by - March 2, 2015 5:33 pm
There’s no shortage of work for construction crews in Northwest Arkansas as local residential and commercial construction projects continue to pop up in the region. New construction permits issued in…
by - January 29, 2015 4:47 pm
It was probably a rare day in 2014 if someone employed in the Northwest Arkansas building sector was out of work. The region’s four largest cities issued new construction permits…
by - January 7, 2015 1:41 pm
Builders across Northwest Arkansas requested new construction permits for housing and commercial properties totaling $47.524 million in November among the region’s four largest cities. The permit values rose 16% from…
by - December 1, 2014 7:55 pm
Commercial and residential builders across Northwest Arkansas are wrapping up a solid year of work as the region’s four largest cities issued cumulative new construction permits valued at $86.484 million…
by - October 28, 2014 7:07 pm
Builders across Benton and Washington counties secured 205 permits for new homes last month to keep them busy for the rest of the year – which is 100 more new…
by - October 2, 2014 4:30 pm
Northwest Arkansas’ construction pace has flipped in recent months with fewer residential projects and more commercial work. Overall the permit values of new residential and commercial building projects among the…
by - September 3, 2014 2:07 pm
Construction crews in Northwest Arkansas had a productive month in July with combined permit values in the four largest cities totaling $71.33 million, up 57% from the same month last…
by - July 30, 2014 7:41 pm
The local homebuilding pace appears to be stabilizing among the majority of the large cities in the two-county area. Commercial projects, including multifamily housing, were showing signs of resurgence through…
by - May 29, 2014 8:51 pm
The local construction sector in Benton and Washington counties is building new roads, trail infrastructure and several large commercial projects, but new home starts declined sharply in April. The four…
by - April 30, 2014 7:43 pm
The local residential building sector continues its steady trek forward in March with the region’s four largest cities reporting new permits valued at $35.795 million, a 22.7% increase from March…
by - March 31, 2014 6:27 pm
February was another cold and snowy month but homebuilders were able to ramp up their permit paperwork in the region’s four largest cities. Springdale, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers issued new…
by - February 27, 2014 4:53 pm
January was laced with some bitterly cold, snowy days but city permit offices across the region report steady activity in residential building and a smattering of commercial projects on tap…
by - January 20, 2014 12:47 pm
Home builders and others employed in the local construction industry can easily sum up 2013 with just two words — steady work. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers issued new commercial…
by - November 26, 2013 2:07 pm
It’s been a good year for home builders across Northwest Arkansas, but the residential construction pace in the region’s four largest cities continues to taper with a 15% reduction in…
by - October 29, 2013 6:31 pm
After a hectic building pace all summer, the residential starts in September were dead even with a year ago, cooling down from a 49% increase recorded in August and flat…
by - September 26, 2013 9:13 pm
Builders across Benton and Washington counties have been slinging their hammers to a steady pace through eight months of this year with new construction permits rising 49% in August when…
by - July 29, 2013 8:17 pm
As the economy shows signs of improving, one sign is that more people in Northwest Arkansas are willing to spend money on renovations and additions to their home. City planning…
by - July 29, 2013 5:36 pm
With half of 2013 in the books, home builders and lenders give the local residential construction market a solid “B” grade, citing modest improvements in demand at a pace that…
by - June 11, 2013 11:16 pm
Homebuilders in the region’s four largest cities received 201 permits last month to start new building new homes in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville. These cumulative new residential permits were…
by - May 2, 2013 4:33 pm
The local construction job sector rose 9% in March, employing 700 more workers than a year ago. The uptick in residential construction has subcontracting crews busier and able to demand…
