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Heartland Whole Health Institute Opens in Bentonville
The 85,000-SF structure is designed to facilitate connections between art, nature, architecture, education and wellness on the Crystal Bridges Campus. read more >
Lyon College Dental School Receives Initial Accreditation, Plans to Welcome First Students in June
The opening of the state's first dental school will mark "a new era in oral health" for Arkansas, said Dr. Burke Soffe, dean of the school. read more >
Pulaski County Schools Partner with Companies to Launch Workforce Prep Programs
About 11,000 students at 11 area high schools are set to get industry introductions, job shadowing and internship possibilities and curriculum guidance from more than 80 partner companies in the Academies of Central Arkansas program. read more >
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Brad Spradlin Named EVP of AGC Arkansas
He was formerly with Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock, where his focus was on education and safety training, and risk management. read more >
Baldwin & Shell CEO Bobby Gosser Living Proof of Building from the Ground Up
Bobby Gosser, CEO of Baldwin & Shell, prizes a culture where employees know that if they work hard, they can move up. read more >
Baldwin & Shell CEO Scott Copas Stepping Down, Joining Wife Shayla’s Company
Bobby Gosser, Baldwin & Shell's president-elect, will take over as CEO at the start of the new year. read more >
Higher Ed Construction Dots the State
A dozen of the biggest higher education construction projects now active in Arkansas total more than $381 million. read more >
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Shayla Copas Constructs Her Own Marketing Firm
Shayla Copas is calling her new boutique marketing and PR business The Hive, mainly because she loves bees, but the name also connotes buzz, something she’s created in her 20 years of interior and event design. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Stinnett Promoted, Three Hired at WER Architects (Movers & Shakers)
Elizabeth Stinnett has been appointed as a new associate at WER Architects/Planners in Fayetteville. Larry Troillett, Holly Vetsch and Jordan Arrington have joined the firm in Little Rock. read more >
Nick Copas Named to Baldwin & Shell Board
Nick Copas, president of Baldwin & Shell’s Industrial Services Division, has been elected to the company’s board of directors. read more >
Cathey, Jacks Promoted to Partners at Pettit & Pettit (Movers & Shakers)
Marc Cathey and Terry Jacks have been named partners at Pettit & Pettit Consulting Engineers in Little Rock. read more >
Rock City Harley-Davidson to Start Work on New Gateway Town Center Site
Rock City Harley-Davidson will host a groundbreaking ceremony for its 41,875-SF facility and training course at the Gateway Town Center in Little Rock at 10 a.m. Wednesday. read more >
Education Construction Dots the State, Dominating Commercial Projects List
The tally of largest commercial projects in Arkansas reached $2 billion for the fourth consecutive year, powered in large part by education. read more >
by George Waldon -
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