by - June 27, 2017 7:56 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will hold an executive session at the July 11 regular meeting to discuss removal of chairman and Fort Smith attorney Chip Sexton from the…
by - June 27, 2017 5:09 pm
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) President and CEO Kyle Parker said the school’s new planned zoning development (PZD) announced Tuesday (June 27) in coordination with the announcement of the…
by - June 27, 2017 10:51 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) announced Tuesday (June 27) the follow-up to its Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The new 60,000 square-foot facility in Fort Smith will…
by - June 26, 2017 10:51 pm
The Fort Smith recycling issue spilled over to a school board meeting Monday night (June 26) when the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board voted to table acceptance of a…
by - June 26, 2017 12:21 pm
On behalf of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff, I am pleased to present to you the 2017 class of Women in Business honorees. If you want to feel inspired,…
by - June 26, 2017 9:30 am
The University of Central Arkansas Community Development Institute has chosen Alma as this year’s focus for its Community Development Kick Start program. Through the program, Alma will receive a “high-level…
by - June 25, 2017 1:10 pm
The city of Fort Smith will resume its recycling program on Monday (June 26), according to a Friday (June 23) press release. At a recent Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - June 22, 2017 5:38 pm
For Fort Smith Utilities Director Jerry Walters, one of the city’s most important programs is also one you hear little about — the Lake Fort Smith Watershed Protection Area. A…
by - June 22, 2017 11:02 am
The Community School of the Arts (CSA) plans to build a modern arts and learning facility in downtown near the planned U.S. Marshals Museum thanks to a land donation of…
by - June 21, 2017 2:44 pm
For one family in Greenwood, Ark., giving up on their daughter with autism was not an option. Children diagnosed with the condition seldom show emotion, and moments every parent lives…
by - June 21, 2017 2:30 pm
General Pallets owner Phil White cleared a preliminary hurdle with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) with his planned redevelopment of the 900 block of Garrison Avenue. White…
by - June 20, 2017 10:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 20) approved a new recycling agreement with Third Rock Recycling, and their partner Pen Sales, for recycling services. In a 4-1…
by - June 20, 2017 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously to recommend the Propelling Downtown Forward plan for the Board of Directors’ consideration at a Tuesday morning (June 20) meeting….
by - June 19, 2017 11:26 am
A quiz bowl team from Fort Smith Chaffin Junior High has captured the Junior National Academic Championship in the Middle School and Junior High Division. The school sent three teams…
by - June 16, 2017 7:55 am
Gerdau plans to use virtual reality to train its nearly 500 employees at its Fort Smith steel mill. The company recently developed a smartphone app, allowing employees to use it…
by - June 15, 2017 7:55 pm
After one full year of work by the Fort Smith Community Health Council to improve health care access and outcomes, Sebastian County moved from an overall rank of 19 to…
by - June 14, 2017 6:11 pm
The Fort Smith Civil Service Commission will punt for at least another month on addressing a request from city Police Chief Nathaniel Clark to hire external applicants for upper level…
by - June 14, 2017 6:08 pm
Fort Smith Director Kevin Settle believes the city needs to be “thinking big” when it comes to the future of Harry E. Kelley Park along the riverfront in downtown Fort…
by - June 13, 2017 10:45 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission unanimously approved the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan from Gateway Planning on Tuesday night (June 13), pushing the item through for future voting consideration by…
by - June 13, 2017 5:55 pm
Fort Smith will in 2018 be home to the third Sumo Japanese Steakhouse in Arkansas, and will be built along Phoenix Avenue between Starbucks and Academy Sports, according to Haag…
