The eighth annual Regional Veterans Day Parade and Celebration will begin at 10 a.m. Nov. 9 at the Chaffee Crossing Historic District and will attract longtime supporters and new faces via a veteran’s parade, food trucks, a children’s area, the Medals Presentation and Veterans Honors Ceremony, musical performances, vintage military vehicles, free flu shots and more.

The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority met Thursday for its monthly meeting. Here are three things to know about what’s happening in the southern portion of Fort Smith:

The Fort Smith Board of Directors passed resolutions Tuesday night approving participation in the Arkansas Tax Back program for Twin Rivers Foods and Nidec Motor Corp. Nidec will be locating a new office of 24 professionals in the Chaffee Crossing HIstoric District. 

Japan-based Nidec Motor Corporation will renovate a facility in the Chaffee Crossing Historic District for a new operation in the city, creating 24 new professional jobs with an hourly wage of $35.04.

Arkansas College of Health Education (ACHE) donated land for Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith allowing the new hospital to help patients in the Fort Smith area and students at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM).

Mercy Rehab is partnering with Kindred Home to build a 40-room rehabilitation center on the campus of Arkansas Colleges of Health Education in Chaffee Crossing. 

Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority has seen an increase in land sales, exceeding budgeted revenue projections for 2019.