Peak Innovation Center to Host 10th Annual iCan Career Expo This Month

More than 2,000 eighth-grade students from across the region will explore future career opportunities at the 10th Annual iCan Career Expo, hosted by Fort Smith Public Schools on October 28 and 29, 2025, at the Peak Innovation Center.

The two-day event will bring together more than 150 professionals representing over 60 employers. Through hands-on activities and interactive exhibits, students will experience real-world careers and learn about pathways available through local career and technical education programs.

Participating list of employers include:

• 1 of a Kind Medical Services

• 1st Employment

• ABB

• ADWS Workforce Connections

• AGFC

• American Welding Labs

• ArcBest

• Arvest Bank

• Arkansas Army National Guard

• Arkansas Colleges of Health Education

• Arkansas Department of Transportation

• Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

• Arkansas Poly & Printing

• Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance

• ATU-Ozark Paramedic/EMS Program

• Baptist Health Fort Smith

• Candy Craze and Creations by ConnieBee

• Cass Job Corps

• CED/Keathley Patterson

• Country Ridge Studio (shared business showcasing art and photography)

• Cox Communications

• Eastside Animal Health Center

• First National Bank

• First Presbyterian Church

• Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau

• Fort Smith Elks Lodge #341

• Fort Smith Fire Department

• Fort Smith Police Department

• Fort Smith Public Schools

• FSPS Nurses

• Georgia Pacific

• Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders

• Grizzly Gear

• Harry Robinson Automotive Family

• Hytrol Conveyor Co

• J+H Automation Solutions

• Landmark CPAs

• Mercy

• Metal Roofing Supply

• Nabholz

• NorthWest Arkansas Community College Recruitment

• OG&E

• Rightmind Advertising

• Sebastian County Emergency Management

• Sebastian County Prosecuting Attorney's Office

• Southside FCCLA

• Summit Community Care

• Time Striping, Inc.

• UAFS Nursing

• UAMS West

• United Federal Credit Union

• University of Arkansas Admissions

• VSC Fire & Security Inc.

• WAPDD

• Walmart

The expo will feature six career clusters: manufacturing, business, information technology, arts and communications, health science, and human services. Students from multiple regional schools will attend, with activities beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day.

For more information, visit https://peak.fortsmithschools.org/career-exploration.