by - October 23, 2019 5:22 pm
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin recently attended a dinner with the education minister of Singapore during which the minister said that without industry and the private sector leading workforce development,…
by - October 22, 2019 4:46 pm
The city of Fort Smith seeks to sell three parcels of land at Chaffee Crossing where the controversial and unfinished River Valley Sports Complex is located. The land up for…
by - October 17, 2019 4:07 pm
Fort Smith residents gathered Thursday (Oct. 17) to celebrate something new while remembering its past as 64.6 dedicated the new Gateway Park. The park, located in the triangle of land…
by - October 16, 2019 6:01 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith on Wednesday (Oct. 16) announced a donation of $100,000 to help expand neurological services in the area. Bank CEO Sam Sicard presented the donation…
by - October 15, 2019 7:26 pm
One business expanding and another bringing part of their operation to town will lead to 96 new jobs in Fort Smith. Twin Rivers Foods, heavily damaged in the record flooding…
by - October 15, 2019 5:43 pm
Judge Isaac Parker returned to Fort Smith Tuesday (Oct. 15) sitting in his chair, reading a law book, waiting to welcome visitors to downtown Fort Smith. A bronze statue of…
by - October 14, 2019 5:38 pm
A $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will help the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith provide academic support to students through a writing center and accelerated…
by - October 13, 2019 3:58 pm
The history of one of Fort Smith’s top companies will be on display through late summer 2020 at the Fort Smith Museum of History. The exhibit showcases the history of…
by - October 13, 2019 12:01 pm
About 160 college and high school students gathered Friday (Oct. 11) to try their hand at a national problem that continues to plague policy makers and politicians — how to…
by - October 10, 2019 6:23 pm
Van Buren has received a $492,000 boost for its downtown streetscape project thanks to a Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The 80/20 split granted…
by - October 9, 2019 4:25 pm
Potential shipping of containerized freight on the Arkansas River out of Crawford County has been postponed until April 2022 to allow for “relay” of a new system of shipping containers…
by - October 9, 2019 3:42 pm
Former Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, who now resides in the City of Faith halfway house in Little Rock, is set to be released from federal detention on Nov. 11,…
by - October 9, 2019 3:07 pm
Banks in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro are holding more money than they did a year ago, according to the latest summary of deposits from the Federal Deposit…
by - October 9, 2019 12:59 pm
Van Buren accounting firm Hubbs Belcher & Co. has a new partner and, correspondingly, a new name. The company has rebranded to Hubbs & Whitehead CPAs. It is reflective of…
by - October 8, 2019 3:54 pm
Business and tourism travel out of the Fort Smith Regional Airport continues to grow, with enplanements up almost 5% through the first nine months of 2019. September enplanements grew at…
by - October 8, 2019 12:49 pm
The arts are a powerful economic engine and create “a sense of place” for local communities, Patrick Ralston, director of the Arkansas Arts Council, told artists, arts organizations and community…
by - October 7, 2019 9:33 pm
The Sebastian County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is asking for a meeting with University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Dr. Terisa…
by - October 7, 2019 5:49 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) donated land for Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith, allowing the new hospital to help patients in the Fort Smith area and students at the…
by - October 3, 2019 3:48 pm
A major new addition is being added to Van Buren’s Industrial Park Road, adjacent to Tankersley Foodservice headquarters. The company filed for a $6.1 million building permit in September to…
by - October 2, 2019 6:19 pm
Building activity in Fort Smith, Van Buren and Greenwood dropped in September from August’s robust numbers, but totals remained high. The three cities issued $25.192 million in building permits in…
