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"The Compass" First Annual Compass Conference Funded and managed by The City Wire and presented by Benefit Bank, The Compass is a quarterly regional economic report with data collection and analysis handled by Jeff Collins, a nationally known economist based in Springdale and co-founder of Streetsmart Data Services. Cox Communications and the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce are also sponsors of The Compass.
12/1/2009
Chamber Holiday Campaign As you know, we have been working hard over the past six months developing a new program of work for the Fort Smith Regional Chamber to roll out in 2010. In the midst of these exciting changes, we have had several significant economic development announcements.
11/18/2009
CHRISTMAS HONORS, a new initiative of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce On Saturday, December 12, 2009 citizens of the Greater Fort Smith Region are invited to help honor the servicemen and women of our community, who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. Family, friends and volunteers will transform the Fort Smith National Cemetery by placing one wreath on each of the 12,000 headstones in their honor.
6/4/2009
Board of Directors Pass Resolution in Support of Sales Tax The Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce supports the continuation of the existing one cent sales tax to finance up to $30 million in sewer improvements at the special election June 9.
2/1/2009
First Friday features city administrator Dennis Kelly The Chamber's February First Friday Breakfast will feature City Administrator Dennis Kelly and return to the UA - Fort Smith campus in the Latture Conference Center on Friday, February 6 at 7:30 a.m.
1/5/2009
Chamber hires vice president of economic development Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Manskey has announced the hire of Cheryl Garner as the Chamber's new Vice President of Economic Development.
1/1/2009
Chamber welcomes elected officials to January First Friday The Chamber is welcoming state elected officials from across the Greater Fort Smith Region at its January 9 First Friday Breakfast to provide a legislative update and preview of the 2009 legislative session.
The U.S. Census Bureau
has now released the first local area data from the 2007 Economic
Census. The data are for states, counties, cities and metro
areas in ten states in the West and New England, and include retail trade, accommodations, and rental
and leasing sectors, among others.
Mitsubishi
announces intention to locate wind manufacturing plant in Arkansas Company
plans to invest $100 million, and create as many as 400 jobs
2/12/2009
Home sales outperform most of state Sebastian County's residential real estate market outperformed most other Arkansas counties in 2008 while Crawford County's market essentially followed statewide trends.
Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager Receives Patriot Award Debbie Bader, St. Edward Mercy Labor & Delivery nurse manager, earned a Patriot Award from The Arkansas Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the Department of Defense, in recognition for her extraordinary support of her employees who serve in the Arkansas National Guard and Reserves. Bader was nominated by St. Edward Mercy clinical nurse manager, Captain Kim Sosebee.
Dr. Mike Looper of Greenwood, a research animal scientist
with the Agricultural Research Service at the Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research
Center in Booneville and an adjunct faculty member at the University of
Arkansas - Fort Smith, has received a national award.
3/5/2010
Smith Nissan Awarded Top Accolades for Team Work Smith Nissan recently took home 12 prestigious DMA Awards, including three Gold Level distinctions, making them the number one ranked Nissan Dealer for these awards in their district. The dealership was honored with the awards from Nissan North America, Inc.’s Central Region.
UA Fort Smith Campus Recognized The dedication of the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship has resulted in its designation as a 2009 Tree Campus USA University by the Arbor Day Foundation.
2/24/2010
LIONS IN SIGHT THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE The Fort Smith Noon Lions club recently served the community by reading to students at Albert Pike Elementary school. Some club members took time out to participate in the reading program this week.
2/24/2010
UA Fort Smith Wins Big at ADDY's The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith received significant recognition at the 2010 ADDY Awards, sponsored by the American Advertising Federation - Fort Smith chapter
2/16/2010
Videoconference March 17 Targets State Infrastructure March 15 is the reservation deadline for the March 17 statewide business and economic issues videoconference at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, an interactive event allowing people from across Arkansas to learn the latest economic trends affecting businesses in the state.
2/16/2010
Workplace Relationships Focus for Event March 30 Exploring personality styles and their application to the workplace will be included in the topic for both a breakfast and a workshop slated for March 30 at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
2/12/2010
Den Watch Slated for March 9 A quarterly meeting for Den Watch, a neighborhood watch program at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, will be held at 7 p.m. March 9 in the Latture Conference Center of the Business and Industrial Institute, N. 50th St. and Grand Ave.
2/12/2010
SSA Streamlines Application Process and Decreases Wait Time for Benefits The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced this week that it will streamline the application process and decrease the wait time for benefits for people with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, helping families get the assistance they need. This is exciting news that will dramatically affect the lives of tens of thousands of Americans, who are living with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
CBPD Courses Finish Out Semester The Center for Business and Professional Development at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has scheduled non-credit classes in Microsoft Office technology, business marketing, and management and supervision, as well as workshops on social networking, presentation skills and strategic planning to be held throughout the remainder of the spring semester.
2/10/2010
Have You Won the Lottery? Alan Pixley of Van Buren is telling every person he meets that they may have won the lottery -- even if they've never played Powerball or bought a single lottery ticket.
2/10/2010
YEL Annual Gala to Feature Boom Kinetic The Young Emerging Leaders (YEL) of the Greater Fort Smith Region is hosting its fourth-annual gala, Bella Notte, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 6 at Golden Living.
The Salvation Army~301 N 6th Fort Smith Arkansas Thursday April 29th, 2010 4:00 to 6:00pm (Open house at the Shelter for Tours) Sponsored by The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary
2/9/2010
AHEC of the Year in Arkansas AHEC Director Don Heard announced recently that AHEC Fort Smith was named "AHEC of the Year" for fiscal 2008 - 2009.
2/9/2010
Children’s Choir Brings Heritage, Hope An evening of strength, hope, joy and inspiration is presented March 2 with a performance from the African Children's Choir, part of Season of Entertainment 29, sponsored by the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.
2/9/2010
Personal Enrichment Courses Set for March The Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is offering 12 non-credit classes and learning opportunities throughout March.
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