In Fort Smith Arkansas, the
PEAK Innovation Center is is a multi-million dollar educational facility designed specifically for career-focused programming, which delivers hands-on, cutting-edge, technical, and career training to high school students in 22 school districts throughout the River Valley region. It's a collaborative project between Fort Smith Public Schools, the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Western Arkansas Technical Center (WATC), the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce, and multiple local businesses in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
So how did it all come about? And what has it meant to Fort Smith's economy?
Let's find out!
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