Forest Place Attracts $29.3M Transaction (Real Deals)
Forest Place Apartments LLC, an affiliate of the Beitel Group in Brooklyn, New York, acquired its 256-unit namesake at 1421 N. University Ave. in Little Rock. read more >
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George Waldon joined Arkansas Business in 1985 as an associate editor and has covered a smorgasbord of topics during his tenure, ranging from weighty matters to the absurd. He grew up in Corning (Clay County), graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and worked as a general assignment reporter at the El Dorado News-Times before signing on with Arkansas Business.
Waldon edits Arkansas Business' Whispers column and writes the weekly Real Deals column on Arkansas real estate transactions. He's also one of the state's most experienced banking reporters.
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