UAMS Seeks Approval for $85 million Ortho/Sports Medicine Building in Northwest Arkansas

by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will seek approval Wednesday (March 17) to build an $85 million orthopedic and sports medicine facility in Northwest Arkansas.

Consideration of the project is part of the two-day agenda of the University of Arkansas System board of trustees meeting that begins Wednesday.

According to agenda materials, UAMS Chancellor Dr. Cam Patterson will recommend Marlon Blackwell Architects with DSC Architects to lead the 185,000-square-foot building’s design. Nabholz Construction will be recommended as the general contractor.

The building will include up to 12 operating rooms and a limited number of patient beds. The building’s specialty clinics will consist of sports performance, physical therapy, orthopedic, imaging, research and education.

https://talkbusiness.net/2021/03/uams-seeks-approval-for-85-million-ortho-sports-medicine-building-in-northwest-arkansas/

Trial Date Finalized in Bielema, Foundation Case

FAYETTEVILLE — A trial date has been set in the dispute between former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation.

The trial is scheduled to begin the week of June 1, 2021, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building in Fayetteville, according to a scheduling order issued Friday. U.S. district judge P.K. Holmes III is presiding over the case.

https://www.wholehogsports.com/news/2020/sep/18/trial-date-finalized-bielema-foundation-case/

Trial date finalized in Bielema, foundation case

Published: Friday, September 18, 2020 - A trial date has been set in the dispute between former University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation. The trial is scheduled to begin the week of June 1, 2021, at the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building in Fayetteville, according to a scheduling order issued Friday.