Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

About that raise …

Two corporate surveys indicate that wage freezes are primary ways companies are controlling costs.

Fort Smith chamber hires Paul Harvel for top job (Updated)

Paul Harvel, now serving as president of the Clark County (Arkadelphia) Economic Development Corp., has been hired as the new president of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce. The…

Volunteers attack several cities in Fort Smith metro area

United Way Day of Caring sends hundreds of volunteers to Booneville, Ozark, Sallisaw and many other areas in the region.

Regional foreclosure activity declines in first quarter

First-quarter foreclosure actions in Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties fell 15.5% when compared to the same period in 2008, according to a report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac….

Tourism support, honors award program merged

It’s not as good as mixing peanut butter and chocolate, but Fort Smith tourism officials have merged the annual Fort Smith “Showcase” awards and the annual R.O.S.E. awards into a…

Perspective needed to analyze local housing market

The health of the Fort Smith regional housing market is a matter of perspective, according to Ernie Schimmelman, a Realtor with Fort Smith-based King Realty Group. A big picture view,…

USA Truck posts $1.8 million quarterly loss (Updated)

Van Buren-based USA Truck announced Thursday morning (April 16) a first-quarter net income loss of $1.88 million resulting from “severe contraction” in freight demand. The loss, however, was an improvement…

Peter Quixote charges for the taco truck

It’s an alliterative Feast, with Calico County, Bombay Billiard’s and lively larder.

More than 500 attend Fort Smith ‘Tea Party’

Attendance at the Tax Day Tea Party held Wednesday (April 15) in Pendergraft Park in downtown Fort Smith exceeded the expectations of co-organizer Greg White. The event, held 4 to…

Unconcealing the concealed

A concealed carry gun instructor takes issue with new disclosure rules.

Southside journalism students to collaborate with The City Wire

Southside High School journalism students will soon post their research and writing as contributors to The City Wire. Dalton Person, editor of Southside’s Southworld news magazine, Zach Wilson, Southworld assistant…

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith festival highlights different cultures

International Festival also offers a tasty fast fact about chili, the All-American dish.

St. Edward cuts 64 jobs

St. Edward Mercy Health System announced Wednesday (April 15) that 64 full-time jobs will be cut immediately. Hospital officials said a “vast majority” of the jobs cut were non-direct care…

Directors to vote on daycare rule change, golf water

The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved Tuesday to place on its April 21 voting agenda a measure that would allow daycares operating in residential areas to hire one permanent…

God has returned

A new book suggests that the elitists are wrong: God is not dead.

Fort Smith hospitality tax collections dip in February

February hospitality tax figures in Fort Smith totaled $56,708, down 7.1% from collections in February 2008. The top five hotels, based on February collections, were Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn City…

Congress should reauthorize small business grant program

Three businesses in the Fort Smith region have received more than 10 of the grants.

Greenwood High School report: Combatting ‘Senioritis’ tough but necessary

story by Erika Lindsay and Randi, student journalists from Greenwood High School Near the end of the school year, seniors get restless. College acceptances have already gone out, scholarships have…

Bank of the Ozarks posts record quarterly income

Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks reported late Monday that its first-quarter net income was $9.28 million, up 19.6% from the same quarter of 2008. The bank reported the net…

J.B. Hunt sees first-quarter income, revenue decline

The national recession continues to hit the trucking sector as Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services saw its first-quarter income dip 15.3% to $30.8 million. Hunt, one of the nation’s largest…