by - September 8, 2025 12:32 pm
The Port of Fort Smith has received an almost $2 million grant from the Arkansas Waterways Commission that will help fund a new warehouse and is part of the effort…
by - July 29, 2024 1:42 pm
The Port of Fort Smith will receive $500,000 from the more than $3.475 million in grants recently approved by the Arkansas Waterways Commission. The money will help Fort Smith officials…
by - April 24, 2024 6:11 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority Commission on Wednesday (April 24) approved construction of a new bulk storage warehouse estimated to cost $1.7 million. The warehouse helps make up for storage…
by - June 18, 2020 5:40 pm
A hold up on insurance funds through the Arkansas Municipal League could set back the reopening of the Port of Fort Smith even longer than expected. The Fort Smith Port…
by - December 2, 2019 3:40 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority is ready to begin construction on buildings damaged during record flooding of the Arkansas River in May. The authority signed a construction manager as constructor…
by - October 31, 2019 5:52 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority has agreed to take steps to get the Port of Fort Smith back in condition to open for business. The authority signed a contract with…
by - August 6, 2019 3:21 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority agreed Tuesday (Aug. 6) to allow Ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren operator Marty Shell to gather three proposals for demolition of two warehouses,…
by - December 4, 2017 3:38 pm
The Fort Smith Port Authority passed two resolutions on Friday (Dec. 1) that will pave the way for the first new construction at the Port of Fort Smith since 1980….
by - November 7, 2017 3:11 pm
Five Rivers Distribution has secured a $584,000 grant on behalf of the public Port of Fort Smith. The funding will go towards construction of an $885,000, 30,000-square foot bulk storage…
by - October 17, 2014 11:28 am
At a meeting of the Fort Smith Port Authority Thursday (Oct. 17), Ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren operator Marty Shell updated authority members on an application for grant…
by - July 31, 2014 8:06 pm
The port of Van Buren is expanding with the addition of a new 15,000-square-foot bulk storage building to be built by Five Rivers Distribution, according to Five Rivers Distribution President…
by - April 24, 2014 5:57 pm
On the day when the Port of Fort Smith officially opened its new railroad tracks to the public, its operator was full of thankfulness for the grant the port received…
