Smith Chevrolet Cadillac opens new dealership in Fort Smith
Smith Chevrolet Cadillac has opened its new 35,000-square-foot dealership at 6500 Autopark Drive near the company’s Nissan dealership.The building is the newest auto dealership in Arkansas and is...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks posts record income in 2014
Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks posted full year net income of $118.6 million, a record for the company and a 30% increase compared to 2013. The total was boosted by fourth quarter income of $34.8...
View ArticleCherokee Nation holds topping out ceremony on $80 million expansion in Roland
Officials with the Cherokee Nation gathered in Roland on Monday (Jan. 19) for a topping out ceremony on the $80 million expansion of its casino and hotel operation. The new Cherokee Casino & Hotel...
View ArticleWal-Mart to give consumers a cash tax refund option at its stores
Tax refund time is important for retailers and Wal-Mart who will again use their services platforms to help shoppers complete their 2014 income taxes. The retail giant announced this year a cash option...
View ArticleLane closure planned on I-540 Arkansas River bridge
Routine bridge maintenance will require a lane closure on Interstate 540 in Fort Smith/Van Buren, according to Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) officials.Crews will perform...
View ArticleABF Freight works with Army, Teamsters on job initiative for soldiers
ABF Freight has partnered with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the U.S. Army on a joint program to help soldiers transition from military service to the civilian world with work as a...
View ArticleTyson Foods Foundation and family donates $500,000 to eVersity
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerThe Tyson Foods Foundation and the Tyson family donated $500,000 to the University of Arkansas system to support its online university...
View ArticleArcBest announces quarterly dividend of 6 cents per share
Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp. on Thursday (Jan. 22) announced a quarterly divident of 6 cents per share to shareholders of record on Feb. 5. The dividend is paid on Feb. 19.The company is set to...
View ArticleVoting will end soon to name features at the Parrot Island Waterpark
Voting to name features of the Parrot Island Waterpark concludes at 11:59 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 23).Each of the seven amenities in the contest has five choices – all of which were submitted by citizens...
View ArticleWalmart Canada opens 11 new supercenters
Unlike Target Stores, retail behemoth Wal-Mart is not backing down on efforts to grow market share north of the border. Walmart Canada will open 11 new supercenters this month as its fiscal 2015 comes...
View ArticleWal-Mart settles a suit in the auto fatality involving Tracy Morgan
Wal-Mart has settled a civil suit with the family of James McNair, the comedian killed last year in an auto fatality involving a Walmart truck. McNair, 62, was traveling with comedian Tracy Morgan who...
View ArticleDollar Tree wins the bid for Family Dollar
Family Dollar shareholders approved the $8.5 billion deal to be acquired by Dollar Tree with 74% of the votes cast in favor of the merger on Thursday (Jan. 22). Shareholders passed on the hostile $9.1...
View ArticleDennis Smiley sued by American Express
American Express has filed suit against former Arvest bank president H. Dennis Smiley for unpaid credit card accounts totaling $65,025.41.The complaint was filed in Benton County Circuit Court Jan. 7...
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Rogers Police Chief James Allen dies
A longtime lawman Rogers Police Chief James Allen died Thursday morning (Jan 22) following a long cancer battle.Allen began chief of police in Rogers in 2011 after spending 22 years in the Bentonville...
View ArticleDollar General to open new store in Fort Smith
Dollar General will hold the grand opening of a new store at 1701 Grand Ave. in Fort Smith on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 8 a.m. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.,-based retailer will hand out $10 gift...
View ArticleDr. Pollock joins Sparks Internal Medicine
Dr. Solangel Pollock has joined Dr. Trevor Hodge at Sparks Fort Smith Internal Medicine located at 708 Lexington.Both physicians are accepting new patients. The clinic offers general medical care for...
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Crystal Bridges Museum announces new hires, promotions
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art announces several key appointments to the advancement division for the museum relations team.Ana Aguayo was hired as membership program manager at the museum and...
View ArticleSupply Side brief: Post Cereal to buy Malt-O-Meal
Cereal maker Post announced plans to acquire MOM Brands for $1.5 billion. MOM Brands includes Malt-O-Meal, Golden Puffs, Cinnamon Toasters and other ready-to-eat brands.This deal will make Post the...
View ArticleHutchinson names five to state boards and commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson today announced on Monday (Jan. 26) the following appointments to boards and commissions: William “Dubs” Byers, Gould, to the Board of Corrections. Appointment expires Dec. 31,...
View ArticleTyson Foods to add 500 jobs in Georgia
Tyson Foods announced a $110 million expansion to its Vienna, Ga., chicken plant that will add more than 500 jobs by mid-year.This move is the third Tyson investment in recent weeks to shift some of...
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