Doug Thompson

5 days ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He previously served as a state Capitol reporter, business and agriculture reporter, editorial writer, columnist and regional reporter for southwestern Arkansas. Before that he covered city government.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He previously served as a state Capitol reporter, business and agriculture reporter, editorial writer, columnist and regional reporter for southwestern Arkansas. Before that he covered city government.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Doug Thompson is a reporter with more than 40 years of experience, including more than a quarter-century in Northwest Arkansas. He covers state politics from a Northwest Arkansas perspective and issues of regional importance for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He previously served as a state Capitol reporter, business and agriculture reporter, editorial writer, columnist and regional reporter for southwestern Arkansas. Before that he covered city government.

1 week ago | nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

TONTITOWN -- The state's most extensive air quality testing yet in Tontitown began Friday in hopes of settling whether the Eco-Vista landfill is the source of pollutants found in prior tests. CTEH, an environmental engineering firm with its Arkansas operations based in North Little Rock, is conducting the tests. The state Department of Energy and Environment ordered the tests and receives assistance from the state Department of Health's Environmental Epidemiology Section.

2 weeks ago | wcel.nwaonline.com | Doug Thompson

Commercial space filled to the brim in Northwest Arkansas in 2024's last half, despite more than 2 million square feet opening in the last two years, according to the latest Skyline Report. "The overall vacancy rate for leasable commercial space fell to 5.8%, the lowest level since the second half of 2022 when it was 5.6%," according to a statement by Arvest Bank, which commissions the report twice a year from the Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M.