Arkansas Arts Center 'A Gem Within Our City'
Museums need to supply “social space,” says famed architect Jeanne Gang. If they are to survive, they need to be places where people want to be. And that is what her design seeks to do for the...
View ArticleWeWork Wants Space With Bentonville Flavor
WeWork is a 9-year-old New York company that builds and runs shared office spaces in more than 100 cities worldwide. It announced April 1 that it would expand its operations to Bentonville at a...
View ArticleSilver Development Offers Niche for Graying Generation
Silver Development Co., Larry Crain Jr.’s non-car venture, is watching its 188-unit Chenal Village fill up as the high-end duplex project beckons 55-and-up renters.
View ArticleLimits Few for $300M Simmons Foods Project in Decatur
When Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. of Siloam Springs decided a few years ago to start from scratch to increase its fresh and frozen chicken production, Simmons bought 800-plus acres for $14 million and...
View ArticleCitizens Bank's Batesville HQ Sets Model for New Branches
The directors of Citizens Bank at Batesville were already contemplating a new headquarters building when they hired Phil Baldwin as CEO in 2013. The 37,000-SF $13.8 million building finally opened last...
View ArticleRed Wolf Convention Center Plans September Open in Jonesboro
The $58 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Red Wolf Convention Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to open in late September.
View ArticleWalk-On's Buys Land in Conway for First Arkansas Restaurant
Walk-On’s Bixtreaux & Bar, a Cajun-themed restaurant/sports bar co-owned by NFL All-Pro Quarterback Drew Brees, closed Thursday on its $1.37 million purchase of approximately two acres of land at...
View ArticleUS Home Sales Fell 0.4% in April Amid Limited Supply
U.S. home sales slipped 0.4% in April, as would-be homebuyers face affordability challenges and a limited supply of starter houses.
View ArticleBriarwood, Spring Valley Apartments Draw $21.5M Combo Deal (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Vesta Capital of Leawood, Kansas, purchased the 280-unit Briarwood Apartments for $13.58 million and the 245-unit Spring Valley Apartments for $8 million.
View ArticleWalmart Exec Moves Include New CEO at Massmart in South Africa
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville saw some executive changes this week, including a new CEO at its South African retail chain, Massmart.
View ArticleConway Takes Stock of Success, Role in Region
City officials and economic development leaders touted Conway's individuality while celebrating its role as part of a larger metropolitan region.
View ArticleBSR Starts Work on $15.6M Phase Two at Wimbledon Green
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust of Little Rock said last week that it has started construction on the $15.6 million second phase of its Wimbledon Green property in Little Rock.
View ArticleHathaway's Wes Martin Earns CCIM Pin (Movers & Shakers)
Wes Martin, a partner in the Hathaway Group, has received the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation from the CCIM Institute.
View ArticleBriarwood, Spring Valley Apartments Draw $21.5M Combo Deal (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Vesta Capital of Leawood, Kansas, purchased the 280-unit Briarwood Apartments for $13.58 million and the 245-unit Spring Valley Apartments for $8 million.
View ArticleSocial Security Complex Sells for $7.4M (NWA Real Deals)
A Fayetteville investor paid $7.4 million for a 6-acre office complex on East Joyce Boulevard that is anchored by Fayetteville’s Social Security Administration branch.
View ArticleReynolds Metals Mining Land Sold for $10.3M
Mining land near Bauxite, an office building in west Little Rock and undeveloped residential land in Saline County form this week’s trifecta of big real estate transactions.
View ArticlePattiCakes Bakery to Open Second Location in Conway
Shortly after the Fourth of July, Conway will be getting a second PattiCakes Bakery, the popular purveyor of pies, cakes, cookies and more located at 2106 Robinson Ave.
View ArticleAcquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list?...
View ArticleArkansas River Nears Crest in West Arkansas; More Rainfall Looms
The Arkansas River neared a historic crest Wednesday in Arkansas' second-largest city, but officials said the levee system was "performing admirably" from the rush of water coming downstream from...
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