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The economic burden of housing and child care in NWA
Northwest Arkansas needs to build 15 housing units a day to keep up with growth — and it's not doing that.Why it matters: While NWA is building a lot of apartments, it's not enough for the approximately 20 people moving to Benton County daily and 10 people to Washington County every day, Mervin Jebaraj, director at the University of Arkansas' Center for Business and Economic Research said during an event Thursday.Housing in NWA has a vacancy rate of about 3.3%, Jebaraj said.Driving the news: The Northwest Arkansas Council and the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business released their annual...
New Bentonville apartments will house future medical students
A 300-unit apartment complex to be built next to the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will house students and other renters.State of play: Construction will start in January, Alice L. Walton Foundation spokesperson Diane Carroll told Axios. The medical school has a planned fall 2025 opening.The complex will be on an 11-acre site and include two residential buildings at 1100 and 1102 NE J St. One will be reserved for students, according to a news release from the Alice L. Walton Foundation.What they're saying: "Opportunities for recreation and relaxation reinforce the principles of whole health (physical, mental, social and emotional well-being), and are a central feature of the broader Crystal Bridges campus and a focus of both the School and the neighboring Heartland Whole Health Institute," the release states.The property includes a natural woodland area, ponds and walking trails.The big picture: The housing makes for at least four construction projects backed by Alice Walton in Bentonville near her art museum that opened in 2011. The museum is expanding, and both the medical school and Whole Health Institute are also under construction.
"American Sunrise" Puts Indigenous Art in the Spotlight at Crystal Bridges
Starting November 9, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, will unveil "American Sunrise: Indigenous Art at Crystal Bridges," showcasing 46 works from North American Indigenous artists. This exhibit, inspired by the themes of Indigenous Futurism, place, and kinship, highlights Native perspectives through various media, including beadwork, photography, and pottery.
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