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Fourth Quarter Reveals Residential Improvements

Excluding duplex units the total housing starts of single family residential dwellings numbered 106 in Benton and Washington counties in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 89 (19.1 percent) in the third quarter.

Flexibility Drives New School Design Trends

Increased state funding for updating public school facilities has helped many architecture and engineering firms weather the recession.

Green Built Co. Taps New Resource

Green Built Construction and Resource Design, an architecture and branding firm, have entered into a joint marketing effort to share business leads and integrate sales efforts.

Forums Foster Leading Thought

If you’re a business leader, chances are you’ve spent some time in the last year at your desk staring off into an abyss of frustration. Maybe your head was in your hands. Maybe you cried or cussed or prayed.

Recession Deficits

Householders seeing more money going out than coming in are advised to take a two-pronged approach to financial well-being: 1. Spend less; 2. Earn more.

UA Athletics Delegates Study on Facilities Master Plan

Athletic Director Jeff Long and his staff are working with the UA facilities department and three architecture firms to develop an athletics facilities master plan.

UA Logistics Team Impresses Industry

A team of undergraduate students from the University of Arkansas placed second at a recent logistics case competition in Denver.

UA Campus Worth $725M to Economy

University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart said the university’s Fayetteville campus had an operational economic impact of more than $725.4 million last year.

Osage Creek Plans Remain on Track

Bert Piraino, vice president of operations for the Osage Creek Performing Arts Center, said the total cost of the project will be about $22 million, “give or take a million.”

Nano Science Building Tops Commercial List

The Nanoscale Science and Engineering Building being constructed on the University of Arkansas campus is the most expensive project to get under way in Northwest Arkansas during 2009.

Walton Foundation Makes DU Donation

The Walton Family Foundation is helping protect one of Ducks Unlimited’s highest-priority landscapes with a grant of nearly $200,000.

Garrison Institute Hosts Retirement Workshops

There are two sessions left in a workshop series called “How Can I Afford Retirement?” hosted by the Garrison Financial Institute, part of the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.