by - July 10, 2009 2:37 pm
Kathy Deck delivered a good news/bad news sermon Friday morning, with the good news including rising consumer confidence and the bad news including an increase in delinquent consumer loans. Yes,…
by - July 10, 2009 1:45 pm
SHE continues to hope for a little something-something between J. Edgar and his male assistant. Weird.
by - July 10, 2009 11:06 am
The Education Week “Diplomas Count” study, sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, determined that among the nation’s urban school districts, the Fort Smith Public School District exceeds statistical…
by - July 10, 2009 11:02 am
Kenneth Warden III has been hired as the chief business and community outreach officer at Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus. Warden previously served as business and industry coordinator since August 2006,…
by - July 10, 2009 10:44 am
Interesting but potentially useless info about the global beer market, electric cars and global sports sales.
by - July 9, 2009 6:30 pm
He’s climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, hiked 155 miles of the Ozark Highland Trail in 13 days, backpacked through five national parks — including the Grand Canyon — and floated…
by - July 9, 2009 5:42 pm
Fort Smith sales tax collections continue to decline, with the one-percent street tax in May generating $1.52 million, down 6.92% compared to May 2008. For the first five months of…
by - July 9, 2009 2:01 pm
There were 733 homes sold in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties during the first five months of 2009, a decline of 11.6% over the same period in 2008. However, the…
by - July 9, 2009 1:13 pm
A leading consumer research group reveals info about the indulgences of stressed out consumers.
by - July 9, 2009 8:57 am
Big plans are in the works to spur renovation of historic areas in Fort Smith, and “It’s about time,” appears to be the prevailing opinion of the plans. The Fort…
by - July 8, 2009 7:56 pm
Homemade bread and homemade cleavage are just a couple more reasons to love the U.S.A.
by - July 8, 2009 4:06 pm
Despite its title, a “Notice of Potential Termination” letter sent by insurance company UnitedHealthcare to thousands of people in the Fort Smith metro area was not intended to cause concern…
by - July 8, 2009 10:15 am
A new survey reveals some of the worst e-mail mistakes made on the job.
by - July 8, 2009 9:58 am
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport were down 6.5% in June, and are down 11.1% for the year. June saw 8,166 boardings out of Fort Smith, compared to 8,739…
by - July 8, 2009 9:17 am
It was at the end of the Tuesday (July 7) Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting when Directors Cole Goodman and Kevin Settle made it clear that the board wants…
by - July 7, 2009 2:43 pm
The comparison to the 2008 boom in business and tourist travelers is making for a significant relative decline in 2009 hospitality tax collections, even with large groups coming to stay…
by - July 7, 2009 11:59 am
New survey shows that Blacks and Hispanics “significantly” less prepared for retirement.
by - July 7, 2009 11:46 am
Greenwood, a suburb of Fort Smith known for relative strength in new home construction, is seeing a new segment of residential construction boost building permit values. The city issued 48…
by - July 7, 2009 6:36 am
A June 11 opinion from Moody’s Investors Service supports the statement from Sparks Health System CEO Ted Woodrell that the troubled hospital’s finances are improving. Woodrell said in a July…
by - July 7, 2009 6:30 am
The capital loan program can provide no-interest six-month loans for business owners who need the help to keep the doors open.
