by - July 16, 2018 5:22 pm
Skechers has finalized a lease agreement with IRC to open a location at the Chicago-based property owner’s Fort Smith Pavilion this September. The retailer will occupy the 7,980-square foot space…
by - July 15, 2018 4:21 pm
Fort Smith Civil Service Commission Chairman Chip Sexton has responded to “material factual inaccuracies” included in a report from a Fort Smith Board of Directors study session on Thursday (July…
by - July 13, 2018 9:35 am
The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission came under closer scrutiny by the city’s Board of Directors at a study session on Thursday (July 12), with Board members calling for more…
by - July 11, 2018 7:17 pm
Fort Smith Director Tracy Pennartz has endorsed Robyn Dawson for the At-Large Position 5 race for the Fort Smith Board of Directors. In an email to Talk Business & Politics…
by - July 11, 2018 2:12 pm
Fort Smith native Zach Ledford will return to his hometown to lead operations for First Security Bank, which is opening up a downtown location in the old Town Club property…
by - July 11, 2018 11:04 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (July 10) approved the issuance of up to $160 million in water and sewer refunding and construction revenue bonds expected to save…
by - July 10, 2018 7:32 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues played catch-up in May with $3.429 million collected from the city’s 2% tax, 1% of which goes to streets, 0.75% to bond issues, and 0.25%…
by - July 10, 2018 4:07 pm
Dr. David McWhorter, professor and chair of anatomy at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM), has spent more than 20 years in the medical profession. As an anatomist, one…
by - July 10, 2018 2:04 pm
First National Bank of NWA (FNBNWA) has acquired land in Fayetteville to build a new banking center. FNBNWA paid $550,000 ($17.78 per square foot) for a 0.71-acre parcel on Steele…
by - July 10, 2018 7:52 am
Fort Smith School Board members on Monday (July 9) received their first look at bond issue numbers following voter approval of a millage increase on May 22. Estimates from four…
by - July 9, 2018 5:38 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) has received nearly $2 million in “continuation” grants from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE) for the university’s existing Regional Workforce…
by - July 8, 2018 7:13 pm
Arkansas’ two northern metro areas posted impressive economic growth in the second half of 2017, and three of the state’s four metro areas measured by The Compass Report posted job…
by - July 5, 2018 4:58 pm
Fort Smith Metro home sales broke the $200 million mark in the first half of 2018 with Sebastian and Crawford counties seeing year-to-date gains of 13.7% and 18.15% in sales…
by - July 3, 2018 6:07 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) held onto the title of the most affordable university in Arkansas on Tuesday (July 3) following the release of data from the…
by - July 3, 2018 3:34 pm
Fort Smith Ward 1 Director and real estate developer Keith Lau will return to the city’s planning commission next week to be considered for a second approval after having made…
by - July 3, 2018 10:14 am
Future School of Fort Smith founder Trish Flanagan has launched the Think Future Foundation. The new organization’s stated purpose is to “grow Future School’s early success at bringing new learning…
by - July 2, 2018 4:04 pm
Regional building activity for Fort Smith, Van Buren, and Greenwood enjoyed a modest gain following a breakthrough May that pushed the combined Fort Smith metro region to its first year-to-date…
by - June 28, 2018 5:35 pm
If Reverend Shaw Moore were a real person — and dead — he might soon be turning over in his grave at what one City Director has in mind for…
by - June 28, 2018 4:37 pm
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) and The Degen Foundation announced Thursday (June 28) two grants totaling more than $500,000 to fund a “celebration garden and wellness park.” Foundation…
by - June 28, 2018 4:22 pm
While they may be more politically active and vocal on social media, Millennials and other generations below the age of 55 post low voter turnout numbers in Sebastian County. Of…
