by - March 5, 2024 7:48 pm
Sam Seeger is planning to invest up to $40 million to build an “upscale, high-end” active lifestyle community in Fort Smith for those age 55 and older that would be…
by - March 5, 2024 3:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is on track to exceed 1 million enplanements this year if it maintains its current trajectory. CEO Aaron Burkes discussed the key airport…
by - March 4, 2024 6:41 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) finally answered 10 questions from the trust’s beneficiaries about the FCRA’s dissolution. The response was made after almost seven months, and a day before…
by - March 4, 2024 4:56 pm
Building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren totaled $11.769 million in February, down 8.1% from the $12.804 million value of permits issued in January, and down 73% from…
by - February 29, 2024 2:16 pm
The Fort Smith metro ended 2023 with a slight uptick in jobs, but the number of unemployed in the region jumped 40% between December 2022 and December 2023, according to…
by - February 29, 2024 9:53 am
Over the past five years, the 100 Families in Sebastian County has done more than change the lives of just 100 families. To date, the initiative has helped 1,390 families…
by - February 28, 2024 11:42 am
After 42 years in law enforcement Bill Hollenbeck is hanging up his holster, maybe. Hollenbeck has announced he is retiring as the chief of police for the Fort Smith Public…
by - February 27, 2024 2:51 pm
It may feel like spring has sprung, but winter viruses are still active in the Fort Smith area and Arkansas. Mercy Fort Smith is averaging four to seven patients daily…
by - February 27, 2024 2:34 pm
With declines in state and federal funding and additions to district expenses, Fort Smith Public School District officials are suggesting that teacher pay salary schedule stay the same for the…
by - February 26, 2024 5:33 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue began 2024 on better footing after seeing a drop to end 2023. The January sales tax report shows the city’s share of the 1% Sebastian…
by - February 26, 2024 2:36 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Fort Smith museum, will hold its next scheduled meeting on March 7. It will be the first meeting for three…
by - February 25, 2024 9:18 am
Just a few weeks remain to nominate young professionals for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2024 Fast 15 class. The Fast 15 program is designed to recognize an exclusive group…
by - February 23, 2024 2:27 pm
An error on the sample ballots on the Sebastian County Clerk’s website shows a Democrat candidate running for Justice of the Peace for District 6 though he is a candidate…
by - February 22, 2024 2:25 pm
“Defeating the status quo” was how U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, tied his thoughts – and frustrations – on moving things through Congress with ArcBest’s new system to move things…
by - February 22, 2024 11:15 am
Mike Jacimore is president of Arvest Bank’s Fort Smith region. He replaces Roger Holroyd, who has been with the bank for more than 30 years and is retiring April 2…
by - February 22, 2024 10:57 am
Though several justices of the peace in Crawford and Sebastian counties will face an opponent this election cycle, only three in Crawford County will face an opponent in the March…
by - February 21, 2024 5:03 pm
The workforce at the Trane Technologies commercial HVAC manufacturing facility in Fort Smith has grown by more than 50% in the past year thanks to unique products made at the…
by - February 21, 2024 4:35 pm
The inaugural season for the Fort Smith Marshals, the baseball team in the newly formed Mid America League, will include a July 4 weekend home stand and the team has…
by - February 20, 2024 6:59 pm
Attorneys representing the Crawford County Library System argue that the relocation of LGBTQ books was not a First Amendment violation and instead “strikes a balance” that is “constitutionally compliant” and…
by - February 19, 2024 5:27 pm
Plaintiffs hoping to reverse actions by the Crawford County Library System that relocated books with LGBTQ content have filed a request for summary judgment and are hopeful a previous court…
