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XNA Connector Project
By: Jaxson Miller BENTONVILLE, Ark. (UATV) —The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has broken ground on a $127.5 million project that will soon give travelers a faster, safer route to Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA). The groundbreaking ceremony took place at XNA’s short-term parking lot, where local and state officials gathered to mark the start…
Fayetteville families build futures through Habitat for Humanity
By: Ellisyn Sanders FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) – Affordable housing is one of Northwest Arkansas’s biggest challenges. Home prices have risen nearly 71 percent since 2019, leaving many families struggling to find a safe, stable place to live. Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Arkansas is working to change that one build at a time. The nonprofit…
Economic Impact of the Dickson Street Hotel
By: Jenna Swope FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (UATV) — A new hotel is being constructed on Dickson Street. The hotel will be one of the new additions to the Civic Plaza. The civic plaza is the space that used to be a parking lot on West Avenue. The changes to the Civic Plaza are in part of…
UA Chancellor: Construction Pain Will Lead to Gain
As the University of Arkansas continues to make competitive strides in its academic and residential facilities, Mike Johnson, the UA associate vice chancellor for facilities, said about $175 million worth of construction should be finished by the time classes begin on Aug. 26. Johnson said there are five facilities scheduled for completion before the fall semester…
Campus Power Outage
Many buildings at the University of Arkansas were without electricity this morning after a construction accident. U of A Media Relations Manager Steve Voorhies said a high voltage line was cut during construction near Kimpel and Brough dining hall around 9 A-M. Several buildings lost power, including Old Main, Kimpel, Pomfret, the Student Union and…
Old Main Arboretum in Potential Danger
UATV’s TJ Carpenter reported from in front of the Old Main Arboretum where the University of Arkansas is proposing to put an access road for a number of construction projects over the next two years on Ozark Hall and Vol Walker. A more in depth analysis of the proposal can be viewed here: Old…
Garland Parking Deck Construction Noise; Paperless Campus
On Campus Parking deck construction causes headaches for student neighbors. A record number of ballots are cast in the Silver Reels Awards. The ASG approves additional funding for Razorback Quidditch. A paperless campus initiative works to improve sustainability. Construction of the new Nanotechnology Building is underway on Dickson. Hundreds of animals were spayed and tagged…