Meet a Planner: Eureka Springs
Meet Cassie Dishman, the Director of Preservation and Planning for Eureka Springs
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Planning for Growth on Your Own Terms: Lessons for Small Towns on the Edge of Growth
Small towns on the edge of growing metros face a unique challenge: absorbing population before infrastructure, funding, or planning capacity can keep up. Groundwork convened Mayor Nathan See of Pea Ridge and Audra Butler of Communities Unlimited to share hard-won lessons on planning, community trust, and building housing that lasts.
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A Practical Guide to Development Incentives for Municipalities
As cities and counties try to keep up with growth, rising housing costs, and shifting economic conditions, development incentives are often part of the conversation. They can be a useful tool, but only if they are used with intention.
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Groundwork launches statewide effort to support expanding housing options in Arkansas
Groundwork today announced a statewide expansion of its efforts to help Arkansas communities address housing shortages, modernize local policies, and expand attainable housing options or working families
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Future Forward: Meet a Fort Smith Planner
Meet Victoria Walls, a city planner for Fort Smith
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The Future of Housing in Northwest Arkansas
In a four-part series, Axios NWA explores how housing affordability, policy decisions, infrastructure capacity, and economic pressures are shaping the future of housing in Northwest Arkansas.
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Building the Future of the NWA Mircale
What does it take for a fast-growing region like Northwest Arkansas to sustain prosperity without losing affordability? Cullum Clark tackled that question in his presentation at the Groundwork Housing Summit, offering lessons from across the country and eight guiding principles for future growth.
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The Future is Modular: Rethinking how we Build
The Future Is Modular panel explored how factory-built housing can deliver high-quality, affordable homes faster and at scale. Featuring insights from a city planner, developer, and nonprofit, the discussion highlighted how updated codes, public-private partnerships and rethinking outdated perceptions can unlock modular housing’s full potential.
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Update from the National Housing Crisis Task Force
The National Housing Crisis Task Force is redefining how communities tackle housing affordability. Insights from the 2025 Groundwork Housing Summit show how collaboration can move housing solutions from concept to reality.
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Lessons from Utah’s Regional Approach to Growth
In the late 1990s, Utah faced a pivotal moment. Rapid growth, rising concerns about air quality and increasing pressure on infrastructure led communities to ask a fundamental question: How should we grow? Ted Knowlton from the Wasatch Front Regional Council shared his experience at the 2025 Groundwork Housing Summit
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Future Forward: Meet a Tontitown Planner
Meet Brad Spurlock, a city planner for Tontitown
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Future Forward: Meet a Lowell Planner
Meet Karen Davis, the Lowell Planning and Community Development Director
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