by - April 9, 2026 12:47 pm
Vantage 9 is the new name of Rogers-based Firebend. The company and its Control Tower product have rebranded under a single identity to eliminate confusion caused by the generic control…
by - April 8, 2026 2:20 pm
Fort Smith-based First Bank Corp has announced completion of its acquisition of Russellville-based First State Bank. The planned transaction was first announced in January, and results in a bank company…
by - April 8, 2026 1:37 pm
Building activity in the Fort Smith metro area showed growth in March. Permit values in Fort Smith, Greenwood, and Van Buren totaled $33.287 million in March, 24.6% higher than $26.723…
by - April 7, 2026 3:27 pm
While highly technical, the city of Fort Smith recently provided state and federal officials a required consent decree report for 2025. The 123-page outlines compliance actions taken, infrastructure work, and…
by - April 7, 2026 2:38 pm
For the second time in seven days, officials at Mercy Fort Smith are making public the hospital’s “commitment” to the Fort Smith metro. The St. Louis-based hospital system on Tuesday…
by - April 6, 2026 4:18 pm
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in a series addressing identified Fort Smith water system replacement and repair needs with cost estimates that approach $600 million. Link here for…
by - April 6, 2026 1:06 pm
Work on the more than $18 million slackwater harbor at the Van Buren-based Five Rivers Distribution may finally begin later this year, almost 3 years after federal funding was first…
by - April 5, 2026 12:43 pm
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…
by - April 5, 2026 12:03 pm
The Internet machine, which is never wrong, suggests there is “no indication” that legendary Federal Judge Isaac C. Parker was known to hang around a bar and throw back a…
by - April 4, 2026 1:27 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Choctaw Art and Culture The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) has announced an opening reception for its “Spring Art Exhibition:…
by - April 4, 2026 12:28 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith grew steadily in 2025, leaving administrators feeling positive about the years to come. Admission for calendar year 2024 was approximately 45,300. In 2025,…
by - April 2, 2026 6:53 pm
Fort Smith Director Christina Catsavis’ idea that would have the Arkansas Legislature consider legislation requiring hospitals to provide notice before ending a critical care service is not unreasonable, but will…
by - April 2, 2026 2:14 pm
A more than $150 million sale of a large warehouse in Barling was the top Sebastian County property deal in the fourth quarter of 2025 and was the top deal…
by - April 1, 2026 5:59 pm
Mercy Fort Smith is “actively evaluating” how it will respond to what could be an influx of patients needing labor and delivery services when Baptist Health-Fort Smith, the only other…
by - March 31, 2026 8:58 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (March 31) decided to further study a letter proposed by Director Christina Catsavis that would ask the Arkansas Legislature to require hospitals…
by - March 31, 2026 4:23 pm
Fort Smith’s share of the 1% Sebastian County sales tax in the first two reporting months of 2026 is up almost 5%, with total gross sales revenue returned to the…
by - March 30, 2026 6:02 pm
The Arvest Foundation is the latest partner in the Adopt A Scholar program at the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE). ACHE manages the Arkansas College of Osteopathic…
by - March 30, 2026 12:43 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health is closing the labor and delivery operation and ending obstetric services at its Fort Smith hospital. The closure will result in the loss of around 40…
by - March 30, 2026 11:22 am
The number of Fort Smith metro homes sold in 2025 fell more than 8% compared with 2024, with the combined value of the sold homes dipping almost 3%. On the…
by - March 29, 2026 12:45 pm
Chris Hoover has more than paid for his keep. The grants and government relations manager for the city of Fort Smith found a possible exemption to a matching requirement for…
