Newk's Eatery's First Northwest Arkansas Location Opens Monday
The first of four planned Newk's Eatery locations in northwest Arkansas will open Monday in Fayetteville. read more >
The first of four planned Newk's Eatery locations in northwest Arkansas will open Monday in Fayetteville. read more >
Officials in Fort Smith say Whirlpool Corp. wants to revise its contamination cleanup plan for its closed plant there. read more >
Fort Smith returned to the top of the Arkansas Tech University Business Index in September, and also led the way in the third-quarter rankings. read more >
Unemployment rates were down in all five MSAs in Arkansas in the second quarter of 2014, according to numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' latest Burgundy Book report. read more >
Construction work is set to begin this week on two highly anticipated projects in Arkansas: a $1.3 billion steel mill in Osceola and the new $50 million museum in Fort Smith honoring the U.S. Marshals Service. read more >
For the second quarter of 2014, Fort Smith remained the leading city on the Arkansas Tech Business Index. read more >
For the second consecutive month, Fort Smith had the highest ATBI value in April. The city saw a decrease of 1.6 points between March and April, however, its 106.99 rating was good enough to best its closest competitors. read more >
Six high school seniors will present their dream of bringing a professional hockey team, tentatively named the Arkansas Marshals, at noon Wednesday at the Golden Corral restaurant in Fort Smith. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped five-tenths of a percentage point in January compared to numbers from a year ago. read more >
House prices and single-family building permits were down in most metropolitan statistical areas in Arkansas in the fourth quarter of 2013. read more >
The unemployment rates in all of Arkansas’ metropolitan statistical areas increased in the fourth quarter of 2013, except in Fort Smith where it remained unchanged from the previous quarter. read more >
According to an economic condition report from the Federal Reserve, most economists surveyed expect conditions in Arkansas to remain the same in 2014, while a "sizable minority" expect to see some improvement from 2013. read more >
Fort Smith took a hard hit in the recession and lost a bounty of jobs when Whirlpool ceased operations in the city in 2012. There have been a number of job announcements for Fort Smith throughout the past year, but those announcements haven’t helped tax revenue. read more >
Mercy Fort Smith received a $150,000 contribution from the Wal-Mart Foundation to assist with the purchase of critical care equipment for the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). read more >
Arkadelphia and Fort Smith are among more than 100 cities and towns in the U.S. and Canada that are in the running for a downtown makeover performed by Benjamin Moore & Co. read more >
The city of Fort Smith on Thursday unveiled a plaque marking the site of a city time capsule on the west entrance of the Fort Smith Convention Center. read more >
It never hurts to take a look at yourself or your location through the eyes of others. I was reminded of this adage as the last of the 560 guests from the Travel South Showcase left Arkansas in late February following their convention in Little Rock. read more >
After several bumpy years, the U.S. Marshals Museum project in Fort Smith is starting to gain traction. The $50 million project, to be situated on the banks of the Arkansas River near downtown Fort Smith, was first proposed in 2008. read more >
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs has been recognized by ConventionSouth, an event planning magazine, with two awards: the 2012 Readers’ Choice Award and the New or Renovated Meeting Site Award. read more >
In recent years, several new development projects have infused new life into downtown. The transformation of the area into one in which residents are attracted to live, work and play has earned Fort Smith honorable-mention recognition as a 2011 Arkansas Business City of Distinction for Main Street preservation. read more >
