Talk Business & Politics

Talk Business & Politics' Michael Tilley joins Ozarks at Large to discuss the F-35 training center groundbreaking at Ebbing, Burnham Woods upgrades, a new UAFS manufacturing lab and the death of Judge Jim Spears.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics covers Baptist Health's Fort Smith cuts, Mercy hitting its $41M cancer center goal, strong sales tax numbers and a port grant.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics reviews Bass Pro Shops opening in Fort Smith, turnover at Fort Smith Public Schools, Ebbing expansion and the latest jobs report.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics covers the Franklin County prison project, ACHE's Kyle Parker stepping down, the 188th Wing's new F-35 detachment and Fort Smith water rates.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics joins Kyle Kellams to discuss Mercy Fort Smith's $60M investment pledge, the new Slackwater Harbor, Fort Smith water meters and a new museum fundraiser.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics discusses Baptist Health closing labor and delivery in Fort Smith, a $3 million grant waiver win, and early 2026 sales tax numbers.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders discusses the LEARNS Act, Education Freedom Accounts, a proposed Franklin County prison and state income tax cuts ahead of the April fiscal session.

Talk Business & Politics' Michael Tilley breaks down Fort Smith's push to change its city government, a search for a new city administrator and a deepening water infrastructure crisis.

Michael Tilley of Talk Business & Politics joins Kyle Kellams to discuss tax votes in Greenwood and Van Buren, Fort Smith's consent decree update, and the latest building permit numbers.

Michael Tilley joins Ozarks at Large to discuss Fort Smith's Parrot Island water park contract controversy, the city's aging water infrastructure, a restored spay-neuter program and more.