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NWA stays fastest-growing metro in Arkansas

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Northwest Arkansas continues to hold the state’s fastest-growing counties, and smaller cities such as Highfill and Tontitown continue to grow. Ozarks at Large’s Anna Pope spoke with Alison Wright, head of the data center division for the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, about the population data trends and housing units added.

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Anna Pope is KUAF's growth impact reporter and a Report for America corps member
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