Jonesboro Developments

[arkansas_buff]

More news from Jonesboro: Hilton Garden Inn going in on Caraway Road. Initially 3-4 floors w/100 rooms and possible additional floors in the future. 2 restaurants will be announced at a later date. Developing...

[mcheiss]

Did anyone hear that NEA Clinic announced that it will soon break ground on the largest medical office building in northeast Arkansas.

Property on south Stadium Boulevard near the NEA Medical Center hospital will be the site of a 120,000-square-foot building that will consolidate over fifty NEA Clinic physicians practicing in more than twenty specialties into a state-of-the-art medical complex. Construction is expected to begin late this year or early next year.

I wonder how many floors it will be?

[arkansas_buff]

Paragould is now getting a Chili's restaurant, which will be located in a wet ward. The company I work for (a contractor) has received a Request for Bid. Good news for Paragould!

[idlewild]

How's the mall doing in Jonesboro?

[Rardy]

Alberto-Culver to build a $60 million manufacturing plant that will employ 400.

"Jonesboro was selected from a group of 10 sites because of a combination of strong current manufacturing base, a solid infrastructure of support and supply services and the availability of a skilled work force, according to Richard Mewborn, Alberto-Culver's vice president of worldwide operations."

Read about it here

[arkansas_buff]

How's the mall doing in Jonesboro?

[idlewild]

That's great news....

[arkansas_buff]

There are a couple developments in Paragould worth a quick mention. TaMolly's and Chili's are both under construction and are set to open this year.

[tim2462]

Zaxby's is coming soon to Paragould.

[arkansas_buff]

Zaxby's is coming soon to Paragould.

[Memphis Love]

I've never had Zaxby's is it good?

[Spaceman Spiff]

How interconnected are the economies of Jonesboro and Paragould? I've always been suprised that Greene County isn't included in the Jonesboro MSA. Walnut Ridge is also close enough to Jonesboro that it seems possible that Lawrence County could be added to the Jonesboro MSA at some point.

How many folks commute into Jonesboro from Paragould and Walnut Ridge (or elsewhere).

If Greene and Lawrence counties were added to the MSA, that would push the MSA population up from 113,300 to 170,370.

[Memphis Love]

Jonesboro is primed for extreme growth and it does make you wonder why those countis are not added to the MSA of the city.

[arkansas_buff]

How interconnected are the economies of Jonesboro and Paragould? I've always been suprised that Greene County isn't included in the Jonesboro MSA. Walnut Ridge is also close enough to Jonesboro that it seems possible that Lawrence County could be added to the Jonesboro MSA at some point.

How many folks commute into Jonesboro from Paragould and Walnut Ridge (or elsewhere).

If Greene and Lawrence counties were added to the MSA, that would push the MSA population up from 113,300 to 170,370.

[mcheiss]

How's the Turtle Creek Mall doing?

Any new stores open recently?

[Rardy]

And when will I-555 be completed? Should be this fall, shouldn't it?

[Rardy]

According to the Memphis Business Journal, MBC Holdings, the same company that developed the Mall at Turtle Creek, is purchasing Indian Mall. The company plans to redevelop Indian Mall, creating 700 jobs, with sales of more than $70 million each year. They hope to attract 4 new anchor tenants, some of which are new to the Jonesboro market.

Read the entire article from the Memphis Bizjournal here>>

[arkansas_buff]

And when will I-555 be completed? Should be this fall, shouldn't it?

[arkansas_buff]

Another NEA update:

NEA Medical Center (the smaller but better...imo...health care facility in Jonesboro) has been bought out by Baptist Memorial of Memphis. 60% is now owned by Baptist and the remaining 40% by the NEA Physicians group that owns NEA Clinic. This is BIG news for the hospital as Baptist has immediately unveiled plans to add 50 new patient rooms, a cancer center, and a new doctor's complex.

Official press release

NEA Medical Center currently has 104 beds.

[Rural King]

Baptist is a great organization that should prove a health-care operator for that facility and in serving the needs of Jonesboro. The facilities they own and operate in West Tennessee -inside and outside of Memphis- tend to have very good reputations.

[HogWild21]

How's the Whiskey Creek doing in the area? Heard some good things about the place.

[arkansas_buff]

How's the Whiskey Creek doing in the area? Heard some good things about the place.