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Water and Sewer: Critical Infrastructure Aspects for Economic Development
Streets, drainage, public safety, animal services, and other municipal services are indeed important to both the operations of a community, along with the attraction and retention of economic development. With that being the cases, there are however, two critical components to our city’s infrastructure that are an absolute necessity in the attraction and retention of economic development and these being the community’s capability to produce fresh drinking water supply that is
Shane Knight
Jan 164 min read


Our school system and vocational training: two essentials but often overlooked aspects for economic growth.
Economic development is a broad term used to describe an attempt to economically enhance a particular area or situation. In this case we are looking at the city of Bryant. When you begin to explore the various facets and avenues for achieving economic development, we of course are looking at the positive aspects for this. Two essentials but often overlooked aspects are our school system and vocational training. The city of Bryant is privileged to have two of the best in the s
Shane Knight
Jan 154 min read


A City’s Long Range Growth Plan is Critical for Commercial Development
The City of Bryant along with Benton and Saline County are partnering together as each begins to develop and implement their comprehensive growth plan. It will take all three working together to strategically plan both growth patterns and areas in which this growth will take place. Bryant and Benton, the two largest communities in the County, are growing at a rapid rate and for this growth to be healthy, robust, and crafted smartly, they must work together and work together i
Shane Knight
Jan 123 min read


Is Franchise a Local Business
This is a good question that merits the understanding of certain terminology and ownership of the responsibilities that come with the franchise. In this particular column we are going to discuss the franchise/franchisee operation from the restaurant perspective. First, a franchise is a business model where a franchisor grants a franchisee the right to operate a business under the franchisor's brand name and business model. A franchisee is an individual or company who purchase
Shane Knight
Jan 104 min read
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