Chris Moses, president and CEO of Moses Tucker Partners, said construction of the Resort at Rockwater in the downtown Argenta area of North Little Rock is proceeding smoothly. Most of the framing is complete, and the roof is next, he…
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Attorney General Tim Griffin Tours CoHO Hope Village
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin recently went on a tour of CoHO Hope Village, led by the City of Hope Outreach (CoHO). During the tour, Griffin heard from board members and employees alike, gaining insight into CoHO’s housing initiatives aimed…
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Little Rock University District Receives $30k Donation from Cadence Bank to Offset Rising Building Costs for New Homes
The University District Development Corporation, based at UA Little Rock, recently received a $30,000 donation from the Cadence Bank Foundation (formerly BancorpSouth Bank Foundation) to help offset rising building costs for seven new houses being built within University District. The…
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Musselman Joins New Beginnings Board, Hosts UAMS Cancer Walk
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDanyelle Musselman has joined the Board of Directors of New Beginnings, a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit dedicated to providing shelter to the area’s homeless population. New Beginnings is a bridge housing community designed for unsheltered people who have experienced long-term homelessness…
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Walton Foundation Reports on Housing Challenges in Northwest Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA recent study is offering actionable, policy-based recommendations, from capacity building to zoning reforms, to help Northwest Arkansas tackle its emerging housing challenges. Without action, it cautions the region’s current low-density, sprawling development patterns could cause long-term negative impacts for affordability,…
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Ouachita Baptist University to Build Student Apartment Complex
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOuachita Baptist University (OBU) will break ground on a $12.6 million, 144-bed student apartment complex this month, with plans for it to be open for the Fall 2022 semester. The apartments are phase two of an initiative the university launched…
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New Organization Tackling Housing Affordability in Northwest Arkansas
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleNorthwest Arkansas organizations are working to address housing affordability with the creation of a new workforce housing center. With support from the Walton Family Foundation, the Northwest Arkansas Council will be incubating this workforce housing center to tackle housing affordability…
by Cromwell Architects Engineers Vacation rentals have been around for generations as families have made trips to the mountains and Gulf Coast for years, always renting their favorite cabin or beach cottage. In recent years, the online market place has…
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University of Arkansas Design Studio Receives National Award
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas Community Design Center has received a national award for an architectural design studio that rethinks public housing in Fayetteville. The center, an outreach program of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, worked with architecture…