Drive US Highway 82 into Crossett and the size of the sprawling Georgia-Pacific paper mill is what you notice first. GP came here in 1962 after buying the Crossett Lumber Company and 565,000 acres of fertile Arkansas timberland. The facility was expanded in 1976 and upgraded again in 1984. But 58 years later the plant […]
Press release, 2020-09-10 14:55 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 10, 2020) – Members of the Arkansas Economic Development Council, a commission composed of business leaders and economic development advisers who represent each region of the state, today passed a resolution to express support for Issue 1. Issue 1, a proposed constitutional amendment referred to Arkansas voters […]
Last week the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation launched the new bicycle safety effort Good Roads are Safe Roads. The goal of this year-long campaign is to raise awareness of roadway laws for cyclists and motorists across the state, educating the public in order to change behaviors and ensure safer roads for everyone. You’ve no doubt […]
Arkansas Good Roads Foundation launches a year-long initiative to ensure safer roads Bentonville, Ark. (Aug. 11, 2020) – Northwest Arkansas community leaders and area stakeholders today joined the Arkansas Good Roads Foundation in launching the “Good Roads are Safe Roads” public safety campaign. Livestreamed from The Great Hall at Crystal Bridges, the event gave local […]
NWA Online10 Aug 2020 Have you noticed there are more bikes on Arkansas roads than ever before, and fewer bikes left in stores? As the number of COVID cases in Arkansas has jumped, thousands of people turned to an activity that naturally offers socially distanced exercise. All of these new riders are a reminder that […]
By Joe Quinn I’d been home alone for days watching the COVID-19 coverage when it became clear I had to break down and make a grocery run or not eat. I drove on empty streets past dark restaurants thinking my neighborhood looked like it was a snow day, but there was no snow or ice […]