From factory expansions to a proposed movie studio, 2021 has been a year of major growth for Chaffee Crossing.

The Fort Chaffee Board of Directors approved the sale of nearly 20 acres of land to TGE Global Entertainment to build a $30 million film and television studio. The project is to be named TGE Spark Studios. 

A Los Angeles-based film company, TGE Global Entertainment, Inc.,  plans to build a $30 million film studio in Chaffee Crossing. 

A Los Angeles entertainment company plans to build a 45,000-SF film studio in Chaffee Crossing. The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority agreed to sell approximately 20 acres of land along Mahogany Avenue to TGE Global Entertainment Inc. The price for two tracts is $899,000; the property is under contract and no dates for groundbreaking or construction has been set.

Chaffee Crossing leaders hope a movie studio will bolster already booming growth in the region.

The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors agreed to a sale that will bring a Los Angeles-based film and television studio to Chaffee Crossing to support the movie industry in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

From kicking off renovations on a one-of-a-kind research institute and wellness center to graduating the first class of doctors from Fort Smith, it has been a busy year for the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education.