Infrastructure

The northwest Arkansas chapter of the Urban Land Institute is hosting a symposium Friday, April 25, at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership in Cave Springs to discuss wastewater solutions for a growing region.

On today's show, we hear about a group of leaders and experts gathering this week to discuss wastewater solutions for a growing region. Also, University of Central Arkansas President Houston Davis joins us to discuss the university's northwest Arkansas blitz. Plus, software engineer Karen Kilroy joins Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis to discuss the results of the No-Code Hackathon.

The topic of growth was a key focus at the spring meeting of the Northwest Arkansas Council, held at the Fayetteville Public Library. The agenda included discussions on developing a regional growth strategy and expanding the healthcare ecosystem in the area. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams has more.

As northwest Arkansas’ population steadily climbs toward the 1 million mark, the region must plan for how that growth will affect our region’s water resources. Therefore, the Beaver Watershed Alliance is hosting the Smart Growth for Water Resources Conference.

A new tool is designed to give health providers and insurers a deeper look at mental health in Arkansas. On today's show, we hear that the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement has a new Arkansas Acute Behavioral Events Dashboard. Also, a winter storm has area meteorologists working overtime, including Walmart’s in-house meteorologist. Plus, water resource groups are thinking about drinking water for a northwest Arkansas that has one million people.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from this past week around the Arkansas River Valley.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from this past week around the Arkansas River Valley.

On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams discuss Arkansas’ history with electricity. Listen for archival recordings about rural electrification, Arkansas Nuclear One and other ways power gets into Arkansas homes.

Eureka Springs public works crews are on emergency call this week, repairing a broken basin inside the city's wastewater treatment plant and responding around the clock to broken water pipes across the historic town. Consulting engineers say Restoring Eureka's aging water and sewer infrastructure will cost many millions of dollars.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation is providing nearly $15 million to help facilitate 19 different electric vehicle charging stations across the state.