by - December 7, 2014 5:24 pm
Santa rode into Springdale on the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad on Saturday (Dec. 6), aboard the 11th annual Children’s Christmas Train. Beginning at 8 a.m., families could join Santa on…
by - December 7, 2014 4:06 pm
Col. Mark Anderson, the officer who oversaw the historic transition of the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith to a unit without a manned flying mission, will soon step down…
by - December 7, 2014 11:52 am
It's Christmastime in the City of Van Buren. The town ushered in the holiday season on Saturday (Dec. 6) evening with its annual Courthouse Lighting Ceremony, Festival of Trees, and…
by - December 5, 2014 5:24 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum, a planned $53 million museum to be located along the shores of the Arkansas River near downtown Fort Smith, will host its first ever U.S. Marshals…
by - December 5, 2014 5:13 pm
Consumer sentiment may be lower in Arkansas than other parts of the country, but Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M. Walton College of…
by - December 4, 2014 7:40 pm
First National Bank of NWA (formerly First National Bank of Rogers) recently expanded into Washington County with a branch bank located at 2638 Joyce Blvd., Suite 1. The branch opened…
by - December 4, 2014 6:22 pm
Almost as soon as people started reading news on the Internet, a debate sprung up – is an Internet-based journalist a “real” reporter? In Arkansas, at least, that question was…
by - December 4, 2014 6:05 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $5.599 million in November, a drop of 5.81% from the same month last year when permits totaled $5.944…
by - December 4, 2014 5:51 pm
Consumers spent more money on goods and services in Northwest Arkansas four largest cities in September which helped deliver a 7.48% rise the cities’ November sales tax revenue. Bentonville, Rogers,…
by - December 4, 2014 5:38 pm
Financial security among Americans is another indicator of a stronger economy, but the degree of relief and its sustainability is uncertain. Bankrate’s Financial Security Index rose again in October for…
by - December 4, 2014 5:19 pm
Tyson Foods’ focus on its prepared food business is coming at the expense of it international presence. The Springdale-based meat giant announced July 28 plans to sell its Brazil and…
by - December 4, 2014 3:01 pm
In January, the 90th General Assembly will convene with large Republican majorities in the Arkansas House and Senate as well as a full slate of GOP constitutional officeholders, including Gov.-elect…
by - December 4, 2014 12:52 pm
An attempt to settle a class action lawsuit against Whirlpool by residents in and around the toxic plume of trichloroethylene (TCE) the company admits leaking into the groundwater from its…
by - December 3, 2014 8:58 pm
Of the 82 people expected to be hired in coming years to implement various aspects of the programs required under the proposed consent decree between the city of Fort Smith…
by - December 3, 2014 8:42 pm
The Governor, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Senate President and Speaker of the House released the names of their appointees to a citizens committee that will set legislative, executive…
by - December 3, 2014 8:29 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will graduate nearly 350 bachelor degreed students next weekend, but Associate Vice Chancellor for Workforce Development at UAFS Dr. Ken Warden said the…
by - December 3, 2014 8:07 pm
Arkansas-based trucking companies like Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport and Fort Smith-based ArcBest are involved with the American Trucking Associations push for the industry to hire 100,000 veterans in the next…
by - December 3, 2014 4:51 pm
Gov-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Bill Bryant, formerly of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), as the new director of the Arkansas State Police. Bryant, a resident of Little Rock, brings nearly…
by - December 3, 2014 4:15 pm
The Arkansas Research Alliance launched a new program to recognize and reward research talent in the state with a program called ARA Fellows. Five universities – Arkansas State University, University…
by - December 3, 2014 3:39 pm
Student debt has become a trillion dollar problem in 2014 but experts say those on the hook for massive amounts of debt aren’t all 20-something-year-old college graduates or dropouts. “There…
