Central Arkansas’ growth is being powered by people-focused industries, with health care and education leading the way, followed by strong gains in leisure and hospitality. Transportation, retail, finance, and manufacturing also posted steady—if more modest—growth, signaling underlying resilience in the regional economy. Read more: Metroplan Announces the Release of The Central Arkansas Economy in 2026
The report showed changing trends in home construction and population growth in central Arkansas. Read more: Conway now second-largest city in central Arkansas
Metroplan released its latest demographic and outlook report showing where and what kind of population trends are taking place in central Arkansas. Read more: Latest report shows growth in central Arkansas
Little Rock is a city that keeps surprising.
Amazon has commenced construction on a new logistics facility at the Port of Little Rock expected to create more than 1,000 jobs.
UAMS rated in top 10 percent nationally for cancer care.
Little Rock’s Moses Tucker Partners announced on Wednesday the completion of a $35 million redevelopment of the historic Boyle Building in downtown Little Rock.
Central Arkansas will be home to another major investment from online retail giant Amazon, local economic officials revealed.
The City of Searcy is inviting the public to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly renovated baseball and softball fields at the Searcy Sports Complex — the first completed project under the #MySearcy initiative.
A weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas’s historic mountain Oasis. The longtime resort town hits refresh with a new flow of hotels, breweries, and eats.