look for amenities that make staying at home more enjoyable.

Fitch: Health care plan could help for-profit hospital sector

Chicago-based Fitch Ratings issued Monday (Aug. 24) a report on for-profit hospitals outlines what the proposed health care reform might mean for hospital companies like Health Management Associates — the…

Updated Fort Smith Web site provides ‘richer’ property data

The information technology wizards with the city of Fort Smith have pulled together a “layered” map of Fort Smith that allows anyone with Internet access to learn much about the…

Business group, survey says most Arkansans oppose health reform plan (Updated II)

A new report from The Tarrance Group suggests that 49% of Arkansans say only “minor changes” are needed in the U.S. health care system, with 44% saying their top health…

July home sales decline in Crawford & Sebastian counties

The summer months continue to be tough for home sales in Crawford and Sebastian counties, with combined July sales in the two counties down 30% compared to July 2008. According…

Obama popularity falling

Newest survey from Harris also notes “reverse gender gap” trend.

Pulmonary/Critical care doctor joins Mercy Clinic

Pulmonary/Critical Care physician Dr. Saurin Patel joined St. Edward Mercy Clinic in July. He also is the medical director for the St. Edward Mercy Intensive Care Unit. Patel completed his…

We don’t have time for this

In less than a month, he’s reminded a black man that he serves but one “master,” and has labeled as thieves the approximately 900 employees of the city of Fort…

Survivorman

Jack Moseley tells of his recent miraculous escape from an east Texas thicket.

Van Buren company greases Wyoming, California windmills

story by Roy Hill Van Buren-based Leding Lubrication has found a new market for its products on the windswept northern plains and the sunny west coast. Over the last year,…

Bar association announces new officers

The Sebastian County Bar Association announced Aug. 21 its officers for 2009-2010. Coby Logan, attorney with Daily & Woods, is president of the association; Sonya Hall, vice president and trust…

Hiring freeze in place in almost 1 in 4 Arkansas businesses and organizations

The Arkansas Compensation Association reported Friday (Aug. 21) that almost one in four Arkansas companies have instituted a hiring freeze or have frozen employee wages. ACA says its 2009 Compensation…