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Harden To Lead Arkansas Waterways Commission

July 31, 2020

The Arkansas Waterways Commission has named Phyllis Harden of Redfield, Ark., as its new chair, Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced. Harden will replace Marty Shell. Harden, who was… Read More

Fort Smith Port Expands With New Storage Facility Deidre Smith, director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission, presents ceremonial grant check to Fort Smith Port Authority members Wesley Daniel, Larry Combs and Philip Doss. (Photo courtesy of Five Rivers Distribution)

Deidre Smith, director of the Arkansas Waterways Commission, presents ceremonial grant check to Fort Smith Port Authority members Wesley Daniel, Larry Combs and Philip Doss. (Photo courtesy of Five Rivers Distribution)

Fort Smith Port Expands With New Storage Facility

December 3, 2018

For the first time in 38 years, the Port of Fort Smith has a new building on its property to accommodate additional cargoes on the Arkansas River. The 30,000-square-foot bulk… Read More

MKARNS Stakeholders Discuss Critical Needs MKARNS Water Hyacinth

MKARNS Stakeholders Discuss Critical Needs

September 13, 2018

The Arkansas-Oklahoma Port Operators Association (AOPOA) is made up of more than just the two states in its name. Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and Texas also have a stake in the… Read More

Shell Named To Arkansas Waterways Commission

April 9, 2018

Marty Shell, president of Five Rivers Distribution in Fort Smith and Van Buren—both in Arkansas—was appointed to the Arkansas Waterways Commission by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in March. The Arkansas Waterways… Read More