Ivy Owen

A lack of funding continues to hinder the completion of Interstate 49, a highway seen as a boon to economic development in western Arkansas. read more >

A key component of the massive I-49 project in western Arkansas is a 13.7-mile stretch near Fort Smith that includes a bridge over the Arkansas River. read more >

ERC Holdings LLC of Fort Smith announces an $8 million luxury duplex development at Wells Lake Road and Custer Boulevard in Chaffee Crossing. read more >

While it seems today that Chaffee Crossing is one of those blessed developments that seems to fall into one handsome deal after another, Ivy Owen, the executive director of the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority in Fort Smith, remembers a much leaner time. read more >

Chaffee Crossing, the 7,000-acre Army surplus property in Fort Smith, continues to be a popular development destination in its new civilian life, playing host to a spate of expansion and relocation announcements during the past year. read more >

A drive through the intersection of Zero Street and Massard Road in Fort Smith illustrates what a popular spot for local businesses the area has become. A bank, a shopping center and a mini-storage complex are among the enterprises that have set up shop near where the two streets meet. read more >