Legends
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Uncertainty
Uncertainty
Caught temporarily in the grasp of a housing downturn, Northwest Arkansas' residential housing market could not escape the cascade effect of oversupply. Dodging the national "subprime crisis" bullet, the area fell victim to come-lately developers and overaggressive speculators hoping to cash in at the top of the building bubble | READ MORE »
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Promenade boosts sales-tax take in Benton County
The mainstay of any municipal or county budget is sales-tax revenue, and the cities in Benton and Washington counties have enjoyed strong returns for the last decade. | READ MORE »
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Unified front in works to get transportation projects rolling
For many Northwest Arkansas residents, there's no better time or place to catch a glimpse of the region's growing pains than to travel Interstate 540 during peak traffic times. | READ MORE »
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Going green
Wal-Mart vendors, along with nonprofits and start-ups, are hopping on the low-emission bandwagon. And they're pleasantly surprised to find that Northwest Arkansas is a national seedbed for projects from alternate energy designs to more-efficient shipping.
Pardon Orlo Stitt if he's a bit amused over the recent rush to environmental stewardship. | READ MORE »
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Even with new facilities, area jails remain packed
More people than ever are being jailed in Northwest Arkansas, and that is expected to continue as the region deals with the rising crime that generally accompanies a growing population. | READ MORE »
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Drive seeks OK on package liquor
With 111 private club permits, Benton County is far from 'dry'
Can Benton County residents rid the area of its earned image as the "wettest dry county in the state?" | READ MORE »
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Four major cities provide essentials with bond issues
In the past decade, voters in Northwest Arkansas approved more than $570 million in bonds for roads, parks, municipal buildings and sewer projects. | READ MORE »
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Mid-2009 target for regional sewer system
It's the end of cheap monthly water and sewer bills in Northwest Arkansas, but officials are calling it the best long-term solution to a problem faced all over the country. | READ MORE »
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Population growth changes delivery of health programs
Providers struggle to meet demand
ROGERS — The region's growth has influenced the operation of low-income health-care facilities as the high-profile corporate face of new Northwest Arkansas residents overshadows the swell of blue-collar workers, clinic directors said. | READ MORE »
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Economic experts predict rally in '09 for NW Arkansas
Cutback on loans seen this year
As the housing market emerged from its second year of slow sales, builders and developers began to bear the brunt of the market change. Rumors of recession threaten to offset possible gains 2008 could bring to Northwest Arkansas | READ MORE »
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Cities face choice of single high school, adding more
A combination of rising enrollment and aging facilities that lack space and amenities has prompted Northwest Arkansas' largest school districts to think about the future of their high schools. | READ MORE »
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Small districts grapple with growth issues, too
While the large school districts in Northwest Arkansas wrestle with whether to add a second high school, many smaller districts are facing high school decisions of their own. | READ MORE »
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U.S. 71 still offers attractive corridor into Ozark region
Charlie Brooks used to have a bumper sticker on his squad car, "Pray for me. I travel Highway 71." | READ MORE »
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NW Arkansas towns offer filmmakers charming setting
The rolling hills, rich history and small-town charm of cities in the Ozarks are catching the eyes of small filmmakers. The films may be small — but all will put Northwest Arkansas on the map, being shown in theaters, classrooms and churches across the country. | READ MORE »
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For downtowns, success hinges on funding, offerings
Unique history-driven attractions often bring pride, community spirit
The people charged with drumming up business for downtowns across Northwest Arkansas inevitably fix their beat on one or two distinctives that make their district unique. | READ MORE »
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Lack of downtown doesn't concern many in new city
Clubhouses prime meeting spots in recreation-minded Bella Vista
BELLA VISTA — The main gathering spot for Bella Vistans isn't a downtown, it's a clubhouse. | READ MORE »
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