by - October 29, 2020 2:47 pm
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the PEAK Innovation Center will host the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week on…
by - October 29, 2020 9:51 am
The new Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) medical research institute to be located in the former Golden Living building in Fort Smith will do more than bring medical research…
by - October 27, 2020 7:58 pm
The Fort Smith Utility Department presented a $609.5 million 10-year capital improvement plan for 2021 through 2030 to the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Oct. 27). The ten-year…
by - October 27, 2020 4:31 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools is looking to tweak some of its policies and practices – especially with physical education equipment – in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for the spring…
by - October 27, 2020 12:01 pm
Van Buren native Kyle Putman will have the first Fort Smith location of Marco’s Pizza open in time for Halloween, one of the busiest nights of the year for the…
by - October 26, 2020 6:01 pm
After a long career with the county, Sebastian County Circuit Clerk Denora Coomer has decided to give retirement a try. Coomer, a Republican, submitted her resignation letter to Sebastian County…
by - October 26, 2020 4:29 pm
Crawford and Sebastian County voters got out in large numbers to vote during the first week of early voting in Arkansas. The early vote counts are easily on pace to…
by - October 23, 2020 2:50 pm
Fort Smith’s portion of the Sebastian County 1% tax has generated $13.532 million for the city during the first nine reporting months of 2020, up 4.8% from 2019, and up…
by - October 22, 2020 4:18 pm
A form-based code proposal for downtown Fort Smith presented to the Central Business Improvement District would help turn the downtown area into a walkable, mixed-use environment providing shopping, working, living…
by - October 22, 2020 12:30 pm
Two port operators on the Arkansas River system say conditions are improving – thanks in large part to shipments of sand/gravel/rock and wheat – with hopes that “normal” conditions may…
by - October 21, 2020 4:40 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) it will staff an office at the Crisis Intervention Center in Fort Smith. Aric Mitchell, FSPD public information officer, said the…
by - October 21, 2020 12:57 pm
Think you might need a drink, or more, in this pandemic and political environment? Good news. Downtown Fort Smith has two new bars to help residents socialize in this time…
by - October 19, 2020 3:33 pm
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…
by - October 19, 2020 8:23 am
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, 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
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
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
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
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
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,…
