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The NWA Council and its NWA Recycles program are hosting a California king-sized event this weekend. In collaboration with Sam's Furniture, the organization will hold the largest mattress recycling drive in state history. People across the region can bring a mattress and its box spring to Sam’s Furniture locations in Springdale and Siloam Springs for a free-of-charge disposal Nov. 8-11.
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The NWA Recycles recently published its 2024 recycling report, indicating that more than 48,000 tons of material were collected and processed across the region in the previous year. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke yesterday with Rob Smith, the policy director for the Northwest Arkansas Council.
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This year, $25 million is headed to the city of Fayetteville, courtesy of the federal Department of Transportation. That funding will go towards a program called Safe Streets for All.
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The NWA Council and its NWA Recycles project is looking to small businesses and startups to develop new solutions for environmental sustainability.
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Northwest Arkansas' growth continues. How the growth is managed is a conversation for the present and the future. The latest episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas" with Randy Wilburn addresses growth. Randy's guest is Victor Dover, an urban planner.
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On today's show, Hannibal B. Johnson will speak on racial massacres in Arkansas and Oklahoma at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Also, Northwest Arkansas business leaders provide updates on projects and programs at the Northwest Arkansas Council's Winter Meeting. Plus, Arkansan Ashley McBryde wins a Grammy, National Park Radio releases a new album and supporters of esports will be at the state capital tomorrow.
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Executives from Northwest Arkansas companies updated business officials on their projects at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s Annual Winter Meeting. One company at the event was Atento Capital, a Tulsa-based venture capital firm. This past year, the firm launched 412 Angles, a network connecting investors with early-stage startups. Sterling Smith, managing director of the firm’s Northwest Arkansas hub, said the region presents opportunities for investors to diversify portfolios, invest in startups and strengthen the bond with Tulsa.
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From December: The Northwest Arkansas Council is ramping up vaccination clinics as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 surges across the region.
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Randy Wilburn offers new episodes of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast every Monday. This Monday, we ask him the questions. And he talks about a new…
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Welcoming Week NWA is an effort dedicated to making the region more inclusive. We talked with Margot Lemaster, the executive director of Engage NWA, and…