by - September 17, 2025 11:31 am
OVG, the company managing the Fort Smith Convention Center for the city of Fort Smith, will not be able to cater to off-site events. The Fort Smith Board of Directors…
by - September 11, 2025 2:30 pm
Officials with OVG, the Denver-based firm managing the Fort Smith Convention Center, say they are close to securing facility naming rights that could generate up to $400,000 a year in…
by - April 23, 2025 2:05 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center had a total net operating loss of $854,967 in 2024, which is better than previous years and $107,000 better than facility officials initially estimated. Convention…
by - October 31, 2024 5:04 pm
The Oak View Group (OVG) which operates the Fort Smith Convention Center is hoping to expand its catering operation outside of the convention center in an effort to reduce the…
by - July 14, 2020 7:48 pm
The city of Fort Smith will enter into contract negotiations with Oak View Group (OVG) to manage the Fort Smith Convention Center. OVG representatives presented their management proposal to the…
by - February 12, 2019 5:11 pm
For the fifth year in a row, the Fort Smith Convention Center had record revenue, the annual report presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at their Tuesday (Feb….
by - February 14, 2018 7:07 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors are not ready for a consensus on cuts to Convention Center funding, but city directors at a recent study session did appear to agree…
by - January 24, 2018 12:42 pm
At the end of Tuesday’s (Jan. 23) study session of the Fort Smith Board of Directors, Director Tracy Pennartz asked for a Feb. 13 study session to discuss cutting the…
by - February 28, 2017 6:03 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors welcomed a one-year reduction of around $200,000 in the 2016 subsidy to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) and also geared up for a…
by - January 26, 2016 5:28 pm
Lance Beaty, one of the developers behind the renovation of Phoenix Village Mall and who is now in the process of redeveloping the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort Smith, has…
by - January 25, 2016 8:04 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors may on Tuesday (Jan. 26) revisit the hot topic of pushing a prepared food tax to help shift a city budget expense that could…
by - January 12, 2016 3:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors took aim at the Fort Smith Convention Center during Tuesday’s (Jan. 12) study session. The pointed questioning forced postponing talk of enacting a prepared…
by - April 14, 2015 9:00 pm
Revisiting the hire-fire authority of the Fort Smith City Administrator and a review of finances and operations at the Fort Smith Convention Center were part of Tuesday’s (April 14) study…
by - January 31, 2015 5:22 pm
The Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball Club (FSJ) is hosting its annual “Battle at the Fort” volleyball tournament during the next two upcoming weekends – Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, and Feb….
by - January 28, 2014 7:54 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center saw a drop in the number of events it hosted in 2013, but that did not stop the event center from having one of its…
by - November 28, 2012 6:15 am
The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission reported mixed financial news at the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday (Nov. 27). According to budget numbers, the Convention and Visitors Bureau…
by - November 9, 2012 2:05 pm
Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) will not be hosting the return of country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson on Nov. 29 as originally thought. FSCC chief operating officer Tim Seeberg confirmed…
by - October 23, 2012 8:41 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission approved the 2013 budget and announced the return of country music legend Willie Nelson to the Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) on…
by - September 26, 2012 6:50 am
The Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) has added a new piece of technology to determine event profitability before ever signing on the dotted line. Through the DMAI Event Impact Calculator,…
by - August 28, 2012 9:22 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center (FSCC) posted huge event revenue gains for July 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, moving up to $54,562 for the month from just…
