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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 >
K-12 Construction Makes the Grade
Since December, construction totaling more than $225 million has been completed on some of the largest K-12 projects in Arkansas. read more >
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In Speech, Hutchinson Argues for Hate Crimes Bill, Measures to Fight COVID-19
Gov. Asa Hutchinson urges lawmakers to affirm his declaration of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and approve a hate crimes bill that's so far received a cool reception from legislators. read more >
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Construction Pipeline Defies Slowdown
Construction executives in Arkansas said that, for the most part, project work has continued fairly normally considering the circumstances. And the prospects for future work appear to be fundamentally the same. 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 >
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Fifty for the Future, Arkansas Blue Cross Launch Take Care Arkansas
Fifty for the Future, in partnership with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and central Arkansas’s six leading hospitals, is launching a four-week public service announcement campaign urging the public to not delay having their health care needs met. read more >
Arvest Bank Names 3 Board Members
Arvest Bank in central Arkansas has three new board members in Little Rock: Rajesh Chokhani, Scott Copas and Chad Young. read more >
Bob Shell, Former Chairman of Baldwin & Shell, Dies at 88
Bob Shell, the former chairman of the Little Rock construction company that bears his name, died Tuesday. He was 88. read more >
Largest Commercial Projects in Arkansas Top $2.1B
This marks the fifth consecutive year that the roster of largest commercial construction projects in Arkansas topped $2 billion. The 2018 list consists of 160 projects around the state that represent a combined dollar total of $2.1 billion. read more >
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Bid Procedures Shed Light on LED Pricing
Lighting specifications that favored a particular manufacturer added hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of the new Sylvan Hills High School and illuminated how much control architects, engineers and lighting wholesalers have over bid specs. read more >
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Trump’s Tariffs: Steel Builders Weigh In
President Donald Trump’s trade skirmish with China may pose a billion-dollar threat to Arkansas’ economy, or may be just a blip, a negotiating tactic. read more >
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Baldwin & Shell Buy Tops Real Estate Deals
A warehouse/office facility, senior day care, two buildings, apartments and an industrial site sold recently for a total of about $2.9 million. 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 >
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Bob Shell Retires as Chairman of Baldwin & Shell
Bob Shell, one of the most familiar names in Arkansas business, has retired as chairman of the board of the company where he has been a fixture for 67 years. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Business Icons: Bob Shell Finds Calling in Construction Industry
Bob Shell has not only become a leader in the Little Rock business community, but also the state’s construction industry. He is credited with pioneering construction management in the state, leading Baldwin & Shell away from the bid market to focus on landing negotiated contracts. read more >
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Baldwin & Shell CEO Scott Copas on the Tools to Building a Career in Construction
Scott Copas began his career at Baldwin & Shell in 1977 as an estimator and rose through the ranks, becoming vice president in 1983, executive vice president in 1993 and chief operating officer in 2012. In January 2014, he was promoted to president and CEO. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Construction
A construction resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Weyerhaeuser Launches $190M Dierks Sawmill Project
One of the oldest sawmill operations in the state is undergoing a $190 million rebirth at its historic southwest Arkansas home. Site preparation for the new Weyerhaeuser complex at Dierks (Howard County) is winding down as the project shifts into a new phase of construction. read more >
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Baldwin & Shell Looks Outside Arkansas for Growth
In January, Baldwin & Shell announced that Scott Copas, who had been with the company since 1977, was its new president and CEO, replacing the longtime head of the firm, Bob Shell. Shell, 83, remains at the company as chairman. read more >
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Scott Copas Named CEO of Baldwin Shell; Bob Shell Becomes Chairman
Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock on Saturday announced that Scott Copas has become president and CEO of the company, succeeding Bob Shell, who is now company chairman. read more >
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