Chaffee Crossing is the Gold Standard in Economic Development!

 

Chaffee Crossing is an award-winning economic development project in Fort Smith and Barling, Arkansas. The 1995 BRAC project is the 2020 Talk Business & Politics Non-Profit of the Year, has been twice selected by the Association of Defense Communities for the Base Redevelopment Excellence Award (2012 & 2016), and is a Top 5 Development for Logistics by national site selection magazine, Expansion Solutions (2015 & 2016), Chaffee Crossing has earned this national recognition for Smart Growth planning that appeals to developers of every category through consistency and deliberate planning.

 

Fort Smith and Barling, Arkansas are located in the northwest quadrant of Arkansas at the intersection of Interstate 40 and the Interstate 49 corridor. Several large population centers are located within a one-day drive from Fort Smith. These include the markets of Little Rock, Tulsa, Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Nashville, and Memphis. These areas are home to about 11.7 million people. 100 million people live within 550 miles of Arkansas.   

 

Site Profile

 

First-rate infrastructure with access to:

     The intersection of Interstate 40 and Interstate 49
     Class I Rail (2) and Short Lines (4)
     Arkansas River Ports (2)
     Multiple Trucking Terminals and Warehouse Facilities 

     Regional, commercial airport (FSM)
     Intermodal Handling Facilities

     Little Rock foreign trade sub-zone


Competitive local and state incentives
   "Right to Work” state
   Windmill tax exemption

   Wetlands Mitigation Bank

 

Attractive land costs in new, proactive industrial neighborhood
   Shovel-ready tracts with utilities to site
   Flexible, industrial-friendly zoning

   #1 Manufacturing Hub in Arkansas
   Exceptional, well-established supply chains
   Highly skilled, cross-trained workforce

   Customized, local workforce training programs available through University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Arkansas Tech University and other educational partners.


Central U.S. location offers LOW costs of:

 

     Doing business
     Labor
     Logistics/transportation of raw materials and finished goods
     Conventional energy - electric and natural gas

     Utilities - City of Fort Smith and City of Barling
     Communications Technology - Fiber optic networks offered by multiple providers

     Outstanding quality of life – Arkansas is” The Natural State”

     Abundant recreation and amenities

 

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Recent News


Aug 4, 2023

A new early childhood education center will be opening its first location in Fort Smith in October.

According to a news release, The Goddard School will be nearly 10,000 square feet and have 9 classrooms to educate more than 150 children from infants to pre-kindergarteners.


Jul 30, 2023

A big part of the positive economic equation is the success of Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority, which has set records for real estate sales during the past two years. Chaffee stands as one of the shining examples of a successful public-private partnership following the BRAC process. In fact, the pace of construction at what's now known as Chaffee Crossing almost made me think I was in Benton County.


Jun 7, 2023

Rude Bridge, LLC, hosted a ribbon cutting for Liberty Pointe Commercial Center in Chaffee Crossing on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 9:30 am. The new 5,000-square-foot commercial building is located at 8300 Chad Colley Blvd., Fort Smith, Arkansas. 


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