Tag: NWA

Residential building permits up nearly 11% in NWA through Q1

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Residential building permits for single-family homes in the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas are up around 11% from the first three months of 2024, according to Talk Business & Politics. The NWA Business Journal collected permit data from each city and found there were 404 residential building permits issued in […]

Second Helping NWA hosts community feed for the Easter holiday

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Second Helping NWA , a nonprofit in northwest Arkansas, hosted an Easter community feed on Sunday. One word stuck out as people around northwest Arkansas came together to enjoy an Easter meal. “The community,” said Mackenzie Montgomery, Fayetteville resident. New Beginnings NWA approved to offer medical services to unhoused people She […]

NWA broker discusses nationwide real estate commission settlement

NORTHWEST, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The National Association of Realtors reached a nationwide settlement that could change the commission structure for real estate brokers. “It’s benefited a lot of buyers and sellers over the years and made it to where buyers could have representation and the largest purchase of their life,” Jamie Crouch, principal broker at Home […]

NWA NAACP discusses adversity as it celebrates 115 years since nationally founded

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Northwest Arkansas National Association for the Advancement of Colored People discusses how the organization’s work has helped achieve social justice as it celebrates 115 years since the group was formed. “There’s several things that need to still happen. The work still goes forward,” said Monique Jones, first vice president of […]