by - June 20, 2022 7:16 pm
Terms were set for all members of the Fort Smith Public Schools Board of Education, and Dee Blackwell was selected as the board president. The new board members were sworn…
by - June 20, 2022 8:23 am
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal staff is pleased to introduce the eighth annual class of Women in Business honorees. I think you will enjoy reading a little about this year’s…
by - June 17, 2022 2:42 pm
Walmart will open two health clinics in Rogers and Fort Smith later this summer. The two new clinics are modeled after the Walmart Health clinic in Store No. 4108 on…
by - June 16, 2022 9:25 pm
In what started as a largely attended and contentious meeting of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Trustees, board members accepted offers for purchase of two parking lots, the…
by - June 16, 2022 10:02 am
Ownership changes with medical properties were the top Sebastian County property deals in May, with four properties owned by Rodney and Stuart Ghan and Bob Cooper selling for a combined…
by - June 15, 2022 3:47 pm
While members of the Fort Smith Board of Directors agree that an indoor sports facility would be a beneficial amenity for the city that could help the economy, how to…
by - June 14, 2022 9:10 pm
Stakeholders raised concerns Tuesday night (June 14) about the prospect of a temporary moratorium on new residential housing building permits around the Fort Smith Regional Airport, saying the moratorium could…
by - June 13, 2022 7:19 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 14) will take a look at a temporary moratorium on the issuance of new residential housing permits to avoid potential noise…
by - June 13, 2022 10:03 am
A feasibility study for a potential new Indoor Sports Facility in Fort Smith, which will be presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at its study session Tuesday (June…
by - June 8, 2022 3:12 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (June 7) approved resolutions) to install outdoor fitness courts near the Arkansas River in downtown Fort Smith and in east Fort Smith,…
by - June 8, 2022 1:02 pm
Fort Smith Director George Catsavis asked during Tuesday’s (June 7) board meeting that the city consider raising the car allowance for directors by $400 a month. He said the increase…
by - June 7, 2022 4:15 pm
Fort Smith voters on May 24 approved a sales tax extension that will also provide money for the police department outside the city’s general fund. The high-profile promise to voters…
by - June 7, 2022 10:23 am
Fort Smith-based Propak has been acquired by Dallas-based Pallet Logistics of America (PLA). Propak founder Steve Clark said the deal will not reduce employment in Fort Smith, and he will…
by - June 6, 2022 5:28 pm
Not even the owner of Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa in Hot Springs, one of the most iconic structures in Arkansas, could convince an order of Benedictine Sisters to halt…
by - June 6, 2022 5:04 pm
Fort Smith building activity declined again in May, but construction in the metro remains higher than in 2021. Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren had a combined $17.609 million in…
by - June 2, 2022 3:17 pm
Several events are planned for Juneteenth celebrations, now a national holiday, in Fort Smith, including a performance in downtown Fort Smith by the U.S. Army Field Band Jazz Ensemble and…
by - June 2, 2022 11:56 am
Largely because of home sales declines in Sebastian County, sales in the Fort Smith metro were down 3.3% between January and April, but the value of the sales was up…
by - June 1, 2022 3:38 pm
The Benedictine Sisters have rejected a flurry of requests and pleadings from state and local individuals and organizations and are moving ahead with demolishing the historic St. Scholastica Monastery in…
by - June 1, 2022 3:32 pm
Van Buren-based carrier USA Truck Inc. recently was named a 2021 National Truckload Carrier of the Year by Transplace, an Uber Freight company. “USA Truck is honored to be recognized…
by - June 1, 2022 2:41 pm
Ryan Gehrig, president of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith, has been tapped to also be president of all Mercy hospitals in Arkansas, including the large Northwest Arkansas Mercy Hospital system based…
