by - July 27, 2017 4:04 pm
In the heart of the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center, there is a triangular atrium known as “the rec yard.” Thirty feet of cement brick climb into the air, allowing…
by - July 25, 2017 8:08 pm
Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), has won the Association of Defense Communities’ 2017 John Lynch Redevelopment Leadership Award for efforts at Chaffee Crossing. Owen,…
by - July 25, 2017 5:22 pm
Fort Smith Police Chief Nathaniel Clark and the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39 (FOP) are at an impasse when it comes to finding a compromise on the…
by - July 25, 2017 4:15 pm
Fort Smith revenues saw slight gains for June on city and county sales tax sides, according to Fort Smith Finance Director Jennifer Walker. In a Tuesday (July 25) memo to…
by - July 25, 2017 11:29 am
Randy Meyers has been promoted from executive vice president of sales and marketing to chief operating officer of OK Foods. The COO position is newly-created and is a result of…
by - July 24, 2017 8:06 pm
Pharmacist and Arkansas Rep. Justin Boyd, R-Fort Smith, said his views are “changing slightly” on medical marijuana. While Boyd did not support calls for the legalization of the substance during…
by - July 24, 2017 2:04 pm
Four Arkansas airports will receive $4.43 million from the Federal Aviation Administration through its Airport Improvement Program. South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field in El Dorado, Fort Smith Regional…
by - July 23, 2017 12:49 pm
The large crowd gathered Saturday night in downtown Fort Smith to ceremonially open the third year of The Unexpected Project learned that one art work will not be public and…
by - July 20, 2017 2:53 pm
ABF Freight will change its pricing structure to include freight dimensions as a supplement to the existing weight-based pricing structure. The less-than-truckload carrier, a subsidiary of Fort Smith-based ArcBest Corp.,…
by - July 19, 2017 4:41 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) approved a request from fellow commissioner and General Pallets owner Phil White on Tuesday (July 18) that will allow his planned redevelopment…
by - July 19, 2017 3:00 pm
Mexico-based Industrias Bachoco, the parent company of OK Foods in Fort Smith, has acquired Albertville Quality Foods (AQF), a value-added meat company with foodservice, retail and national accounts. Details of…
by - July 19, 2017 9:50 am
Nearly lost in the recent announcement of a second college at the Chaffee Crossing-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) campus was the receipt of a $350,000 grant to install…
by - July 19, 2017 4:47 am
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved three resolutions related to the city’s federal consent decree totaling $1.929 million at Tuesday night’s (July 18) meeting. The resolutions all related specifically…
by - July 18, 2017 5:37 pm
A business group representing the city of Fort Smith’s trucking industry has agreed to support the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic development plan after a compromise was reached on a truck…
by - July 17, 2017 8:05 pm
The Fort Smith School District has rejected a $250,000 bid from the city of Fort Smith’s sanitation department for trash collection and recycling services. Fort Smith Schools Superintendent Dr. Doug…
by - July 17, 2017 10:07 am
Future School of Fort Smith has received a $600,000 matching grant from the Siloam Springs-based Windgate Foundation. Future School Founder and Superintendent Trish Flanagan told Talk Business & Politics on…
by - July 14, 2017 12:36 pm
North Little Rock-based Advanced Cabling Systems LLC has opened an office in Fort Smith. The new location is at 5009 S. 35th St. and has three employees, according to marketing…
by - July 13, 2017 5:32 pm
The third annual edition of The Unexpected returns to Fort Smith on July 23. The weeklong event – a collaboration with creative house Justkids – will feature all new artists…
by - July 12, 2017 8:36 pm
The River Valley Sports Complex continues to be “in limbo” following the Board’s decision earlier this year to sever ties with organizers Jake Files and Lee Webb. Acting on the…
by - July 11, 2017 10:41 pm
By vote of 4-3, the Fort Smith Board of Directors closed a more than two-hour executive session Tuesday night (July 11) by asking Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman and Fort…
