JBU Breaks Ground on New Performing Arts Center
by October 19, 2009 12:00 am 89 views
Nabholz Construction recently broke ground on an $8.5 million performing arts center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs.
The 28,000 SF Bill and Donna Berry Performing Arts Center, located west of the Mabee/Chapman parking lot, will serve as a venue for JBU theater productions, recitals, performances, lectures, chapel programs and other events.
SPARKS Education, a division of Crafton, Tull, Sparks & Associates, designed the facility.
The 500-seat auditorium is being financed through a fundraising campaign, including a $5 million gift from JBU alumni Bill and Donna Berry and a $1.5 million gift from the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa. The center is expected to open in the fall of 2010.
Elkins Outdoor Store Purchased
Rinker Holdings LLC recently purchased the Rut and Strut Outdoors facility in Elkins for $400,000. The 5,900 SF-retail store and 3,000 SF-warehouse were purchased from William Lazenby, who bought the buildings in 2002 for $330,000. The buildings, constructed in 1993, now operate as Medicine Man Animal Health and Medicine Man Supply. Martin Rinker is the registered agent for Rinker Holdings.
Office/Retail Space Leased at Nelson’s
Acumen Holdings LLC recently leased 10,000 SF in Nelson’s Crossing at 745 E. Joyce Blvd. in Fayetteville. Flake & Kelley Commercial leased the second-floor space, which was listed for $20 to $25 per SF per year. Acumen, a dotcom business, will use the space as an office with a retail frontage.