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NWA is building faster than almost anywhere in America

Sep 21, 2026

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NWA is building faster than almost anywhere in America

Issue No. 9: Fourth in the nation for housing permits, and a draft study says the sewer plants underneath us are $1.5 billion short. Plus energy assistance closes Sept 30, and the trade school scholarship rule everyone's been waiting on.

Levi Pittenger
Levi Pittenger
NWA got a new interstate on Friday

Sep 11, 2026

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5 min read

NWA got a new interstate on Friday

Issue No. 8: I-42 and the XNA connector opened September 4. There's another $450 to $550 million of bypass still to build. Plus: a free home show in Rogers, and the five-minute dryer vent check that prevents house fires.

Levi Pittenger
Levi Pittenger
Fayetteville just wrote the strictest data center rules in Northwest Arkansas

Sep 5, 2026

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8 min read

Fayetteville just wrote the strictest data center rules in Northwest Arkansas

Issue No. 7: What a 1,000-foot setback and a water use cap say about the grid you are already on, the first apartments leasing at a $1 billion Fayetteville neighborhood, and the appliance most likely to quit on you this week.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
The watering ban runs through Labor Day. Here is exactly who it covers.

Aug 28, 2026

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7 min read

The watering ban runs through Labor Day. Here is exactly who it covers.

Issue No. 6: The 17 water systems under the lawn irrigation moratorium, burn bans in every Northwest Arkansas county but two, and the drainage walk to do before the pattern breaks.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
Rogers is building a different kind of boom

Aug 21, 2026

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5 min read

Rogers is building a different kind of boom

Issue No. 5: 13 permits for new houses, 97 for townhomes and duplexes, a zero-tuition trades school NWA did not know it had, and the fall deadlines closing this week.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
Arkansas Tripled Its Trade School Scholarship, and Finally Named Construction Trades

Aug 14, 2026

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8 min read

Arkansas Tripled Its Trade School Scholarship, and Finally Named Construction Trades

Issue No. 4: the 30-day rule that decides whether you get the money, Fayetteville's next fee increase, and why the energy rebate program still isn't open.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
NWA's Construction Jobs Are Growing While the Country's Are Stalling

Aug 7, 2026

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7 min read

NWA's Construction Jobs Are Growing While the Country's Are Stalling

Issue No. 3: the Fayetteville lot-width cut, the attic check that explains your August power bill, and a scholarship most single parents in NWA don't know exists.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
The R-410A deadline you were told about is gone

Jul 31, 2026

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10 min read

The R-410A deadline you were told about is gone

Plus the ten-minute fix that prevents the season's most expensive water damage, free legal help for your business, and six training deadlines in the next four weeks.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
Energy Tax Incentives: Four Termination Rules to Check

Jul 29, 2026

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2 min read

Energy Tax Incentives: Four Termination Rules to Check

The termination dates for 25C, 25D, 179D and 45L use different tests. Check installation, construction and acquisition dates before including an incentive in a quote.

The Trade Guide Team
The Trade Guide Team
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