Medical school celebrates Ivy Owens career success with FCRA
Local leaders ‘experience’ poverty
Wynne Selected as Pilot City for Community Catalyst Program
CDI study benefits city of Camden
HSC 10 year action plan revealed
Hot Spring County Conversations 10 Year Plan Launched
Alliance staff member earns certification
Library staffer elected class champion for CDI
Main Street exec earns development certification
CDI focus group visits Camden economic ideas
City leaders working for Van Buren
UCA names Amy Whitehead Chief of Staff
HGTVs Home Town stars head to Conway
Poverty Simulation Comes to Region 8
UCA’s Hernandez, Weaver, Ramirez, Stubbs chosen for CED Fellowship
Newport Economic Development Commission Year in Review for 2018
UCA’s Community Development Institute names 5 to advisory board
Whitehead elected to vice chair for development council
De Queen, Sevier County to take on community development projects
Whitehead to lead outreach and community engagement
Mayoral candidates prepare to face off
Abarchi, Hacker chosen for CED Fellowship at UCA
Initiative works to connect county residents
Developer conference in Conway marries business, development and real estate
UCA announces community development fellow
Kick Start Alma Action Plan unveiled
Community leaders attend development summit
UCA Small Developer Conference
Kick Start Alma action plan to be revealed May 7
Alma Kick Start to meet March 9
Community comes together to talk about Hot Spring County’s future
UCA announces fall 2019 community development fellows
ENTERGY AND UCA PARTNER ON COMMUNITY CATALYST PROGRAM
UCA names Fiegel director of community and economic development
UCA announces summer 2019 community development fellows
Kick Start Sheridan Action Plan Unveiling
UCA’S Bruner Elected to Metroplan Livable Communities Regional Advisory Committee
UCA to host statewide event to discuss poverty
UCA performs walk audits in two Arkansas communities
UCA Hosts Poverty Simulation in Newport
UCA announces spring 2019 Community development fellows
CDI appoints new advisory board members
Whitehead elected to Community Development Council
UCA presents community development institute awards
UCA alumnus awarded fulbright grant
UCA Selects Sheridan for Kick Start Initiative
UCA Assists Searcy County Chamber with new Brand
UCA Announces New Community Development Fellow
UCA Announces Economic Development Fellowship
2021
Walking with a purpose: Walk audits reveal opportunities for change, City and Town, May 2021
ABHOF grants help bridge the gap in Arkansas’ Black communities, City and Town, April 2021
Taking the pulse of the people: Developing a community survey, City and Town, March 2021
Sustainable communities: Best practices from the Natural State, City and Town, February 2021
Moving the needle on equity, City and Town, January 2021
2020
Community canvas: Murals improve our cities and towns, City & Towns, November 2020
Magnolia’s Mule Kick makes community part of business plan, City and Town, July 2020
Rogers debuts free, on-demand public transit, City and Town, June 2020
#CommUNITY: How Russellville is coming together through a crisis, City and Town, May 2020
Run this town: Maximizing the community impact of running events, City and Town, April 2020
UCA Citizens Academy promotes local engagement, City and Town, March 2020
Smart tech helps cities plan for the future, City and Town, February 2020
Apprenticeships: A tried and true concept reemerges, City and Town, January 2020
2019
Growing Corning together, City and Town, December 2019
2020 Census: What it means for your community, City and Town, November 2019
The benefits of conducting a walk audit, City and Town, September 2019
One downtown’s comeback, City and Town, August 2019
The road to downtown revitalization in Wynne, City and Town, July 2019
Kick Start Sheridan: This is their time, City and Town, June 2019
Why communities fail; A Q&A with Danny Games, City and Town, May 2019
Joint use agreements improve access to local amenities, City and Town, April 2019
Local festivals and events build community, City and Town, March 2019
2018
Workforce key for economic development, City and Town, December 2018
Mitchellville’s SHIP initiative a model for small cities, City and Town, November 2018
Initiative focused on local food builds economy, protects environment, City and Town, October 2018
Historic preservation as community and economic development, City and Town, September 2018
Build on community strengths for economic development, City and Town, August 2018
Conference teaches tips for small-scale development, City and Town, July 2018
Kick Start Alma kicks off, City and Town, June 2018
Paris makes headway on action plan, City and Town, May 2018
Rural Community Grant Program applications now available, City and Town, April 2018
The do’s and don’t’s of site selection, City and Town, March 2018
Training helps groom future community leaders, City and Town, February 2018
Lonoke 2022: A small city’s big plan for change, City and Town, January 2018
2017
The Center provides workforce development in Desha County and beyond, City and Town, December 2017
Economic development: A team sport, City and Town, November 2017
Kick Start Alma, City and Town, October 2017
Increasing entrepreneurship in Arkansas communities, City and Town, September 2017
Trail funding supports local development efforts, City and Town, August 2017
Maps and land use: an economic development issue, City and Town, July 2017
Group organizes to fight blight in Pine Bluff, City and Town, June 2017
Jonesboro initiative connects the homeless with key resources, City and Town, May 2017
Using data to drive infrastructure decisions, City and Town, April 2017
The importance of wayfinding signage, City and Town, March 2017
CDBG funding available for local projects, City and Town, February 2017
Youth involvement important in community development, City and Town, January 2017
2016
Be local-Buy local, City and Town, December 2016
Local business grant programs pay dividends, City and Town, November 2016
Secrets of successful communities, City and Town, October 2016
Marketing sites and buildings in your city, City and Town, September 2016
Lonoke prepares to Kick Start development efforts, City and Town, August 2016
BR&E leads to NWA success, City and Town, July 2016
Entrepreneurship in Arkansas, City and Town, June 2016
Business outreach surveys support the local economy, City and Town, May 2016
Collaboration the key to downtown revitalization, City and Town, April 2016
The necessity of city website, City and Town, March 2016
Economic development plans critical for success, City and Town, February 2016
Community-based planning supports local economic growth, City and Town, January 2016
2015
New technical assistance program helps mayors meet challenges, City and Town, December 2015
Making a difference in workforce development, City and Town, November 2015
Community murals as economic development tools, City and Town, October 2015
The road to recovery in Faulkner County, City and Town, September 2015
Mulberry a community planning success story, City and Town, August 2015
Paris builds community momentum, City and Town, July 2015
Good community branding adds value, City and Town, June 2015
Effective collaboration at the local level, City and Town, May 2015