The Fort Smith Regional Economic Outlook Report, produced by the Center for Business Research and Economic Development at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has retained its sponsor.

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LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent in October, labor statistics released Tuesday showed.

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The Fort Smith Advertising & Promotion Commission would continue to operate the city-owned Fort Smith Convention Center under a proposal adopted by commission members Tuesday.

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The focus of last week’s column was on an incredible opportunity for many taxpayers to realize capital gains during the 2011 tax year and potentially pay absolutely zero income tax. If a taxpayer is

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There was a time when an employer’s concern about the health of his workers extended little beyond finding someone to fill an empty desk or work station when an employee called in sick.

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Members of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority board Thursday asked staff members to prepare a budget for operation of the Deer Trails Golf Course, but repeated their earlier indication they did

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Trucks looking for Arkansas River ports at Van Buren and Fort Smith will soon have highway signs to designate the routes, Frontier Metropolitan Planning Organization Director Tim Conklin said Thursday

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Sparks Health System hosted a ribbon-cutting and open-house event Wednesday for a new PET/CT scanner.

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A Thursday meeting of the Central Business Improvement District Commission has been canceled. The commission will not meet in November, according to a news release.

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Central Mall’s newest tenant is Best Buy Mobile, a mobile specific off-shoot of the big-box retailer Best Buy.

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