by - December 5, 2022 11:13 am
Construction in the Fort Smith metro has already set a new record in 2022. Greenwood, Van Buren and Fort Smith building permits totaled $445.622 million through the first 11 months…
by - December 1, 2022 4:55 pm
The city of Fort Smith filled five key positions in the city’s administration so far in 2022, but there are two more – one for public relations and one in…
by - December 1, 2022 9:10 am
According to the latest summary of deposits (SOD) report released in September by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), 40 banks operating 294 branches in the six-county area of Northwest…
by - November 30, 2022 3:53 pm
The Center for Economic Development at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS) announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) that Justin Smith will be the new director of the Family Enterprise…
by - November 29, 2022 6:24 pm
Mercy Fort Smith will open three new urgent care centers in the next few months. The three new Mercy-GoHealth centers will replace two existing Mercy Convenient Care centers in Fort…
by - November 28, 2022 3:01 pm
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (MMC) Director Doralee Chandler has revoked the cultivation license of Fort Smith-based River Valley Relief (RVR). Her action was procedural and followed a Nov. 3 court…
by - November 26, 2022 1:19 pm
Fort Smith sales tax numbers took a bit of a dive in October, but revenues remain higher than those in 2021. The city’s portion of the Sebastian County sales tax…
by - November 22, 2022 9:17 am
Although Fort Smith city administration does not believe the city will be hit by a possible recession, the 2023 proposed city budget includes $51.875 million in general fund expenses in…
by - November 21, 2022 4:37 pm
The future of 75 jobs and an $8 million marijuana cultivation center in Fort Smith was the focus of continued legal filings in the Pulaski County Circuit Court, with attorneys…
by - November 20, 2022 8:17 pm
The Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs has opened its Innovation Lab at the Evans Unit. The unit was funded by a $20,000 James M. Cox Foundation grant, which is…
by - November 17, 2022 4:43 pm
The Fort Smith Central Improvement Business District (CBID) board voted Thursday (Nov. 17) to approve a $253,000 budget for 2023 and to make public monthly reports of spending to stay…
by - November 16, 2022 6:25 pm
Officials with Mercy Fort Smith and Fort Smith Mayor George McGill gathered on a cold Wednesday (Nov. 16) to break ground on a $3.6 million primary care clinic at 4600…
by - November 16, 2022 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 15) approved a capital improvement plan for the Fort Smith Police Department (FSPD) for funds raised from a recently passed 0.75%…
by - November 15, 2022 5:37 pm
Fort Smith Public School’s Peak Innovation Center, which opened in March, has received a $500,000 grant from the OGE Energy Corp. Foundation to support the new OG&E “Live Safely” initiative…
by - November 15, 2022 10:43 am
Pernod Ricard USA is entering the ready-to-drink (RTD) market and doing so by investing $22 million into its Fort Smith plant. The investment will provide the facility with canning capabilities…
by - November 13, 2022 9:57 am
The answer to a question in 2013 over bourbon pecan pie at Hardscrabble Country Club in Fort Smith helped plant an idea. It would be one of five parts of…
by - November 10, 2022 4:32 pm
A new development officer and opening of the gift shop at the U.S. Marshals Museum (USMM) are some of the actions toward the long-awaited goal of opening the museum in…
by - November 10, 2022 1:29 pm
Arvest Bank subsidiary Arvest Wealth Management (AWM) said Thursday (Nov. 10) that Donny Rogers of Fort Smith has been promoted to president of investment services, effective Jan. 1. He will…
by - November 10, 2022 11:01 am
A $20.387 million sale of the new Veterans Affairs Clinic in Fort Smith and property is the largest Sebastian County property deal so far in 2022, according to info from…
by - November 9, 2022 5:12 pm
Rita Howard Watkins began as the new city prosecutor for the city of Fort Smith on Oct. 31. As prosecutor, Watkins will advocate on behalf of the city in district…
