by - January 30, 2015 4:25 pm
Tyson Foods shareholders convened in Springdale on Friday (Jan. 30) for their annual no-frills meeting, but there was plenty to celebrate on the heels of a record 2014 and strong…
by - January 30, 2015 7:07 am
It is indeed a happy new year at Tyson Foods. The Springdale-based global meat processing, marketing and distribution company reported record revenue of $10.817 billion for the first fiscal quarter,…
by - January 29, 2015 9:33 pm
The petition drive seeking to change the form of Fort Smith city government is set to begin Friday (Jan. 30), with around 35 group supporters gathering Thursday night at the…
by - January 29, 2015 8:23 pm
A story the Associated Press ran about a popular smartphone app serves as yet another reminder that technological advances often raise legal issues that courts will have to struggle with…
by - January 29, 2015 8:12 pm
North Walton Boulevard has largely been an abandoned commercial district ever since the hospital moved to its new health center off South Walton Boulevard in 2003. City and business leaders…
by - January 29, 2015 5:10 pm
The staff and supporters of the U.S. Marshals Museum are likely hoping that commemorative coin sales are as successful recent sales by Umarex USA of a limited edition airgun connected…
by - January 29, 2015 4:47 pm
It was probably a rare day in 2014 if someone employed in the Northwest Arkansas building sector was out of work. The region’s four largest cities issued new construction permits…
by - January 29, 2015 3:01 pm
Three technology companies announced plans to locate new facilities in downtown Conway, investing $2.5 million and adding 140 new jobs. Metova Inc., a mobile app development company; Big Cloud Analytics,…
by - January 29, 2015 2:44 pm
Tyson Foods is certainly not the regional company it was 40 years ago or the large national company it was just a few decades ago. It’s now a global meat…
by - January 29, 2015 2:33 pm
American Resort Management, the Erie, Pa.-based company set to operate the Parrot Island Waterpark at Ben Geren Regional Park, announced Thursday (Jan. 29) that more than 1,000 votes were received…
by - January 28, 2015 9:51 pm
It’s time to start the new year at Wal-Mart Stores and that typically signals the end of road for some corporate employees. The retail giant eliminated about 50 positions at…
by - January 28, 2015 8:16 pm
A bill that would seek to eliminate a dual status for a state holiday fell short in committee Wednesday, and the Governor’s private option plan was approved by a Senate…
by - January 28, 2015 7:16 pm
The new, modern and unused 200,000-square-foot Mitsubishi manufacturing facility at Chaffee Crossing that once promised to be home to 400 good-paying jobs has officially been put on the sale block….
by - January 28, 2015 4:48 pm
With Arkansas’ housing market on the mend in recent years, homeowners may be tempted to take out a home equity loan and banks and other financial institutions are likely eager…
by - January 28, 2015 3:30 pm
Consumers mulling the purchase of new construction homes this year will likely pay a little more than buyers who closed deals in 2014, according to local real estate professionals. The…
by - January 28, 2015 1:12 pm
In 1957 “Judge Parker’s” courtroom and gallows reopened for business as Fort Smith began its wager that selling its 19th century history to tourists would create an economic bonanza for…
by - January 28, 2015 12:21 pm
Staff and volunteers at the Donald W. Reynolds Cancer Support House know the emotional and physical toll cancer takes on the patients battling it. To help aid in the difficult…
by - January 27, 2015 10:14 pm
Budget projections, Whirlpool, the 2015 Personnel Project, and a resolution approving ArcBest Corporation for the Tax Back Program were among the highlights of the Sebastian County Quorum Court’s inaugural meeting…
by - January 27, 2015 10:05 pm
On the agenda was sex, violence and toxic water. Nope, it was not the latest original show from Netflix, but Tuesday’s study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors….
by - January 27, 2015 9:40 pm
The U.S. meat industry got off to a good start in 2015 and Tyson Foods is one of several meat companies expecting strong earnings this year behind higher demand for…
