by - September 9, 2018 2:57 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues continued to improve in July but not by much, with $3.729 million collected from the city’s 2% tax, 1% of which goes to streets, 0.75%…
by - September 7, 2018 12:29 pm
Issue 1, the contentious tort reform constitutional amendment on the November ballot, may be down after a Thursday ruling by Pulaski County Circuit Judge Mackie Pierce, but it’s definitely not…
by - September 5, 2018 5:04 pm
Regional building activity for Fort Smith, Van Buren, and Greenwood rose in August, but not for the reason one might think. Fort Smith, the region’s largest city, is normally the…
by - September 4, 2018 9:35 pm
The five-year dormant issue of mandatory spay-and-neuter in the city of Fort Smith came back around Tuesday night (Sept. 4) at a town hall meeting following the city’s Board of…
by - September 4, 2018 8:11 pm
Southside High School graduate Beck Williams is one of four University of Arkansas students in the 2018-19 school year to receive the prestigious Sturgis Fellowship through the J. William Fulbright…
by - September 4, 2018 2:24 pm
Fort Smith Ward 1 Director and real estate developer Keith Lau is moving forward on his plans to build four-bedroom duplexes at the property he owns on 1001, 1011, and…
by - August 31, 2018 1:51 pm
U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, touched on his youngest son James’s battle with drug addiction in comments to students at the Future School of Fort Smith as he shared “five…
by - August 30, 2018 6:31 pm
Fort Smith officials say Barling owes at least $1.146 million for water services, with the amount possibly owed could rise to $3 million. But the officials hope to reach an…
by - August 29, 2018 6:11 pm
Methodist Village Senior Living (MVSL) has received a total of $50,000 in new financial contributions for its expansion. The two awards announced on Monday (Aug. 27) were for $25,000 each…
by - August 28, 2018 6:04 pm
The city of Fort Smith sold $146.5 million of bonds for water and sewer refunding and construction projects on Monday (Aug. 27) out of a previously-approved amount of up to…
by - August 28, 2018 5:56 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has broken ground on an $11 million, 6.6-acre development across from the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). ACHE hosted a groundbreaking ceremony…
by - August 27, 2018 10:28 pm
Chris Adamson is an operations manager at SLPT Global Pump Group in Sallisaw, Okla. He lives in Fort Smith and makes the drive to work 45 minutes each day after…
by - August 27, 2018 2:47 pm
Fort Smith, Arkansas’ second largest city by population, again has someone in the Arkansas Senate to represent its interests. Former Rep. Frank Glidewell was sworn in Monday (Aug. 27) morning…
by - August 23, 2018 6:53 pm
Mercy Clinic Sleep Medicine has completed its seven-year journey to combine sleep laboratory and clinic functions under one roof. The sleep center hosted a ribbon cutting to commemorate that combination…
by - August 22, 2018 5:58 pm
On Wednesday (Aug. 22), Livonia, Mich.-based Applied Process opened its doors to the public to celebrate the beginning of operations in Fort Smith. The company purchased and renovated an abandoned…
by - August 21, 2018 8:47 pm
The termination of Casey Millspaugh from the Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Commission came to a quiet conclusion Tuesday night (Aug. 21) with the city’s Board of Directors reinstating him…
by - August 21, 2018 4:57 pm
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Justice (DOJ) officials have responded to Talk Business & Politics’ requests for comment on the recent (Aug. 10) meeting between their representatives…
by - August 21, 2018 4:03 pm
Retired Walmart executive Celia Swanson spoke of leading with grace and harmonizing the leadership paradox as she delivered the keynote address at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 22nd annual Forty…
by - August 20, 2018 5:19 pm
Located in a World War II-era warehouse in Chaffee Crossing in anticipation of further area growth, Fort Smith Brewing Company works with small businesses to spur growth in the city,…
by - August 19, 2018 3:38 pm
The city of Fort Smith has drawn a “red line” on the federal consent decree, according to a new statement from City Administrator Carl Geffken, who said the city is…
