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Court Case Pits Hot Springs High-Rise Owner Against Penthouse HoldoutLock Icon

Parth Patel seeks to renovate Hot Springs' historic Medical Arts Building into a hotel, but a dispute over assessment fees with penthouse owner Melanie Chambers threatens the project. read more >

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Rachel Patton of Preserve Arkansas wants higher historic tax credits for eligible projects. Here, she’s outside one such project, Polk Stanley Wilcox’s building on Spring Street.
Business Services / Construction / Education

2021 Forecast Murky for Architects, EngineersLock Icon

While Arkansas architects and engineers say they expect continued growth in 2021, others across the country don’t share that outlook. read more >

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Paul Dodds, managing director of Urban Frontier, which buys, renovates and then rents out homes in the Central High School Neighborhood Historic District in Little Rock.
Construction / Government & Politics / Investments

Tax Reform Poses Threat to Historic Preservation ProgramLock Icon

Tax reform proposals wending their way through Congress threaten federal historic tax credits, financial incentives that Arkansas developers, government officials and historic preservationists say have been crucial to economic development efforts in the state. read more >

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Technology Little Rock Tech Park Sparks New InterestLock Icon
The second phase of the Little Rock Technology Park included gutting six stories at 421 Main St. in downtown Little Rock to make room for larger, intermediary office spaces. The building, which previously housed the state Department of Education, is on the National Register of Historic Places. [PHOTO provided]
Government & Politics Northwest Arkansas Cities Join Forces to Manage GrowthLock Icon
Pea Ridge Mayor Nathan See: “You’ve got to keep up with growth.” [michael woods]
Banking & Finance Blytheville Bank Poised to Grow
Media & Marketing Hoge Looks Back, NWA Editor Leaves
Alyson Hoge
Legal Slim Chickens Sued by Restaurant Operator Over Alleged Deception and Frozen ChickenLock Icon
Slim Chickens bought this 35,700-SF, four-story office building in Fayetteville in 2023. [Google Maps]
Whispers Changing Church in HillcrestLock Icon
Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Hillcrest may be adapted for commercial use. [google maps]
Arkansas Business Arkansas’ $1B Broadband Push Faces Shake-Up After Feds Overhaul Grant Rules
A technician installs fiber optic cables. Little River County, Arkansas has received a $2 million federal grant to build fiber optic cable lines to support broadband infrastructure. 
Cover Story Arkansas Sees Sharp Decline in Attorney Sanctions, Raising Oversight ConcernsLock Icon
Robert Brech is the executive director of the Office of Professional Conduct, which is the office that oversees the behavior of attorneys. Brech’s office faces a backlog of cases to review. [Karen E. Segrave]
Whispers New Brewery-Restaurant, The Fermentary, Set to Open in LowellLock Icon
Health Care Hope Hospital Rebuilding After Bankruptcy With Critical Access Application