Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce

Paul Harvel, who led chambers of commerce throughout Arkansas, left an enduring legacy. read more >

Fort Smith City Administrator Carl Geffken said the new mission could provide as much as $1 billion in economic activity. read more >

Fort Smith’s growth lags behind that of Little Rock and northwest Arkansas, but city leaders say there is cause for optimism. read more >

Phoenix Investors LLC of Milwaukee has purchased the 1.5 million-SF former Whirlpool manufacturing facility on Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith. read more >

Core Brewing & Distilling Co., the rapidly growing Springdale craft brewery, has abandoned its plans for a distillery in Fort Smith. read more >

In the past 18 months, Spartan Logistics of Columbus, Ohio, says it has invested approximately $20 million to buy and renovate more than 1 million SF of Fort Smith warehouse space. read more >

Fort Smith is not only the site of the future U.S. Marshals Museum, but also nearly 1,000 new jobs (by 2021) and a new $30 million headquarters for ArcBest Corp. on the east side of town at Chaffee Crossing. read more >

At an economic outlook luncheon at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce COO Tim Allen delivers some promising news about 12 companies interested in moving to the region. read more >