Besides some appearance changes, our content has been rearranged a little so you may find a few things in a different location. Services are listed prominently at top center of each page Board Members and Meeting Schedules can be found … Read More
Abandoned factories, gas stations and asbestos-laden homes are target areas for environmental assessments with a $400,000 Environmental Protection Agency grant to the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District. Economic development and environmental hazards may not often be thought of as going hand … Read More
Storm shelters have come a long way in the past 20 years, and so has the technology to help first responders find them. In the event of a tornado, like the one that struck Fort Smith and Van Buren in … Read More
By John Lovett Times Record – jlovett@swtimes.com Arkansas will become one of the first states in the country to have a web-based comprehensive economic development strategy. At the Western Arkansas Planning and Development District board of directors meeting Thursday, Jim Youngquist told local … Read More