Funding includes weapon detectors  by Will Langhorne | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette State Building Division Director Anne Laidlaw presents a grant proposal for the Governor’s Mansion at a meeting of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council at the Mosaic Templars building Wednesday in Little Rock. The concealed weapons detection system is estimated to cost $205,000, officials said in

Written by Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette July 6, 2021 An expansion to the Justice Building on the grounds of the state Capitol will provide much-needed office space and will also serve as a place of education for visitors young and old. Construction has begun on the Justice Building expansion project, which will renovate about 3,000

Written by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette November 3, 2019 Joe Baxter, deputy director of Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, had a question for an employee who moved last week into a cubicle in the building of the agency’s parent, the state Department of Commerce. “Is there anything I can do for you except for an enclosed

Written by David Smith, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette March 17, 2019 The Arkansas Development Finance Authority paid $26 million last month for an office building and parking lot at 1 Verizon Drive. Alltel Corp. was still listed as the owner of the property on county records, and therefore as the seller. But Verizon was the actual owner