Talk Business & Politics - Mon December 21, 2020
Repairs Begin on Arkansas Pump Stations Damaged in 2019 Flood
A year and a half after the historic flooding of the Arkansas River in May 2019 damaged several Fort Smith, Ark., pump stations, more than $4 million in much-needed repairs are finally under way. There is a total of 13 building permits for repairs to the pump stations by Russellville, Ark.-based Van Horn Construction Inc....
Talk Business & Politics - Mon December 21, 2020
Fort Smith, Ark., Schools Begins Building Peak Innovation Center
Arkansas' Fort Smith Public Schools (FSPS) plans to open its multi-million-dollar Peak Innovation Center for the 2021-22 school year. On Dec. 7, the school system and its partner, the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith (UAFS), co-hosted a groundbreaking for the facility....
Northwest Arkansas News - Mon December 21, 2020
Plans Announced for New Health Institute in Northwest Arkansas
Bentonville, Ark.'s Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art on Dec. 14 announced its plans for the construction of a Whole Health Institute building on the museum's 120-acre grounds. Established by Walmart heiress Alice Walton earlier in 2020, the Whole Health Institute focuses on "radically redesigning the systems that impact health and well-being with the ultimate goal of making Whole Health affordable and accessible to everyone," according to its website....
Arkansas Times - Thu November 05, 2020
Little Rock, Ark., Gets $3M Grant to Build Part of Tri-Creek Greenway
The Central Arkansas transportation planning agency Metroplan has awarded Little Rock $3 million to build a large section of the 6-mi. Tri-Creek Greenway, a 12-ft.-wide off-street bicycle and pedestrian route that will connect city parks in the southwestern part of the city....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Mon October 19, 2020
Work to Widen Arkansas' U.S. 67 Wins $10M Federal Boost
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has won another competitive grant to help pay for a project to widen two sections of U.S. Highway 67 in Pulaski and Lonoke counties. The $10 million grant under a U.S....
Arkansas Business - Mon October 12, 2020
Building Starts on Arkansas Arts Center, Gets $3M From Heir
The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway on Oct. 9 announced a new $3 million donation from the Alice L. Walton Foundation as it broke ground on its new 100,000-sq.-ft., $45 million Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts....
The Saline Courier - Tue September 29, 2020
ARDOT Head Wants Issue 1 Passed to Fund $7.4B in Road Projects
During a public meeting Sept. 21, the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor, who spoke about why she wants Issue 1 on the November state ballot passed....
CEG - Tue July 21, 2020
Arkansas Secures Right of Ways for New King Expressway Extension
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has secured all 62 right of way pieces needed to extend the King Expressway bypass from the U.S. Highway 70 East interchange to the junction of Arkansas Highways 5&7 North....
Talk Business & Politics - Wed July 08, 2020
Little Rock Port Authority Secures $11M to Use for Upgrades
Arkansas's Little Rock Port Authority announced July 6 that it had secured $11 million in investments to support transportation infrastructure improvements in the port's footprint. As many as 1,500 new jobs may be added, according to a release from the port....
CEG - Mon June 15, 2020
Old Runway at Little Rock AFB to Be Replaced Under $180M Contract
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) has awarded a $180 million contract to replace the 64-year-old runway at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. The project is being carried out as a collaboration between the AFCEC, the base, the Air Force Installation Contracting Center and the Air Force Installation Mission Support Center (AFIMSC) Detachment 9....
