The 150,000-SF “global center of excellence” was originally built for Hewlett Packard and housed 1,200 workers for information technology giant DXC Technologies before the COVID pandemic. read more >
The city council aims to issue up to $250 million in taxable industrial development revenue bonds to help lure a company to a site at 1500 Lollie Road. read more >
Almost five years after it opened, the Conway Municipal Airport at Cantrell Field is living up to expectations, city and economic development officials say. read more >
Kimberly-Clark Corp. of Irving, Texas, reports second-quarter net income down 14 percent. The company has said it may close its plant in Conway, which employs about 350 people. read more >
Kimberly-Clark Corp. officials told the Conway Chamber of Commerce late Thursday that the company is considering closing its mill in Conway. read more >
Acxiom Corp. of Conway announced Monday that it would sell its Marketing Solution division to Interpublic Group in a $2.3 billion deal that will leave Arkansas with one fewer public company. read more >
Conway Development Corp. is in talks with a new developer for the Shoppes at Central Landing in Conway and expects to close within weeks on its purchase of the site of the project from the city. read more >
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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Nearly six months after the opening of the new Conway municipal airport, the facility is already buzzing with activity. The planners behind the project have also set their sights on the next steps to grow its role in the state and attract business. read more >
Early voting in a Sept. 9 special election is underway in Conway, with voters considering whether to rededicate a 1/8-cent sales tax for various road projects, including two tied to a large retail development. read more >