Chaffee Crossing / Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority

Chaffee Crossing is Arkansas' premier economic development project located in Fort Smith and Barling. Over 7,000 acres are managed by the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority for industrial, commercial, retail, residential, historical and recreational development using mixed-use, Smart Growth principles. Land is available for sale. International industrial tenants include Umarex USA, Walther Arms, Mars PetCare, Graphic Packaging and Glatfelter. Other industrial neighbors include Old Dominion Freight, Phoenix Metals, Affinity Chemical and Industrial Precast. Nearly 1,500 industrial, commercial, retail, government and non-profit jobs have been created. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE I-49 (AR 549) opened July 2015 Interstate 40 Arkansas River Three Class I railroads and four short lines Two regional, commercial airports PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS AR College of Osteopathic Medicine opening Fall 2017. Future plans include additional medical degree programs. ArcBest Corporation - new corporate headquarters opening Summer 2017 A 70-store shopping mall and other retail shopping centers A microbrewery and restaurants UA-Fort Smith, AR Tech Univ-Ozark, Fort Smith Montessori School, FS/VB Plumbing Apprenticeship School Over 1,600 residential units are under construction or completed Five healthcare and veterinary clinics Several churches will soon break ground. AMENITIES Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center; lakes, fishing, soccer fields; miles of multi-use trails; outdoor amphitheater, softball tournament complex; a 9-hole golf course. HISTORIC DISTRICT The Chaffee Crossing Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. It includes three museums, the Chaffee Barbershop Museum, the Museum of Chaffee History and the Vietnam Veterans Museum. The barbershop is the site where Elvis Presley received this first G.I. buzz cut on March 25, 1958.