<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/bt-compass-report.php" dsn="news"><pubDate>05/01/2026</pubDate><title>UAFS, Talk Business &amp; Politics Partner on Compass Report</title><description>The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith partners with Talk Business &amp; Politics on a statewide report called The Compass Report. Student interns work with Kendall Ross, UAFS associate vice chancellor of Economic and Workforce Development, to compile the data.</description><author>Tina Alvey Dale</author><category>Bell Tower</category><category>Center for Economic Development</category><image><img src="/_resources/images/the-compass-report-webhed.jpeg" alt="Logo for The Compass Report"/></image><caption/><tags><tag>Center for Economic Development</tag><tag>Compass Report</tag><tag>The Bell Tower Magazine</tag></tags><archive>2026-05</archive></item>