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NWA Population Booms, Fort Smith Celebrates New Facilities

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Recent data by the U.S. Census Bureau and compiled by the NWA Council show that from July 2013 to 2014, more than 1,200 people moved into each of the area's four largest cities, but smaller towns also saw rapid growth as well. The city of Fort Smith prepares to celebrate completion of two new facilities at the Fort Smith Sanitary Landfill with a dual ribbon-cutting ceremony this weekend. And sales tax revenue collections are on the rise in northwest Arkansas.

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Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.