by - January 17, 2025 11:09 am
A resolution on the agenda for the Fort Smith Board of Directors regular meeting for Tuesday (Jan. 21) could mark as complete the construction of the at least $3.344 million…
by - January 17, 2025 10:21 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) exceeded 1.1 million enplanements, or passengers flying out, for the first time in 2024, XNA officials announced Friday (Jan. 17). XNA attributed the record year…
by - January 16, 2025 12:01 pm
The Walton Arts Center and the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) recently released a 2024 impact study showing the two performing arts venues had a total economic impact of $68.2…
by - January 16, 2025 11:13 am
With an experienced restaurant franchise executive as part of the leadership team, Bentonville-based food and restaurant company Good Gravy Group plans to grow by adding new locations, franchising and landing…
by - January 15, 2025 2:03 pm
The path is uncertain on how to develop the more than 100 acres that was once the ACME brick facility in Fort Smith, with city staff suggesting a holistic long-term…
by - January 15, 2025 10:42 am
The River Valley Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, has a slate of events scheduled Jan. 18-23 to celebrate the…
by - January 14, 2025 11:06 am
Since acquiring in September 2024 the historic Carnegie Library building, located at 318 N. 13th St., and the former studio and offices of KFSM, new owner Diana Sims has begun…
by - January 13, 2025 12:17 pm
Discussion of the former ACME brick yard and what the property – more than 110 acres – could bring to the City of Fort Smith is again on the agenda…
by - January 13, 2025 11:53 am
A second time is the charm. The City of Fort Smith in its second attempt has been awarded a $24.987 million federal grant to build almost 10 miles of new…
by - January 10, 2025 8:45 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission will receive a $25 million federal grant to pay for a 12-foot-wide bicycle and pedestrian trail running the length of a $362.91 million project to…
by - January 8, 2025 6:03 pm
The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville will launch a $25 million fundraising campaign to enhance and expand the 50,000-square-foot museum, according to a Wednesday (Jan. 8) news release. Amazeum and…
by - January 8, 2025 12:31 pm
Walmart Foundation has provided the Jones Center with a $550,000 grant to support access to the center over the next two years and space rental discounts to area nonprofits, the…
by - January 7, 2025 1:41 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and August was $18.392 million, up 5.2% compared with the $17.482 million in the same period of 2023. The August revenue of $2.254…
by - January 7, 2025 11:13 am
Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) has appointed Paxton Roberts as its new executive director, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 7) news release. He begins in his new role on Monday (Jan….
by - January 6, 2025 10:34 am
Springdale nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE) recently released a report that shows the music industry generates $10 million in income annually in Northwest Arkansas. NWA Music Census…
by - January 5, 2025 4:13 pm
The community welcomed the Fort Smith Marshals during the baseball team’s first year in the city, and Greg Kigar is working to address issues to help the team better connect…
by - January 5, 2025 10:19 am
Brian Crowne has been promoted to vice president of the Walmart AMP and strategic initiatives. The AMP, which began at the Northwest Arkansas Mall parking lot in 2005, is located…
by - January 4, 2025 1:01 pm
The first two of many fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets roared into Fort Smith in late December to mark another milestone in the foreign pilot training center at Ebbing Air National…
by - January 3, 2025 12:25 pm
A $700 million investment in health care, a 2,700-acre land sale, and a new CEO, basketball coach and mayor comprise some of the top Northwest Arkansas business stories of 2024….
by - December 30, 2024 5:42 pm
Fort Kids Children’s Museum has reached its goal of exceeding $2 million in fundraising as 2024 comes to an end and has set a goal of raising another $1 million…
