Tab Townsell
Casey Covington Named Executive Director of Metroplan
Covington follows Tab Townsell in the role. Townsell, a former Conway mayor, retired earlier this year after leading the organization for six years. read more >
Northwest Bike Boom Inspires More Trails
Other Arkansas cities plan greenways of their own. read more >
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Growing Concerns (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
With its population surging, northwest Arkansas shows that it's healthy to go into something all together. read more >
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Remote Work: More Than A Job Perk (Tab Townsell Commentary)
Whether the mom of three or a recent college graduate, flexibility remains at the top of nearly every employee’s wish list. read more >
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Remote Work: Luxury or Necessity? (Tab Townsell Commentary)
Today, remote work is no longer considered an added job perk. It’s widely recognized as a workplace necessity — both by employees and employers — and not simply because of social distancing measures put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
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Metroplan Announces Plan for $55M Transportation Network
Metroplan announces plans to develop a $55 million regional multi-use path network over the next ten years. read more >
Ozone Action Days: It’s Good Business (Tab Townsell Commentary)
For "Telecommute Month," Metroplan highlights the health and financial benefits of a growing workplace trend. read more >
With Conway Leading the Way, Roundabouts Gain Acceptance in Arkansas
Finley Vinson has advice for city officials considering installing their first roundabout: Find the city’s worst intersection, the one everyone hates, the one that can only be improved. Put the roundabout there. read more >
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Metroplan’s Tab Townsell Explains How Building Bridges Not Always On Track
Tab Townsell was mayor of Conway, his hometown, for 18 years before becoming executive director of Metroplan in January. read more >
Metroplan to Launch Speaker Series Next Week
Metroplan is is introducing a new "Better Communities Lecture Series" at 6:30 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Jeffrey Hawkins Conference Room at 501 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. read more >
Metroplan Promotes Casey Covington to Deputy Director
Metroplan announces the promotion of Casey R. Covington to deputy director. read more >
Acadia Healthcare Building $24M Behavioral Health Hospital in Conway
Acadia Healthcare broke ground Oct. 6 on a $24 million, 65,000-SF behavioral health hospital in Conway. read more >
Mainstream Technologies Adds Conway Office
Information technology services firm Mainstream Technologies of Little Rock on Thursday announced plans to open a second location in downtown Conway that will initially have 15 employees. read more >
Insight Enterprises Takes on HPE Employees in Conway
Insight Enterprises Inc. of Tempe, Arizona, says it has hired 175 Hewlett Packard Enterprise employees and set up shop with HPE in the Meadows Office and Technology Park in Conway. read more >
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Economic Development Spurs Conway’s Ongoing Reinvention
Conway has had an impressive run over the past couple of decades, from downtown redevelopment to luring national and international companies to addressing tourism and neighborhood infill. read more >
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Conway Retail, Tech Startups Joust in Entrepreneurial Climate
It’s hard to say which emerging segment of Conway’s entrepreneurial community best typifies the city’s economic development, retail or tech start-ups. City leaders aren’t complaining either way. read more >
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Real Estate, Infrastructure Continue Growth, Improvement in Conway
Millions of dollars have been invested in improving Conway infrastructure and adding retail destinations to the growing city and, according to panelists at the first Outlook Conway conference on Tuesday, the development isn't slowing. read more >
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Arkansas Cities Push Back Against Laws Cast As Anti-Gay
After the state faced widespread backlash over measures critics cast as anti-gay, several Arkansas cities worried about the economic fallout are challenging the new laws by expanding their anti-discrimination protections. read more >
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Conway Builders Enjoying Boom as City Expands
The city of Conway is on the verge — if it hasn’t reached it yet — of a boom in commercial real estate availability. Just up Interstate 40 from Little Rock, the city has been the host of several recent development projects and is set to begin more in the coming years. read more >
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Conway Council Considers Purchase Of Scrap Yard Site
The Conway City Council recently signaled its interest in buying the 1.23-acre site of the Conway Scrap Metal Yard at 1110 Spencer St., despite a number of environmental concerns. read more >
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