Archive | March, 2011

Geithner To Tour Springdale Facility

WASHINGTON – Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner plans to visit northwest Arkansas on Friday and tour the NanoMech manufacturing plant in Springdale.

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Lighthouse Inn Has New Owners

The Lighthouse Inn has new owners who are longtime fans with big plans.

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Area Foreclosure Rate Up In December

The mortgage foreclosure rate for the Fort Smith area rose to 1.98 percent in December, an increase of 0.21 percentage points from 1.77 percent in December 2009.

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Rights Groups Eye Wal-Mart Suit

WASHINGTON – A coalition of consumer, civil and women’s rights groups issued a report Tuesday backing a class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart.

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‘True Grit’ Spurs Visits

The Coen brothers’ 2010 version of “True Grit” continues to generate travelers’ interest in Fort Smith and attract visitors to the National Historic Site, members of the Advertising and Prom

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Fort Smith Airport Director: Ice, Snow Tally At $40K

Icy meant pricey for the Fort Smith Regional Airport in January and February, according to a financial report given Tuesday to the Airport Commission.

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Business Briefs

KHBS/KHOG-TV will be recognized for its coverage of the 2010 election season when parent company Hearst Television Inc. collects its sixth consecutive USC Annenberg Walter Cronkite Award for Excellenc

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Senator Outlines ‘Fairness Act’

A bill that sailed through the Arkansas Senate on March 10 may enter choppier waters in the House this week unless its Fort Smith sponsor succeeds in clarifying its intent and effect.

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IRAs Can Be Beneficial At Tax Time

Only four weeks remain to finalize and file 2010 federal income tax returns (unless an extension is filed), but there is still time for taxpayers to make a few decisions that can potentially reduce th

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L.A.-Based Company, Partners Buy K-MAC

Fort Smith-based K-MAC Holdings Corp., one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees in the United States, has new owners – Brentwood Associates.

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