by - ago
Fort Smith teacher named 2021 Arkansas Teacher of the Year
Susanna Post, the math and business technology teacher at Belle Point Alternative Center in Fort Smith, is the Arkansas Teacher of the Year. The award was announced at an assembly…
Fort Smith
by - ago
Introducing the 2020 C-Suite Award winners
We’re pleased to introduce to you the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s sixth annual class of C-Suite Award winners. The C-Suite Award recognizes 10 C-level executives who are driving success and…
by - October 14, 2020 5:08 pm
Craig Cannon, long-time anchor for 40/29 News, announces retirement
Craig Cannon, anchor, reporter and former news director for ABC affiliate 40/29 News, will retire Nov. 25 after 37 years at the station. Cannon announced his retirement Wednesday (Oct. 14)….
by - October 14, 2020 4:47 pm
Efforts continue on environmental and engineering study for regional intermodal facility
Progress continues to be made on an inland port and intermodal facility in Crawford County, according to Sen. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, and the Western Arkansas Intermodal Authority (WAIA) executive…
by - October 13, 2020 7:58 pm
Fort Smith Board hears plans on $133 million in capital improvement projects
Several city department heads presented capital improvement plans to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at a study session Tuesday (Oct. 13) to provide information prior to the city’s process…
by - October 13, 2020 5:27 pm
Deficits, COVID-19, healthcare key topics of 3rd Congressional District debate
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, said he best knows the issues facing the 3rd Congressional District. Democrat challenger Celeste Williams said Womack has done nothing meaningful during his 10 years…
by - October 13, 2020 2:26 pm
Health care, stimulus, police brutality discussed in 4th Congressional District race
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, sparred Tuesday (Oct. 13) with rivals William Hanson, D-Camden, and Frank Gilbert, L-Tull, over the fate of healthcare expansion, a second pandemic stimulus…
by - October 13, 2020 11:28 am
Landmark CPA leads internal CARES Act group
Katie Lejong, member of accounting firm Landmark PLC, leads an internal task force that’s guided clients on multiple aspects to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Landmark,…
by - October 12, 2020 6:44 pm
Park Elementary chosen as new name for Albert Pike
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education voted Monday (Oct. 12) to change the name of Albert Pike Elementary School to Park Elementary School. The name change will go…
by - October 12, 2020 4:46 pm
Supporters of UAFS tax extension reject debate request
There will be no public debate between those who oppose and those who support extension of a 1/4 cent sales tax in Sebastian County that generates about $6 million in…
by - October 8, 2020 5:49 pm
Crawford, Sebastian county clerks see significant rise in absentee ballot requests
Voting interest in the Nov. 3 general elections is running high in both Sebastian and Crawford counties, according to election officials. The number of voters seeking absentee ballots is considerably…
by - October 7, 2020 4:53 pm
Friends of UAFS raise more than $100,000 in tax renewal campaign
As of Sept. 14, Friends of UAFS have more than $100,000 to spend on a campaign to convince Sebastian County voters to renew a 1/4 cent sales tax that provides…
by - October 7, 2020 4:40 pm
ArcBest adapts to changes amid COVID-19 pandemic
Fort Smith-based logistics company ArcBest, the parent company of less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight, has worked to overcome numerous challenges that have come about because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judy McReynolds,…
by - October 7, 2020 4:25 pm
VA, Crain Kia drive almost 65% increase in Fort Smith building permit values
A strong month of construction in Fort Smith kept activity in the region ahead of 2019 even though Greenwood and Van Buren declined compared to September of last year. Through…
by - October 6, 2020 4:59 pm
Group formed to oppose extension of tax that supports UAFS
A group of local citizens has come out against a proposed Sebastian county-wide ¼ cent sales tax to support the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Sebastian County voters will…
by - October 5, 2020 6:02 pm
UAFS to begin COVID-19 testing with new rapid testing machine
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will begin on campus COVID-19 testing Tuesday (Oct. 6). The drive-thru testing will be available thanks to an Abbot Testing Machine and test kits…
by - October 5, 2020 2:52 pm
August jobless rate 6.6% in Fort Smith metro, almost 5,000 fewer employed
The Fort Smith metro economy has not returned to pre-COVID-19 job levels with the number of employed in August down 4.35% compared with August 2019, and the size of the…
by - October 1, 2020 4:59 pm
New dog park opens in Fort Smith, with maintenance support from Mars Petcare
Fort Smith’s newest public park officially opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday (Oct. 1), and the town’s pups couldn’t be happier. ERC Holdings of Fort Smith constructed a new…
by - October 1, 2020 3:43 pm
2020 sales tax revenue in Fort Smith likely to exceed budget estimates
Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax has generated $11.997 million in revenue for the city so far this year, up 4.85% from 2019, according to the city’s…
by - October 1, 2020 2:40 pm
Walton-backed initiative will install public art across Arkansas
OZ Art, in partnership with the Unexpected and global curator firm Justkids, announced Thursday (Oct. 1) the launch of a new initiative to install 12 pieces of public art across…