by - September 27, 2023 4:04 pm
Almost 30 years after it was feared Fort Chaffee would be permanently closed as a military facility, the base near Fort Smith is now just one of five among more…
by - May 7, 2019 4:27 pm
The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce has hired 5 Star Productions and Paris Marketing & Public Relations to develop and market a video touting the military infrastructure at Fort…
by - December 6, 2018 4:52 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the Arkansas National Guard will partner to take the university’s unmanned aerial systems program to the next level. “The agreement will allow…
by - July 25, 2017 8:08 pm
Ivy Owen, executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA), has won the Association of Defense Communities’ 2017 John Lynch Redevelopment Leadership Award for efforts at Chaffee Crossing. Owen,…
by - January 19, 2017 8:46 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) extended the contract of FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen, approved its 2017 budget, and dealt with a busy real estate agenda Thursday (Jan. 19)…
by - June 8, 2015 3:30 pm
Rental of more than 2,000 Fort Smith area hotel rooms and more than $250,000 spent locally by the U.S. Army are just two examples of the economic impact of a…
by - March 7, 2014 4:42 pm
Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority board members approved a lease agreement that puts operations and maintenance of the Deer Trails Golf Course in the hands of a non-profit for $1 per…
by - July 2, 2013 3:28 pm
A new shopping center could soon be setting up shop at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 22 and 59 once the closing of a land deal takes place on Wednesday,…
by - October 18, 2012 9:57 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) is less than one month away from erasing a budget deficit of more than $250,000, FCRA Executive Director Ivy Owen announced on Thursday (Oct….
by - May 17, 2012 8:52 pm
The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority (FCRA) said goodbye to one of its own and addressed current budget deficit numbers Thursday (May 17). To kick off its regularly scheduled meeting, the…
