Fort Smith blends a unique mix of the Old West with the Antebellum South. Famous for outlaws and the Hanging Judge who tamed them, Fort Smith is rich in history blended with southern charm. Situated on the Arkansas River on Arkansas western border, Fort Smith is the employment, cultural, shopping and entertainment center for eleven counties in Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma.Known as the Industrial Capital of Arkansas, Fort Smith is home to more manufacturing than other cities in the state. Companies such as Beverly Enterprise (the nations largest provider of long-term health care), Baldor Electric, USA Truck, OK Foods, Riverside Furniture and Arkansas Best Corporation (parent company of ABF Freight System) call this region their corporate home. In addition, these companies also produce goods in Fort Smith: Whirlpool, Owens-Corning, Rheem-Ruud, MacSteel, Gerber, Transkrit, American-Standard Trane, Hiram Walker, Dixie, Kraft Foods Planters Peanuts and Willamette.The Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record is in the Fort Smith - Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR DMA. The Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily and Sunday circulation. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.