by - January 29, 2024 6:01 pm
Business licenses fees brought the City of Fort Smith about $360,000 in revenue in 2023, somewhat less than anticipated when the fees were reinstated in 2018, but up more than…
by - January 25, 2024 6:06 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenue dropped in December even below budget estimates, but the city still managed to end 2023 with tax revenues above those in 2022. According to the…
by - January 25, 2024 10:50 am
The Fort Smith-based Degen Foundation awarded three grants totaling $44,320 to three Fort Smith nonprofit organizations in December. The Community Dental Clinic, a program of the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council,…
by - January 24, 2024 3:31 pm
The City of Fort Smith is seeking a substantial allocation from a $4.3 billion grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in the course of the planning is…
by - January 24, 2024 12:41 pm
A residential property transaction in Fort Smith valued at $2.875 million was the top Sebastian County property deal in December. Purchase of a maintenance facility by the city of Fort…
by - January 23, 2024 6:46 pm
Now that the City of Fort Smith owns the property that once housed the ACME Brick Yard, the city can begin the process of developing designs to turn the property…
by - January 23, 2024 2:09 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal is actively seeking nominations of qualified honorees for its annual recognition programs in 2024. They are: Fast 15: The Fast 15 program is designed to…
by - January 23, 2024 9:29 am
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education on Monday (Jan. 22) approved an alternative calendar for the 2024-25 school year that is based on instructional minutes rather than the…
by - January 22, 2024 2:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed an ordinance Jan. 19 amending the city’s animal regulations as well as resolutions that will help residents spay and neuter pets and to…
by - January 18, 2024 6:36 pm
“Marshals” is the team name and mascot for the Fort Smith baseball team set to begin play in the new Mid America League this spring. The name and logo was…
by - January 18, 2024 6:18 pm
Umarex USA/Walther plans to invest $30 million in its Fort Smith operation at Chaffee Crossing and add 76 jobs. Of the investment, an estimated $8 million will be used to…
by - January 18, 2024 5:12 pm
Connectivity in downtown Fort Smith with attractions along the Arkansas River is the main focus of a study by MAHG Architecture for the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District. The…
by - January 17, 2024 7:03 pm
Recent approval by the Fort Smith Planning Commission to rezone property at 8100 Phoenix Ave. to a Planned Zoning District moves Mercy Fort Smith a step closer to building a…
by - January 17, 2024 5:10 pm
The River Valley Slackwater Harbor project, which received notification in November that it would receive a $15.096 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MARAD), is now…
by - January 16, 2024 2:00 pm
Traffic at the Fort Smith Regional Airport fell off the pace of post-COVID-19 recovery with total 2023 enplanements down 1.7% compared with 2022 numbers. Fort Smith enplanements are also off…
by - January 16, 2024 11:59 am
Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group, the company behind renovation of the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith, has acquired a Masonic Temple in Columbus, Ohio. Terms of the all stock deal…
by - January 14, 2024 10:16 pm
2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, a Southside High School (Fort Smith) graduate and recent U.S. Air Force graduate now enrolled at Harvard, was selected Sunday (Jan. 14) as winner of the…
by - January 13, 2024 12:12 pm
Paul Harvel, an admired and proven leader in Arkansas chambers of commerce, economic development and the agri industry for more than five decades, died Friday (Jan. 12) in Hot Springs….
by - January 12, 2024 2:20 pm
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) in Fort Smith will be one of the eight institutions nationwide to serve as a testing site for the Core Competency Capstone for Doctors…
by - January 11, 2024 5:46 pm
Attorney Brian Meadors said that in light of the new Crawford County Library leadership on the board there “may be” room for negotiation on the lawsuit he filed against the…
