Our latest installment of Faulkner County million-dollar transactions includes five Conway projects: a private student housing development, a special needs health and education facility, an apartment project, a retail property and a dental office. A big home on the outskirts of Conway completes the six-pack. read more >

Conway tech firms Inuvo Inc. and PrivacyStar announced Thursday that they will move to the Museum Building in the River Market District of downtown Little Rock. The two firms will take up a combined 26,000 SF. read more >

The city of Conway is on the verge — if it hasn’t reached it yet — of a boom in commercial real estate availability. Just up Interstate 40 from Little Rock, the city has been the host of several recent development projects and is set to begin more in the coming years. read more >

A new quartet of million-dollar deals in Faulkner County has formed. Out front is the $4 million sale of a Walgreens at 850 Oak St. in Conway. read more >

The property, at 242 Donaghey Ave., is currently occupied by a Papa John's restaurant, owned by Ozark Pizza Co. LLC of Little Rock. The offer would pay Ozark Pizza Co. $236,000 for the .12-acre lot and another $164,000 if the property is vacated by April 15. read more >

Fort Smith remained atop the Arkansas Tech Business Index while Rogers and Russellville enjoyed the largest increases according to economic activity from October. read more >

Chef Shuttle has grown to cover much of central Arkansas, and now the company plans to expand into surrounding markets. read more >

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts has officially opened in Conway, and its owner is expecting big demand for its doughnuts. read more >

The University of Central Arkansas Board of Trustees on Friday approved the renaming of a campus building in honor of the university's longest-serving professor, Jerald "Jerry" M. Manion. read more >

Conway hosted a pair of recent million-dollar real estate transactions. At $2.7 million, the larger of the two is the 71-room Microtel Inn & Suits. About 2 miles south as the crow flies, FNT Professional Leasing LLC of Little Rock purchased a 9,574-SF commercial building for $1.25 million. read more >

A Conway mother and daughter are accused of fraudulently billing the Arkansas Medicaid Program for nearly $100,000 and fraudulently withdrawing more than $65,000 from the accounts of patients at a shuttered Faulkner County facility for the developmentally disabled. read more >

First National Title Co. announces its acquisition of Faulkner County Title Co. read more >

The number of students enrolled in higher education is down 1 percent from a year ago, according to enrollment numbers on the 11th day of classes. read more >

People are starting to move back into the part of an Arkansas subdivision evacuated last year after a 2013 pipeline accident. read more >

In at least three cases, politically well-connected Faulkner County couples were able to keep their divorce filings from public release. The divorce files of disgraced former Circuit Judge Mike Maggio, former state Sen. Gilbert Baker and Conway Deputy City Attorney Chuck Clawson were sealed in such a way that the very existence of the petitions were kept secret from public for reasons that no one seemed willing to explain. read more >

Arkansas' highest court has ordered the immediate removal of Faulkner County Circuit Judge Mike Maggio from office in addition to his lifetime ban from the bench. read more >

Preliminary enrollment figures indicate the University of Central Arkansas has experienced a 1.4 percent increase in overall enrollment for the fall semester and a 1.4 percent increase in first-time undergraduate enrollment. read more >

Kelley Erstine, an alumnus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, started work last week as chief of staff at his alma matter. In his new role, Erstine will make $165,000 a year. read more >

The $3.6 million sale-leaseback of a super convenience store is atop this week’s series of big-bucks real estate deals in Conway. read more >