Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Beware of phishing scams

Ethan Nobles, director of media relations for the Arkansas Realtors Association, warns of scams related to your personal financial information.

Area home prices fall, duplex work boosts Fort Smith building permits

Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 7.8% and 2.6%, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Jan. 19. Industry watchers cite two…

Legislative session ‘swap’ a possibility

A bill to “swap” Arkansas legislative sessions is expected to be discussed this week, according to this story from Talkbusiness.net. Arkansans voted in November to approve a legislative session in…

This is cool (in a geeky-cool way)

Detailed info about planes, trains and automobiles now in an easy to download form from our federal government friends.

Thousands brave cold for King Day parade

The usual downtown Fort Smith parade celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King also saw numerous signs linking President-elect Barack Obama to King’s legacy.

Magazine offers details on legislative session, NLR downtown development

The first 2009 edition of Talk Business Quarterly (TBQ) has been published and the more than 25,000 copies of the magazine are in the mail and on the streets, according…

Arkansas economists discuss economic silver linings

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of an article appearing in the most recent issue of TBQ, a magazine covering business and political news in Arkansas. Link here for…

National building woes to continue in 2009; Fort Smith region effects noted

Fitch Ratings reports that there is no bottom in sight for U.S. homebuilders as the recession deepens. “As weak as housing has been, it can soften further,” said Managing Director…

Stockman takes entrepreneurial game to the state level

Former director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center in Fort Smith has been recruited by a Little Rock agency to help ensure small business success around Arkansas.

Sounds of retreat

The Fort Smith Board of Directors held a 2009 planning retreat Jan. 10 that lasted more than seven hours. Such meetings are analogous to buying an impressive arrangement of flowers….

Weekly economic review includes downtown development, job cuts

The City Wire economic review for the week of Jan. 12 – Jan. 16: REGIONAL/STATE• A Fort Smith-based company that develops and manages apartment complexes around the state will invest…

Sales tax reduction on food, partial birth abortion bills filed in Little Rock

Bills filed Friday (Jan. 16) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: SB 88This bill, filed by State Sen. Bobby Glover, D-Carlisle, is the much anticipated legislation that would…

Infrastructure funding ‘overlap’ a concern to some; I-49 in that mix

Doug Thomas and David Olive aren’t too concerned about the possibility the proposed federal stimulus plan could reduce the scope, budget or near-term consideration of the upcoming federal highway reauthorization…

Info on horrors related to terrorism now in handy calendar form

Keep tabs on terrorism with the National Counterterrorism Center calendar. As Dave Barry might say, WE ARE NOT MAKING THIS UP.

Party tricks and baseball stars part of scheduled UAFS lectures

Mathematical party tricks, a Barling baseball star and the basics on how to start a business in Arkansas are just a few of the topics to be addressed in the…

Brave Combo offers geography lesson with 2-hour concert

It takes a Brave Combo to put a little funk into Bach. And, yes, Virginia, you can do The Twist to, “Let it snow.”

Legislation filed concerning bingo fees and doctor referrals

Bills filed Thursday (Jan. 15) in the 87th General Assembly include the following: SB 87The proposed bill would appropriate $667,968 to fund the Arkansas Ethics Commission. HB 1111This proposed bill,…

Bank of the Ozarks takes hit on loan loss provision

Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks announced today (Jan. 15) 2008 fiscal year net income of $34.47 million, up 8.6% over 2007 net income of $31.74 million. Also, the company…

Busby of Alma gets state committee reappointment

Dr. David Busby of Alma was one of 12 Arkansans appointed/reappointed to state boards and commissions Thursday (Jan. 15) by Gov. Mike Beebe. Busby was reappointed to the Tobacco Prevention…

CBID Commissioners eager to support development incentive bill

Discussion of proposed legislation to incentivize development in downtown Fort Smith garnered much discussion at Thursday’s (Jan. 15) meeting of the Central Business Improvement District Commission. Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort…