by - January 2, 2018 4:58 pm
The Fort Smith region has witnessed its share of ups and downs over the years, and 2017 was no exception with plant closures, manufacturing expansions, job announcements, school announcements, city…
by - January 2, 2018 4:56 pm
Fort Smith is celebrating its bicentennial this year with a series of events, including art exhibits, performances, re-enactments and several world record attempts. Each quarter of 2018 will follow a…
by - December 27, 2017 4:47 pm
Dr. Jerry Stewart, the former CEO of Cooper Clinic who held numerous leadership posts in the region ranging from Fort Smith Public School Board to the creation of the Fort…
by - December 21, 2017 7:22 pm
John McIntosh of 64.6 Downtown said the development group for the downtown Fort Smith area will be focused on hiring an executive director to help enact the Propelling Downtown Forward…
by - December 20, 2017 6:13 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded an $800,000 grant to the city of Fort Smith for “critical sewer system improvements needed to accommodate business development…
by - December 20, 2017 10:59 am
A significant increase in month-to-month home sales for Sebastian County pushed the Fort Smith home sales market – Crawford, Sebastian counties – to a more than 11% gain for November,…
by - December 19, 2017 8:25 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to approve a controversial $100 business license fee for the city’s close to 5,000 businesses on Tuesday night (Dec. 19) – a revenue…
by - December 19, 2017 11:05 am
Fort Smith city sales tax revenues were off slightly in October, which is the last reported month of collections and reflects August transactions. The combined city sales tax tally for…
by - December 18, 2017 4:40 pm
Riverfront Drive Park/Skate Park leads the pack for 2018 spending out of Fort Smith’s 1/8-cent sales and use tax approved by voters in 2012 for the purpose of capital improvements…
by - December 13, 2017 9:57 pm
The optional insurance coverage for exterior water service lines from meter to home from Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) has caused some Fort Smith residents to think the coverage…
by - December 12, 2017 5:52 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors’ push to enact a $100 business license fee has failed, but it did not come from any changed votes as Director George Catsavis was…
by - December 12, 2017 1:55 pm
Retired Fort Smith Police Officer Jarrard Copeland plans to run for the Position 7 At-Large City Director post, which is held by Fort Smith 2018 mayoral candidate Don Hutchings. Copeland…
by - December 11, 2017 1:11 pm
Fort Smith City Director and business owner George Catsavis was a swing vote on the Dec. 5 decision to enact a $100 business license fee on the approximately 5,000 businesses…
by - December 7, 2017 5:57 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith region bounced back in a major way in November, cutting its year-to-date deficit by more than 5% after a rough September placed it into…
by - December 6, 2017 11:18 pm
Entrepreneurship is not what you do, it’s how you see the world. That was one of the key takeaways in Steve Clark’s fireside chat with Startup Junkie and young entrepreneurs…
by - December 6, 2017 5:40 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) announced Wednesday (Dec. 6) plans for a 15-month accelerated bachelor of science nursing program, or accelerated BSN, in conjunction with Sparks and…
by - December 5, 2017 8:49 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Dec. 5) passed the 2018 budget with two new revenue streams that will affect individuals and businesses in the city to a…
by - December 4, 2017 10:10 pm
Consulting firms Corgan and Childers Architects addressed their ongoing facilities assessment for Fort Smith Public Schools on Monday (Dec. 4) at a School Board work session. For the assessment, the…
by - December 4, 2017 3:38 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority passed two resolutions on Friday (Dec. 1) that will pave the way for the first new construction at the Port of Fort Smith since 1980….
by - December 3, 2017 4:16 pm
It’s time for Arkansas’ education system to “step on the gas” in preparing students for the workforce, according to Randy Zook, president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of…
