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PotlatchDeltic Completes $131M Expansion of Waldo Sawmill
PotlatchDeltic has completed a $131 million modernization project at its Waldo sawmill. read more >
Lost Forty Reflects on 10 Years in Little Rock
The success of Lost Forty Brewing in Little Rock may lie as much as anything in the fact that two of its founders — John Beachboard and Scott McGehee — are restaurant industry veterans intent on listening to the customer. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Lost Forty Brewing and the Forest That Shaped Its Name
The Lost 40 of forestry fame is a tract of mature forest owned by PotlatchDeltic Corp. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Lithium Boom: Magnolia Gets Ready for the Rush
South Arkansas offers advantages beyond its mineral-rich underground water, Standard Lithium Ltd. CEO Robert Mintak says. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Timber Surge Fuels $309M in Mill Updates
What’s behind this surge in announced sawmill updates and expansions? Historically high lumber prices. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
PotlatchDeltic to Merge With CatchMark Timber
The combined company will own about 2.2 million acres of timberlands, including 1.5 million acres in the South. read more >
Blue Mountain Connects Recreation Dots Just Minutes From Little Rock
There’s gold in the hills of the Maumelle Pinnacles, both in natural splendor and spending by nature lovers, and Arkansas is ready to seize it. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Update: BancorpSouth Plans 40,000-SF Chenal Office
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, and its subsidiary, BXS Insurance Inc., plan to build a four-story, 40,000-SF headquarters for its regional banking and insurance operations. read more >
Walgreens Development Prescribes $6M Sale (Real Deals)
The 14,880-SF Walgreens in Little Rock was purchased by a company from Oakland, California. read more >
by George Waldon -
$6M Effort Underway to Conserve Blue Mountain
The Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas announces an effort to conserve the 458-acre Blue Mountain, the westernmost peak in the Maumelle Pinnacles chain. read more >
Potlatch Parcel, Pinnacle Valley Plaza Lead Recent Purchases
Office land, a retail project, a steel project and an office-warehouse in Little Rock join forces with a North Little Rock store to form this week’s grouping of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Silver 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. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Roseburg Wraps Up $92M Del-Tin Plant Purchase in El Dorado
Roseburg Forest Products and PotlatchDeltic Corp. complete the purchase and sale of the assets of the PotlatchDeltic subsidiary Del-Tin Fiber LLC, including its plant in El Dorado. read more >
Oregon Company To Buy PotlatchDeltic’s El Dorado Plant For $92M
Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products has reached an agreement with PotlatchDeltic Corp. to purchase the assets of its subsidiary, Del-Tin Fiber LLC, including the medium-density fiberboard plant in El Dorado, for approximately $92 million. read more >
Shorter Public Companies List Reveals Top, Median Pay
Much about this year’s rankings of public companies and their highest-paid executives by total compensation is typical. But there is something new: data on the median employee compensation of most of the state’s publicly traded companies. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Central Arkansas Water Increases Its Holdings in Lake Maumelle Watershed
Central Arkansas Water is winding down its property acquisitions, $36 million in purchases made to protect Lake Maumelle as a prime source of drinking water. read more >
by George Waldon -
PotlatchDeltic Sells Lake Maumelle Tract for $3.6M
A 380-acre tract in west Pulaski County, a portfolio of 22 rental properties in and near Conway, 11 duplexes in Bryant and a 19-unit apartment project in west Little Rock form this week’s quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Deltic, Potlatch Complete $1.2B Merger
Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado and Potlatch Corp. of Spokane, Washington, have completed their $1.2 billion merger, originally announced last year. read more >
Deltic Posts Likely Last Profit as Separate Company
Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado closed out its final fiscal year as a separate entity on Wednesday, reporting a small fourth-quarter profit and a a $6.5 million profit for all of 2017. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Timber Rides Wave Of Demand
This year’s hurricanes are likely to boost Arkansas’ timber industry, which was already experiencing a surge of new investment. read more >
by Marty Cook -
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