Tag: Fort Smith area home sales

Global market growing for radio tags

Wal-Mart is driving the research and usage.

Arkansas Payday law ruled unconstitutional

The Arkansas Supreme Court today has ruled that the 1999 Arkansas Check Cashers law is unconstitutional. The ruling is a serious legal blow to check cashing companies operating in the…

Wal-Mart reports strong October sales (updated with Dillard’s results)

Updated info: Little Rock-based Dillard’s Department Stores continues to suffer declining sales. The company announced today that sales for the four weeks ended Nov. 1 were $406 million compared to…

Business conditions still tough for ABF Freight

One of Fort Smith’s largest and prominent employers noted Wednesday in a federal filing that “business levels remained depressed” nationwide, but that the company has the financial reserves to withstand…

National business leaders comment on Obama win

At least one energy executive likes Obama.

Economist advises against soaking the rich

Soaking the rich leaves everyone wet.

Stockman resigns post as Fort Smith area entrepreneurship director

Michelle Stockman has resigned her post as executive director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center-Fort Smith effective Nov. 30. Stockman will begin work for the Little Rock-based Arkansas Capital Corp….

Obama, Arkansas lottery get election wins

U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., made history Tuesday with his presidential election victory. Obama, who becomes our 44th president Jan. 20, will be the first black president. Obama won 52…

FCC approves Alltel-Verizon Wireless merger

The Federal Communications Commission approved this afternoon the $28 billion merger between Alltel and Verizon Wireless. Despite a 5-0 vote, two FCC commissioners offered dissenting opinions on a decision that…

The true cost of auto incentives

Car makers spent $2.3 billion in October to "incentivize" you.

More layoffs at the Times Record

Halloween was indeed a scary day for at least 16 employees at the Times Record in Fort Smith. Officials with Stephens Media, the Las Vegas-based newspaper company that owns the…

Cost increases to build Marshals Museum

The estimated price to build the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith has grown from $25 million to between $30 million and $40 million, according to Sandi Sanders, museum project…

Area home list prices decline

Average and median prices of new and existing homes in the Fort Smith/Van Buren markets dropped 3.4 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively, between Aug. 4 and Nov. 3. Statewide, the…

Beebe: State to feel economic pain in 2009 (Updated!)

Updated info: Moody’s, the closely watched ratings agency, reports that at least 30 states are "In Recession" — including Arkansas. Economists at Moody’s also have looked at Arkansas’ metro areas….

Baldor included in “socially responsible” fund

One of the best performing “socially responsible” mutual funds is the Parnassus Workplace Fund (PARWX), according to a MarketWatch report. And one of the stocks in that fund is Fort…

National manufacturing index takes a dive

A report released Monday by the Institute for Supply Management is not good news for regional economies with a large manufacturing base. The institute reported that manufacturing in the U.S….

State estimates lower winter natural gas bills

The Arkansas Public Service Commission said Monday that natural gas bills for Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. customers are expected to decline this winter season. For the customer using 100 ccf…

Baldor project tops weekly building permit report (Updated!)

Updated info: For all of October, the city of Fort Smith issued 644 permits with a construction value of $16.2 million. The city collected $95,791 in fees on the permits….

Reestablishing contact with Kind Readers in the Fort Smith region

On June 27, the fine folks at The Times Record in Fort Smith and The Morning News in Northwest Arkansas ended my almost eight years of employment as their business…

Earnings, economic reports for the upcoming week

It’s not just an election week. Several important earnings reports from publicly held companies and government economic reports are set to release this week. On Monday morning, the Commmerce Department…