Tag: 64.6 Downtown

New director, branding coming to 64.6 Downtown

There are changes coming to 64.6 Downtown with new leadership set to take over in the coming months. 64.6 Executive Director Talicia Richardson plans to step down to open a…

Fort Smith Board reviews relationship with 64.6 Downtown

As the Fort Smith Board of Directors plans for the 2024 operating budget, directors discussed the city’s $150,000 investment in 64.6 Downtown, with members saying they hoped the investment would…

64.6 Downtown, UAFS partner on Invest Fort Smith event

64.6 Downtown will partner with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Center for Economic Development and The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) to host the fifth…

64.6 Downtown’s third economic development summit to be held virtual

64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the PEAK Innovation Center will host the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week on…

Fort Smith again one of Arkansas’ Main Street communities

64.6 Downtown, the organization responsible for the Unexpected Project, Invest Fort Smith summits and the upcoming Levitt AMP free music concert series, has succeeded in putting Fort Smith on the…

64.6 Downtown seeks votes for live music series at the Riverfront Amphitheater

A free, live music series could come to downtown Fort Smith if votes make their voices heard. 64.6 Downtown is in the running to bring a 10 -12-week live music…

64.6 director seeks focus on ‘sustainability,’ hopes for a new brand for the city

A goal of Talicia Richardson is to not only foster near-term growth and improvements in downtown Fort Smith, but include a “sustainability” focus so the momentum of recent years continues….

64.6 director seeks more public-private deals, cites ‘more potential’ for downtown Fort Smith

The city of Fort Smith is doing more to improve the image of downtown Fort Smith, but more can be accomplished with strategic public-private partnerships, according to Talicia Richardson, executive…

64.6 Downtown, Fort Smith chamber to hold ‘Invest Fort Smith’ summit

64.6 Downtown has partnered with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce to host Invest Fort Smith, a one-day summit designed to build awareness of downtown economic development opportunities. The…

64.6 Downtown names Talicia Richardson as new executive director

64.6 Downtown has named Talicia Richardson as executive director of the Fort Smith-based nonprofit. The job search became a focus after 2017’s approval of the Propelling Downtown Forward (PropelFS) downtown…

New executive director, partnerships, and building entrepreneurs part of ‘Propelling’ downtown Fort Smith

John McIntosh of 64.6 Downtown said the development group for the downtown Fort Smith area will be focused on hiring an executive director to help enact the Propelling Downtown Forward…

64.6 Downtown announces new Gateway Park for downtown Fort Smith

Plans for the coming Gateway Park were announced at Tuesday’s (Oct. 17) meeting of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID). The park will join 1300 Garrison Ave. and…

Gateway Planning says strategic plan will ‘accelerate momentum’ for downtown Fort Smith

Gateway Planning revealed a detailed draft for downtown Fort Smith’s strategic redevelopment at a special study session with city officials Tuesday night, Jan. 31, from the Riverfront Pavilion. Scott Polikov…

64.6 Downtown, artist Ana Maria announce new Fort Smith art school opening Feb. 7

World-renowned artist Ana Maria is partnering with Fort Smith’s 64.6 Downtown — the group behind the city’s Unexpected murals project — to open a new art school at the Universal…

Gateway Planning, 64.6 Downtown set final presentation date for Fort Smith redevelopment plan

Gateway Planning will present its final strategic redevelopment plan for downtown Fort Smith to the Fort Smith Board of Directors on Jan. 31, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. The event will…

Gateway Planning unveils vision for downtown Fort Smith, #PropelFS opens for citizen feedback

“Propelling Downtown Forward,” the effort to develop a strategic action plan for downtown Fort Smith, has a new hashtag and a fresh set of details based on the 2014 Future…