by - May 21, 2026 1:40 pm
Phil White said Thursday (May 21) during a Central Business Improvement District (CBID) meeting that what was just an idea a few months ago for a new historic monument in…
by - January 15, 2026 7:22 pm
Matthew Holland said the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) has “an array of projects” on a list of strategic ideas to improve downtown Fort Smith, and he is confident the…
by - November 20, 2025 5:18 pm
Members of the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) expressed frustration with a final report from the Arkansas Department and Transportation (ARDOT) about options to remove heavy truck traffic…
by - October 16, 2025 12:46 pm
Commissioners with the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Thursday (Oct. 16) approved a plan to support Main Street Fort Smith efforts that align with their goals of boosting business…
by - September 18, 2025 5:14 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are considering a plan proposed by Main Street Fort Smith to hire a grants specialist to help with funding for projects and…
by - August 21, 2025 2:23 pm
In what began as a discussion about the need for a full-time director, members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission agreed during a Thursday (Aug. 21) meeting to…
by - May 16, 2025 2:00 pm
Sasha Rayevskiy, better known in the art world as TigerSasha, is making bubbles in downtown Fort Smith. Rayevskiy, a Russian-born American artist from the Black Sea port city of Novorossiysk…
by - April 21, 2025 4:55 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) identified two projects to spruce up downtown and they should happen this summer. Now it’s time to look at what’s…
by - September 23, 2024 6:14 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District Board has called a special meeting to once again discuss the possibility of purchasing the building at 623 Garrison Ave., which is used…
by - August 15, 2024 3:13 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) are interested in helping Fort Smith city offices remaining downtown. The focus of that interest could cost around $4 million….
by - July 18, 2024 2:23 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission is adjusting downtown Fort Smith improvement programs created with the help of revenue from an assessment on property in the district….
by - June 20, 2024 3:40 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission is reevaluating programs it instated with the help of an assessment on property in the district. The Fort Smith Board of…
by - April 18, 2024 1:47 pm
Commissioners with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District have decided to take on two projects presented to the public to help better downtown Fort Smith. The two projects have…
by - February 15, 2024 4:54 pm
A study presented Thursday (Feb. 15) to the Fort Smith Central Improvement District (CBID) shows a collection of projects costing between $2.5 million and $3 million could help transform and…
by - January 18, 2024 5:12 pm
Connectivity in downtown Fort Smith with attractions along the Arkansas River is the main focus of a study by MAHG Architecture for the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District. The…
by - August 22, 2023 4:50 pm
Fort Smith’s Downtown Ambassadors program is now fully staffed and ambassadors are hoping to make a difference for both business owners and visitors to Fort Smith downtown. The Fort Smith…
by - November 1, 2022 8:29 pm
A long-awaited plan by the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) to raise revenue and implement plans designed to improve the look and safety of downtown Fort Smith is…
by - October 18, 2022 4:42 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission passed a resolution Tuesday (Oct. 18) that should be the last thing it needs completed before a petition for an assessment on CBID…
by - June 21, 2022 3:09 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) Commission agreed Tuesday (June 21) to send its petition to levy a supplemental annual assessment for operations to the Fort Smith City…
by - March 15, 2022 4:44 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) has garnered enough signatures to move forward with plans for a property assessment to fund operation, maintenance and repair and improvements within…
