Revisiting Winthrop Rockefeller’s Vision for Arkansas

Sep 24, 2021 | Community

Earlier this year, Arkansas-based Hytrol announced that the company would be establishing a facility with hundreds of jobs in Fort Smith to support its existing Jonesboro operation, which employs 1,200 workers. The story of Hytrol in Arkansas dates back to 1962 when...

Cromwell Receives Governor’s Quality Award

Sep 22, 2021 | Awards, Community

Cromwell Architects Engineers received the Challenge level award from Governor Asa Hutchinson at the Arkansas Governor’s Quality Awards banquet at the Marriott Ballroom in downtown Little Rock on September 15, 2021. The Governor’s Quality Award is awarded through the...

Aerospace and Defense Industry Represents Arkansas’ No. 1 Export

Aug 10, 2021 | Community

If you were to ask an Arkansan what the state’s No. 1 export is, they would probably say rice. Indeed, Arkansas is the biggest exporter of rice in the United States. Despite that, the spot of No. 1 export goes not to rice or any other agricultural product, but to the...

Federal Funds Can Help Districts Prepare for Safe Return to School

Jun 3, 2021 | Building Services, Community, Sustainable Design

A safe return to school for all is the ultimate goal with school district facility upgrades through a new federally funded program, Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER). Meeting the needs of the schools to support students, educators, prevent...

Investing in Arkansas’ Infrastructure

May 3, 2021 | Community, Planning, Sustainable Design

Infrastructure investment reflects our economic and cultural priorities. There have been several recent reports that illustrate the condition of Arkansas’ aging roads, bridges, dams, etc. Rather than focus just on the obvious physical conditions, we now need to...

Legacy Center in Dumas Designed to Increase Opportunities in Rural Arkansas

Mar 29, 2021 | Architecture, Community, Projects

The Legacy Center in West Dumas is working to transform the lives of rural people forever by addressing education opportunities, workforce development, food insecurity, and housing affordability. Rev. Arthur Hunt, along with community leaders Linda Hunt Rogers and...