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Fort Smith board to interview four for city administrator job

Of the seven Fort Smith city administrator candidates on a list provided to the Fort Smith Board of Directors, only two have experience managing a city the size of Fort…

UAFS provides update on expansion of Windgate building

A new entrance to the Windgate Art & Design Building on the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) campus has opened and is part of an ongoing almost 19,000-square-foot…

ArcBest reports freight market ‘softness’ to begin the fourth quarter

Billing and shipments at Fort Smith-based ArcBest posted small gains in November, but the shipping and logistics company said Monday (Dec. 1) that its operating ratio could decline by 4%…

All Singapore jets to be at Ebbing in Fort Smith by summer 2027

Singapore’s F-35 fighter jets are expected to arrive at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith in late 2026, with the country’s F-16 fighters set to arrive in the…

Executive Summary: Dr. Johnson says region will thrive with ‘positivity and pride’

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Metro Daily News Executive Summary series is focused on looking under the title, so to speak, of a business, government, and non-profit executive in the…

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ArcBest amends credit agreement, UAFS professors awarded

Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Money Fort Smith-based ArcBest recently announced it has amended a credit agreement with U.S. National Bank, Truist Bank, Regions…

Fort Smith sales tax revenue up in October, beats budget estimate

Fort Smith sales tax revenue in the October report showed higher revenue than the same time in 2024 for the second month in a row, and the monthly revenue also…

Conditions improve at Hope Campus, but challenges remain

Changes in who administers the grants and a drop in community donations left Hope Campus feeling the pinch earlier this year. But conditions are improving for the Fort Smith facility…

Work to begin in January on new Bricktown in downtown Fort Smith

Construction to rebuild what was once the Bricktown Brewery restaurant on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith is set to begin in January, according to Rick Griffin, manager of Fort…

Formal approval given for Singapore facility work at Ebbing in Fort Smith

While it has been a planned part of the process since 2021, the U.S. Department of State has approved an estimated spend of $353 million to build facilities at Ebbing…

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Student registration change, a Cocoa Crawl, and tourism office opening

Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Student Registration The Fort Smith Public School District is opening new student registration Dec. 1, a month before the state’s…

Communities on I-49 route provided resolution seeking more funding

Local governments along the Interstate 49 route through western Arkansas have been provided a draft resolution calling for more federal funding to complete the long-awaited interstate. It’s part of a…

Downtown Fort Smith hotel for sale

The Wyndham hotel in downtown Fort Smith is for sale. The landmark 242-room hotel was first opened in 1986 as an Embassy Suites by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels….

CBID notes frustration with ARDOT report on downtown Fort Smith truck traffic

Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…

Saudi Arabia fighter pilots not likely to soon train in Fort Smith

It is unlikely military pilots from Saudi Arabia will soon be in Fort Smith to train with the F-35 fighter jet. An announced deal to sell the advanced jet to…

Some Fort Smith sanitation, landfill rates to rise in January

Fort Smith rates for some commercial use of the city’s landfill will rise in 2026, generating an estimated $3.753 million in new revenue for the city’s solid waste department. Board…

Mercy taps Rhett Stover to lead its Northwest Arkansas operations

Health system Mercy announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) that Rhett Stover has been named president of Mercy Northwest Arkansas Communities. Ryan Gehrig, who was president for all Mercy Arkansas Communities, will…

Fort Smith board approves capital project ordinance, adjusts business license fee

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 18) approved an ordinance that forces non-budgeted capital projects of $100,000 or more to first be considered in a study session…

Fort Smith school board approves ‘phase 4’ design work to address Peak Center flooding

A $204,313 contract with Fort Smith-based Mickle Griffin was approved Monday (Nov. 17) by the Fort Smith Public School (FSPS) Board to provide engineering analysis, bid preparation, and other work…