Patrick Schueck
Towne Center Sale Closes at $4.3M (Real Deals)
MTC Baseline LLC, an affiliate of Denver’s Baceline Group, acquired the 34,418-SF commercial project in Maumelle. read more >
by George Waldon -
Bailey Construction Gets $6.88M Contract for Easterseals Remodel
This week's million dollar deals and construction contracts starts with an expansion and remodel to the Easterseals Arkansas campus in west Little Rock. read more >
Industrial Purchase Tops $4.3M (Real Deals)
Nearly 874 acres for a future expansion of the Little Rock Port Industrial Park tipped the scales at $4.35 million. read more >
by George Waldon -
Arkansas State Crime Lab Purchases North Little Rock Land for $4.1M
Commercial land and a retail center in North Little Rock and west Little Rock homes form this week’s quartet of million-dollar deals and construction in Pulaski County. read more >
Reading the Future: Steel (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
Executives are envisioning a vibrant short- and long-term future in steel for Arkansas, particularly in Mississippi County. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
2024 Solar Deadline Poses Challenges for Developers
Recent legislation changing Arkansas’ solar power policy has solar developers scrambling. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Patrick Schueck: Lexicon Inc.
Third generation takes the reins as head of the family business. read more >
by ABPG Staff -
Arkansas Steel, Past and Future (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Arkansas’ steel industry is a stunning success story, but challenges remain for what has become a crucial industry in Mississippi County. read more >
by Lance Turner -
With Steel, State Lures Interlocking Industries
Like all kinds of constructors, Arkansas economic developers have learned that steel offers a sturdy base to build on. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Lexicon Acquires Alabama Insulation Contractor
Universal Limited Inc. and its nearly 200 workers will continue their employment and remain in Alabama. read more >
Lexicon Looks at Possible Acquisitions
The company is preparing for inflationary pressure by broadening its footprint and services. read more >
Sticking Points: Employers Caught in Vaccine Catch-22
Arkansas employers find themselves caught between federal mandates and a new state law. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Mississippi County: Magnet for Steel
A new economy built on steel lifts the northeast corner of Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Famine, Then Feast (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
I’m not sure I’ll live long enough to use up all the bottles of clear goo that have inexplicably multiplied at my house, on my desk, in my car and in my handbag. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $2.43M
The $825,000 sale of a Dollar General store led the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >
Lexicon in Partnership to Make Face Shields for Arkansas Hospitals
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock plans to deliver 4,000 face shields for health care workers to six central Arkansas hospitals next week. read more >
Tom Schueck, Lexicon Founder and Arkansas’ ‘Titan’ of Steel, Dies at 78
Thomas B. Schueck, who founded steel company Lexicon and grew it into one of the state's largest private companies, died Tuesday morning. He was 78. read more >
Markham West Shopping Center Bought for $19M
A retail project in west Little Rock kicks off our six-pack of million-dollar real estate transactions this week. read more >
Next-Gen Learning: Businesses Embrace Career Academies
Metro Little Rock schools have accelerated a plan to put all 13,000 public high school students in Pulaski County on career-themed paths. The effort also aims to recast public schools as magnets for central Arkansas economic development, not impediments. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Lexicon’s Patrick Schueck Braces for Labor Shortage, Embraces Tariffs
Patrick Schueck, president of Lexicon Fabricators & Constructors, sings praises to steel tariffs, and looks ahead to a big year in 2019. read more >