by - August 10, 2020 1:00 pm
Lance Beaty, through his company FSM Holdings, will invest about $2 million in the demolition of 100,000 square feet of the former Phoenix Village Mall and construction of walking trails,…
by - August 9, 2020 5:01 pm
Within the first week of team practice, a Southside High School football player in Fort Smith has tested positive for COVID-19. A source familiar with the matter says the player…
by - August 7, 2020 3:46 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith area remains robust in 2020 with permit totals for the first seven months of 2020 up almost 71% compared with the same period in…
by - August 6, 2020 4:20 pm
Spartan Adventure Park of Fort Smith is set to open Sept. 15 in the former Movie Lounge venue on Rogers Avenue, giving area residents another option for birthday parties and…
by - August 6, 2020 11:20 am
A 1.5-megawatt solar array has started to generate renewable energy for Paris, a city with a population of about 3,400 and a county seat of Logan County. The city and…
by - August 5, 2020 4:26 pm
The Future School of Fort Smith will break ground on its $5.5 million renovation and addition project Aug. 13 while celebrating a $1.25 million matching grant from the Siloam Springs-based…
by - August 5, 2020 3:41 pm
A play on acronyms is part of the messaging Leon Dodroe and Jeremiah Gentry hope will convince the U.S. Air Force to select Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort…
by - August 5, 2020 12:00 pm
A $6.33 million pension settlement charge pushed second quarter net income into the red for York, Pa.-based Glatfelter, which has a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith. Revenue in the quarter…
by - August 4, 2020 7:36 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved an ordinance to allow for a permanent entertainment district at Chaffee Crossing during its regular meeting Tuesday (Aug. 4). The ordinance passed 6-1…
by - August 3, 2020 4:49 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has extended the enrollment deadline for its Future Fit program in order to allow more students to take advantage of the program that…
by - August 2, 2020 3:10 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its final recognition program in 2020, the C-Suite Awards. In its sixth year, the program is designed…
by - July 31, 2020 4:11 pm
An ordinance to allow for a permanent entertainment district at Chaffee Crossing is on the agenda of the Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday (Aug. 4). The ordinance would…
by - July 30, 2020 6:56 pm
The number of known COVID-19 cases in Sebastian County are up more than 200% between July 2 and July 30, and the active case count is up more than 50%….
by - July 29, 2020 12:18 pm
Revenue and income at Fort Smith-based ArcBest for the first half of 2020 are below that of the same period in 2019, but improving conditions have allowed an end to…
by - July 28, 2020 7:29 pm
With a new approved job description in hand, the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission is ready to begin what could be a two months or longer search for a…
by - July 28, 2020 12:48 pm
Van Buren-based USA Truck beat estimates on second quarter revenue and income, but the trucking and logistics company continues to run in the red with revenue in the first six…
by - July 27, 2020 5:22 pm
The Fort Smith Police Department is making another move to help the city’s mentally ill and other at-risk individuals get the help they need as quickly as possible. The department…
by - July 24, 2020 10:36 am
New York City-based Hearst Television has plucked a market-leading news director from South Carolina to be the new president and general manager of ABC affiliate KHBS/KHOG, Channels 40/29, and its…
by - July 23, 2020 4:58 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue for the first half of 2020 is higher than expected, coming in slightly above revenue for the first six months of 2019. Two city directors…
by - July 22, 2020 6:58 pm
A group of downtown business owners, nonprofit representatives and city officials met Wednesday (July 22) to address homeless concerns in downtown Fort Smith that have been “triggered” by the COVID-19…
