by - September 9, 2016 2:16 pm
Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Jay Chesshir told members of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce that Arkansas is not where it needs to be…
by - September 8, 2016 5:01 pm
Methodist Village CEO Harvey Leffring is relatively new to Arkansas, having lived in the Fort Smith area just one year. A Chicago transplant, he is learning to call the Hogs…
by - September 8, 2016 11:03 am
A franchise rate increase proposed by Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman would add just under $6 to the monthly bill for commercial natural gas customers of Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation…
by - September 7, 2016 7:04 pm
Dallas-based Gateway Planning will unveil preliminary maps for Fort Smith’s strategic downtown development on Sept. 15 during a meeting planned to to be held on the first floor of the…
by - September 7, 2016 6:17 pm
Van Buren Original (VBO), a group of city leaders and business owners formed to foster the development of the downtown historic district, will roll out a four-month endeavor called Living…
by - September 6, 2016 9:09 pm
City Administrator Carl Geffken said Fort Smith is still on pace to meet its early October deadline for filling three vacant department head positions in human resources, police, and utilities….
by - September 6, 2016 2:24 pm
Fort Smith Regional Airport enplanements were down for the first seven months of 2016 by close to 5% compared to the same period in 2015. But for Airport Director John…
by - August 31, 2016 3:22 pm
Fort Smith posted its first sales tax report since slicing budget items at an Aug. 16 Board of Directors meeting in response to underperforming sales tax revenue. So far, it’s…
by - August 30, 2016 4:31 pm
Supporters of turning Crawford County from dry to wet will have to wait a little longer before they can vote on the issue, according to County Clerk Teresa Armer. The…
by - August 29, 2016 1:18 pm
The Fort Smith metro area, which includes Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren, has finally turned a corner on building permits, but it took seven months and a devastating hailstorm…
by - August 24, 2016 3:49 pm
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) has responded to Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman’s call for a franchise fee increase and the message is clear: Any rate hikes will be passed…
by - August 23, 2016 6:21 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday considered a Planned Zoning Development (PZD) request from the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and discussed the ticking clock attached to…
by - August 23, 2016 4:02 pm
Talicia Richardson of the Propel Downtown Forward initiative and 64.6 Downtown told Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners that they are satisfied so far with progress on a strategic development…
by - August 23, 2016 5:32 am
Van Buren Mayor Bob Freeman urged city council members to revisit the franchise tax the city charges to the Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. (AOG) from the current flat rate of…
by - August 22, 2016 7:56 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has opened the doors on a new $11.5 million facility. The Recreation and Wellness Center (RaWC, and pronounced “Rock”) began as an initiative…
by - August 22, 2016 12:11 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken appears to be taking Fort Smith’s minority hiring problem seriously. In a July 15 email to Strategic Government Resources (SGR), the recruiting firm used…
by - August 19, 2016 12:53 pm
Future School of Fort Smith will open its doors on Monday, Aug. 22, to an enrollment of 65 students, according to Trish Flanagan, the public charter school’s founder and superintendent….
by - August 18, 2016 6:46 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) approved five extension requests and two new sales. It also made a move to reclaim 40 acres of land set aside for low- to…
by - August 16, 2016 8:11 pm
Budget cuts, a business expansion, and a fallen law officer took center stage at Tuesday night’s (Aug. 16) meeting of the Fort Smith Board of Directors. City Finance Director Jennifer…
by - August 11, 2016 1:08 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum kicked off a new era Wednesday night, Aug. 10, with the arrival of president and CEO Patrick Weeks from Dublin, Ohio. Weeks met with fundraisers, organizers and…
