by - June 9, 2023 3:11 pm
A “slowdown” in the U.S. economy is reducing revenue and squeezing margins in the freight shipping business, according to Friday’s (June 9) federal filing by Fort Smith-based ArcBest. According to…
by - June 8, 2023 6:24 pm
The construction company responsible for the initial Peak Innovation Center project for Fort Smith Public Schools is striking back at insinuations that flooding incidents that have plagued the center since…
by - June 8, 2023 4:17 pm
Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Thursday (June 8) reported that veteran executive Danny Loe is leaving the company effective June 16 “to explore other opportunities.” Loe was the chief yield officer…
by - June 8, 2023 3:49 pm
Billy Joe Taylor of Lavaca, Ark., was sentenced Thursday (June 8) to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $29.835 million in restitution for…
by - June 7, 2023 5:22 pm
The estimated 8,600 drivers, dock workers and other unionized employees of ABF Freight may soon vote on new five-year contract if Teamster leaders next week approve sending the tentative agreement…
by - June 6, 2023 5:45 pm
Teamsters and ArcBest negotiators continue to work toward a labor contract agreement for the more than 8,000 union drivers with ArcBest subsidiary ABF Freight. The existing five-year contract expires June…
by - June 5, 2023 6:36 pm
With relatively moderate rainfall over the weekend, the Fort Smith Public Schools Peak Innovation Center has flooded once again. It’s the third time the unique school facility has had water…
by - June 5, 2023 6:24 pm
May building permit values in the Fort Smith metro were down from April but are well above where they were last year. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren combined for…
by - June 4, 2023 3:28 pm
Talk Business & Politics and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith are partnering to restart The Compass Report – the only independent economic analysis of Arkansas’ top four metro…
by - June 1, 2023 5:56 pm
Halff Associates is the second company to let Fort Smith Public School officials know the professional services firm will not be working with them in the future following negative experiences…
by - June 1, 2023 12:12 pm
Fort Smith sales tax revenues in April continued the trend, with the city’s share of the Sebastian County tax coming in up almost 8% more than April 2022. April numbers…
by - May 31, 2023 2:02 pm
Attorney Brian Meadors has filed a federal complaint against book censorship actions by the Crawford County Public Library. The action comes almost 20 years after Meadors won a similar censorship…
by - May 30, 2023 5:44 pm
The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) is asking the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office to stop promotion of religious programs, events and other activities that violate the Establishment Clause of the…
by - May 30, 2023 3:11 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith has a new strategic plan that redefines its mission, vision and institutional commitments as it looks toward the next five years. The University…
by - May 25, 2023 10:38 am
Fort Smith Police Chief Danny Baker believes members of the Fort Smith Police Department have made a real difference in the community. He outlined department activities in the past year…
by - May 24, 2023 3:15 pm
The biggest Sebastian County property sales in March and April were an apartment complex in south Fort Smith and commercial property on U.S. 71 South between Fort Smith and Greenwood….
by - May 24, 2023 12:07 pm
Fort Smith’s Director of Parks and Recreation Doug Reinert will leave the city June 9 to take the position of city administrator for Fairfield, Iowa. Reinart started as the director…
by - May 23, 2023 3:20 pm
The Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education approved salary schedules for classified and certified employees for the 2023-24 contract year, and the superintendent’s contract during its regular meeting Monday…
by - May 22, 2023 10:27 pm
Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education Secretary Dalton Person called for the board to hire someone to investigate flooding at Peak Innovation Center to determine once and for all…
by - May 22, 2023 8:43 pm
Riverfront RV Resort on Riverfront Drive in Fort Smith is expected to be open by end of summer. Phil White, who owns the facility with Richard Griffin with Griffin Properties,…
