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Emerging Trends in Real Estate for 2016
Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016 reflects the views of more than 1,800 industry experts, including investors, fund managers, developers, property companies, lenders, brokers, advisers, and consultants. 1. 18-hour cities 2.0 Last year Emerging...
Little Rock airport lands new tenant
The state's largest airport landed a new tenant that officials at Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field say also represents an economic boost for the wider community. The airport will receive $360,000 in annual income under the agreement that the...
Downtown Investments Continue Among Region’s Largest Cities
Like a snowball packs on more snow and momentum as it rolls downhill, downtowns in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities have seen major changes this year. Springdale’s City Council was the most recent to join the pack when it adopted a new master plan to guide...
110,000 SF Leased at CrossMar Park
Brian Shaw and Marshall Saviers recently leased 110,000 SF at CrossMar Park in Bentonville to Reverse Logistics and Supply Chain company, The Recon Group. The 110,000 SF building is located at 4901 SW Regional Airport Blvd., directly across from the Walmart...
Buying Sprees of Arkansas Banks Tops List of Top 10 Arkansas Business Stories of 2015
The acquisition trail was well traveled by Arkansas lenders in 2015, with the most prominent destinations for new deals lying in Georgia, Florida and Missouri. Little Rock’s Bank of the Ozarks Inc. led the procession with a string of out-of-state stock-swap...
Fayetteville named among top three cities to start a business
The rest of the world is slowly but surely figuring out what local residents already know. Fayetteville is a pretty incredible place. The latest organization to realize this is San Francisco-based research and technology company, Data Fox, who recently rated...
Simmons Foods to Spend $26M on New Facility, Create 78 Jobs
Simmons Feed Ingredients, part of Simmons Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs, said Tuesday that it will invest $26 million in its new 89,125-SF pet food ingredient facility, generating 78 new jobs. Simmons Foods, a private company that produces poultry, pet food and...
NWA AMONG ELITE REGIONS FOR JOB, WAGE GROWTH
A new report released Tuesday by the Milken Institute ranks Northwest Arkansas as the nation’s 24th best economic performer among the largest metropolitan areas. It’s the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area’s highest ranking on the Milken...
JB Hunt Plans to Add 1,000 Jobs
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell announced Wednesday that it will add 1,000 jobs in Arkansas over the next six years. The publicly traded trucking and logistics firm (Nasdaq: JBHT) announced the move during an event at its corporate headquarters, where it...
NWA Home Sales Up 20%
Northwest Arkansas real estate agents are having a banner year with the majority of homes selling within the first month of listing, but the sales pace in October was mixed with a dip in Benton County sales and 15.7% gain in Washington County. Agents in the two...
Development near Interstate 49 improves perception of Springdale
There was a time Springdale Mayor Doug Sprouse was concerned that passers-by on Interstate 49 didn't get an accurate picture of all that the town had to offer. Sprouse sees recent development activity just off I-49 as key in changing that perception. "For many years,...
BNSFL Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Community leaders and local elected officials were on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to help BNSF Logistics celebrate the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art domestic headquarters in Springdale. The 30,000-square-foot building is located at 2710...