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Contractors See Construction Business Pick Up in 2014

Contractors See Construction Business Pick Up in 2014

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In general, 2014 was a year of increase among the biggest general contractors in Arkansas. Eighteen out of 32 firms that reported updated revenue figures for the largest commercial contractors list recorded year-over-year gains. read more >

OREO ‘Cleansing’ Helps Stabilize NWA Real Estate

OREO ‘Cleansing’ Helps Stabilize NWA Real Estate

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When the real estate bubble popped in 2008, it popped big time in northwest Arkansas, which generated more “other real estate owned” than Little Rock. Now, sales and an improving economy are bringing calm to a market once noted for speculation. read more >

VCC Goes Big in Vegas with $344M Downtown Summerlin Project

VCC Goes Big in Vegas with $344M Downtown Summerlin Project

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Completing a half-built, 1.5 million-SF retail-office center in less than 18 months presented a desert challenge for VCC LLC. The sprawling Downtown Summerlin project in the western suburbs of Las Vegas also represented unfinished business for the Little Rock general contracting firm. read more >

Construction Firms Report Mostly Gains

Construction Firms Report Mostly Gains

Five of the eight construction/real estate firms on this year’s list of top private companies recorded year-over-year revenue gains. The Little Rock general contracting firm of VCC (No. 15 among the 75 largest private companies) registered a 15.6 percent increase as revenue climbed to $607 million. read more >

VCC Climbs to No. 1 with Revenue of $607M

VCC Climbs to No. 1 with Revenue of $607M

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Business among the largest Arkansas general contractors was down as a group during 2013. Nine of the firms on this year’s list of largest commercial contractors recorded revenue gains while 13 reported declines. Three firms reported no change. read more >

CARTI Campus Tops Slimmer Projects List

CARTI Campus Tops Slimmer Projects List

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The dollar tally of large construction projects throughout the state declined in a big way during the past 12 months. The total value of the biggest commercial jobs dropped from more than $1.4 billion in 2012 to about $1.1 billion this year. read more >

Arkansas Business: Best Quotes of 2012

Arkansas Business: Best Quotes of 2012

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From John L. Smith’s pep talk to reporters to U.S. District Judge Bill Wilson’s withering remarks to out-of-line prosecutors, they said it all in 2012. read more >