CENTENNIAL - Calumet Township officials have found a way to increase employment in the township, while at the same time finding a productive use for a former copper mine site. Township Supervisor Paul Lehto said work is continuing at the former Centennial

Finally, the Port of Mombasa will be joining the big league in the world when it starts handling the larger ships that are now taking over the shipping business.

SPRINGDALE -- Stories reporting job losses have become a regular occurrence as the national economy has slipped, but the news is better for Northwest Arkansas as unemployment rates declined year-over-year in September.

Traveling through the Elgin area, signs of the slowing economy are everywhere. Restaurants are less busy, and the owners, like Twid Wagner at the Chick 'n Dip in Hampshire, will tell you how higher food prices are cutting into their margins.

The government reports that the number of newly laid off people filing claims for unemployment benefits bolted past 400,000 last week as companies trimmed their work forces to cope with a slowing economy.