On today’s show, we head to Springdale where the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is hosting a mobile makerspace this month. Plus, Washington County planners approve the state's first natural burial ground. And, we have Candy Lee in studio as she readies to release a solo album.

Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , says slow numbers for construction and trucking may indicate the economy is slowing, but he adds they don't mean there's a reason to panic.

The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is hosting a mobile makerspace in Springdale this month. Free classes and workshops will be offered through Nov. 23 at the space, which is located at 302 Holcomb Street.

Washington County Planning Board last night approved plans for a proposed 10-acre natural burial ground. Ozark Sanctuary Cemetery would be located in northeastern Washington County on land conserved by Northwest Arkansas Land Trust and would be legally allowed to bury 215 bodies per acre.

Throughout November, Ozarks at Large is participating in the Purple Project for Democracy , a nonpartisan campaign that explores civics, government and public service. Today we speak with Jennifer Price, director of elections for Washington County, about absentee voting.

Becca Martin-Brown, with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says she's in the holiday spirit after a trip north to Branson.

Candy Lee has performed throughout Northwest Arkansas for several years. She will release a new solo album titled Ozark Mama with a concert at 7 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the Guisinger Building on the Fayetteville Square. She recently stopped by the Carver Center for Public Radio to give us a preview.

On today’s show, the city of Fayetteville’s Urban Forestry Division is conducting a tree giveaway pilot project to encourage certain neighborhoods to plant more trees. Plus, the Arkansas Poll for 2019 is ready for inspection, we talk with poll director Janine Parry, a nd the next installment of our Purple Project for Democracy initiative examines provisional ballots.

The 2019 Arkansas Poll , the 21st edition, asked Arkansans about guns and more. The results also offer a chance to see if Arkansans think like the rest of the nation.

We bring this week's lastest economic headlines news from Northwest Arkansas Business Journal .