by - June 27, 2018 5:07 pm
Next Step Dayroom estimates it will need $400,000 to build or renovate a new location to relocate from its 6th Street facility in downtown Fort Smith. The 501(c)(3), which provides…
by - June 26, 2018 9:30 pm
Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken dismissed the existence of criminal activity in the city’s internal audit of the police department. The audit — still ongoing, which reportedly found procedural…
by - June 26, 2018 3:00 pm
Fort Smith city administration and officials participated in an “almost two-hour conference call” with state and federal officials on Monday (June 25) to discuss possible modifications to the estimated $480…
by - June 26, 2018 11:05 am
ABB, the company which bought Fort Smith-based Baldor Electric, is closing its plant in Clarksville, a move that will eliminate 140 full-time and 30 part-time jobs. It’s the second loss…
by - June 26, 2018 10:52 am
“When one door closes, another one opens.” With those words, the owners of Saké Martini & Sushi Bar in downtown Fort Smith have signed off. In a Facebook post on…
by - June 25, 2018 9:49 pm
Lisa Miller is the new principal of Southside High School, taking over for former principal and now Fort Smith mayoral candidate Wayne Haver. But unlike her predecessor, Miller doesn’t plan…
by - June 25, 2018 9:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is pleased to introduce our 10 honorees for the 2018 Women in Business awards program. Honorees represent women from a variety of careers, who have…
by - June 24, 2018 3:56 pm
Federal, state and Fort Smith officials plan a conference call Monday (June 25) to discuss progress and possible modifications to the estimated $480 million federal consent decree. Fort Smith City…
by - June 21, 2018 9:31 pm
The Riverfront Drive Skate and Bike Park slated to open by Memorial Day may have missed its deadline, but Fort Smith Parks and Recreation Director Doug Reinert told the city’s…
by - June 21, 2018 6:12 pm
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) Executive Director Ivy Owen is “well on his way to recovery” after an extended illness, according to FCRA Chairman Dean Gibson. Gibson told Talk Business…
by - June 20, 2018 7:13 pm
A merger of two custom metal fabrication companies in the Fort Smith metro could add between 15-20 news jobs following a $1.6 million expansion of a Fort Smith facility. Arkoma,…
by - June 20, 2018 12:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 19) voted to lower budget expectations for 2018 to address lower-than-expected revenues. Through the first four months of 2018, the city…
by - June 19, 2018 9:08 pm
Rep. Mat Pitsch, R-Fort Smith, defeated Republican challenger Frank Glidewell in a June 19 special election primary that ended in an unofficial 84-vote winning margin for the Senate District 8…
by - June 19, 2018 4:48 pm
Studio 6 Architects unveiled plans Tuesday (June 19) for a potential brewery to be housed in the former Shipley Baking facility at 63 S. Sixth St., owned by Central Business…
by - June 18, 2018 4:29 pm
Samuel Price, a candidate for Fort Smith At-Large Director Position 5, has released his “five pillars and priorities” as part of his campaign for the city post. The upcoming Aug….
by - June 18, 2018 11:45 am
Editor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout. –––––––––––––––––– Former Sen. Jake Files, R-Fort Smith, was sentenced Monday (June 18) to 18 months in federal prison by U.S. District…
by - June 15, 2018 5:39 pm
It took a little longer than they expected and cost a little more than planned, but Glatfelter officials publicly opened their new $90 million manufacturing operation in Fort Smith with…
by - June 14, 2018 6:31 pm
Will Fort Smith Public Schools ever build a third high school, and if so, will it be at Chaffee Crossing? According to Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) board member Paul…
by - June 14, 2018 4:57 pm
Part of the more than $3.65 million in ongoing work by Phoenix Investors to further renovate the former Whirlpool manufacturing plant in Fort Smith could make way for a warehouse/distribution…
by - June 14, 2018 4:12 pm
Bob Purvis is home. After a career spanning close to 50 years in marketing and promotion, including 20 years as the executive director of the Eureka Springs Advertising and Promotion…
