by - May 15, 2018 5:08 pm
Members of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Tuesday (May 15) discussed a planned $160,000 truck and traffic study for downtown Fort Smith. This time, the emphasis was on…
by - February 20, 2018 9:30 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors have cleared the final pathway for Riverfront Drive Skate and Bike Park at the original site of the United States Marshals Museum (USMM) in…
by - January 16, 2018 8:19 pm
Propelling Downtown Forward and a new “food court” at Garrison Commons Park were main topics at Tuesday’s (Jan. 16) meeting of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID). CBID commissioners approved…
by - January 3, 2018 5:33 am
Central Business Improvement District (CBID) member Richard Griffin on Tuesday (Jan. 2) urged the Fort Smith Board of Directors to carefully consider its next move on parking meters. The request…
by - December 21, 2017 7:22 pm
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…
by - November 21, 2017 4:04 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) on Tuesday (Nov. 21) approved three requests from downtown Fort Smith developers including architectural changes and construction at the 906 Lounge by Winstons slated…
by - October 26, 2017 9:01 pm
Efforts to reduce truck traffic on Garrison Avenue in downtown Fort Smith as part of the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan took a step back recently after the Arkansas Department…
by - October 25, 2017 6:22 pm
Downtown Fort Smith parking meters could soon see a 100% increase after not being updated since 1985, but one organization disapproves of the move. At a recent Board of Directors…
by - October 17, 2017 5:38 pm
A downtown Fort Smith building once a repair place for brakes, tires and alignments may soon be a recreation place with beer, tequila and atmosphere. Or alignments. The former C&H…
by - October 13, 2017 10:27 pm
First National Bank of Fort Smith announced a $100,000 donation in support of a combination bike and skate park in downtown Fort Smith on Friday (Oct. 13). The park will…
by - August 15, 2017 5:02 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) is considering participation in a planned $600,000 bicycle and skate park at the rock and flagpole marking the original planned site of the United…
by - August 10, 2017 6:23 am
Dunder Mifflin Paper Company was “your paper solution in a paperless world” on the U.S. version of the sitcom The Office. For Steve Clark, founder and CEO of Propak Corp.,…
by - August 1, 2017 8:24 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors unanimously approved the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic redevelopment plan at Tuesday night’s (Aug. 1) meeting from the Fort Smith Public Schools Service Center. The…
by - July 19, 2017 4:41 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) approved a request from fellow commissioner and General Pallets owner Phil White on Tuesday (July 18) that will allow his planned redevelopment…
by - July 18, 2017 5:37 pm
A business group representing the city of Fort Smith’s trucking industry has agreed to support the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic development plan after a compromise was reached on a truck…
by - June 21, 2017 2:30 pm
General Pallets owner Phil White cleared a preliminary hurdle with the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) with his planned redevelopment of the 900 block of Garrison Avenue. White…
by - June 20, 2017 4:06 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) voted unanimously to recommend the Propelling Downtown Forward plan for the Board of Directors’ consideration at a Tuesday morning (June 20) meeting….
by - June 13, 2017 10:45 pm
The Fort Smith Planning Commission unanimously approved the Propelling Downtown Forward strategic plan from Gateway Planning on Tuesday night (June 13), pushing the item through for future voting consideration by…
by - May 2, 2017 5:53 pm
The Bedwell Building at 22 N. 7th St. in downtown Fort Smith may be coming down soon after 80 years, but at least two Central Business Improvement District (CBID) commissioners…
by - May 1, 2017 7:49 pm
City Director Keith Lau wants in on downtown Fort Smith. The commercial real estate broker at KCP Real Estate and Ward 1 Director is now under contract to purchase the…
