by - January 23, 2009 2:46 pm
Editor’s note: There are updates throughout the story. Selecting an architectural and design plan and forming a foundation board were two important steps taken Friday (Jan. 23) by the board…
by - January 23, 2009 2:03 pm
The volunteer leadership at the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce is “finalizing search parameters” in the hunt for a new chamber president, according to Roger Meek, chairman of the…
by - January 23, 2009 8:56 am
Moody’s Investor Service on Thursday (Jan. 22) downgraded the credit rating of Whirlpool Corp. do Baa3. The Baa3 rating often is given during times of economic distress, and suggests that…
by - January 23, 2009 8:50 am
The Therma Tru plant in Roland, Okla., is yet another regional victim of the downturn in the national housing market. The Maumee, Ohio-based company announced Thursday it will close the…
by - January 23, 2009 8:16 am
The economic challenges faced by Obama are more like those faced by Reagan, not FDR.
by - January 23, 2009 7:29 am
It could be as long as 7 years before new technology being tested by Oklahoma City-based OG&E Energy Corp. is made available in the Fort Smith region — if at…
by - January 22, 2009 6:34 pm
Bills filed Wednesday (Jan. 21) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: HB 1156This bill, pushed by the House Joint Budget Committee, establishes the appropriation for the Arkansas Highway…
by - January 22, 2009 5:58 pm
Transportation in the form of interstate funding and trolley buses proved the most interesting subjects at the Thursday (Jan. 22) meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority. INTERSTATE 49FCRA Director…
by - January 22, 2009 3:00 pm
Arvel “Buddy” Acoach, the top representative for the federal Transportation Security Administration at the Fort Smith Regional Airport, resigned the position effective Jan. 21. Acoach, who held the post since…
by - January 22, 2009 12:50 pm
Less than 20 percent of manufacturers in Arkansas are taking advantage of a sales tax reduction on natural gas and electric utility costs, according to figures from the Arkansas Department…
by - January 22, 2009 12:19 pm
El Dorado-based Murphy Oil Corp. is expanding the El Dorado Promise Scholarship program to allow more flexibility for students and families in El Dorado looking for ways to afford a…
by - January 21, 2009 9:37 pm
Payday loans do not cause bankruptcy, according to a recent study by economists at Clemson University. Dr. Petru Stoianovici and Prof. Michael Maloney studied the relationship between payday lending and…
by - January 21, 2009 9:31 pm
Leave it to the stoic British to go against the conventional wisdom of The American Media Machine.
by - January 21, 2009 9:19 pm
Curly fries, shredded pork, beer, guacamole, more beer and roast beef sandwiches. Peter is on a cholesterol road trip. Bring your own defibrillator.
by - January 21, 2009 7:24 pm
Fund raising efforts to construct and operate this “national museum” will become more aggressive and targeted before 2009 expires.
by - January 21, 2009 5:33 pm
Bills filed Wednesday (Jan. 21) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: HB 1134Entitled as an act “to improve accessibility to health care in Arkansas,” the proposed bill would…
by - January 21, 2009 1:15 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe today (Jan. 21) named Todd Turner as the new chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party. The chairman’s post is a two-year term, without term limits. The appointment…
by - January 21, 2009 1:01 pm
Higher insurance rates arrive just in time for the national recession. How nice.
by - January 21, 2009 8:26 am
Judging from October sales tax collections, the full effect of a national recession has yet to hit the Fort Smith region. Combined October sales tax collections for Crawford, Franklin, Logan…
by - January 21, 2009 8:18 am
A report suggesting growth in the global wind turbine repair industry could be good news for an emerging wind energy manufacturing sector in Arkansas. Dallas-based Lucintel reports that the global…
