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Few places are prettier than Arkansas in the springtime when the dogwood blooms. Indeed Arkansas with its modest cost of living, friendly folk, pro-business stance and varied landscapes is truly one of America’s undiscovered treasures. The state’s nickname? The Land of Opportunity. Countless Arkansas natives including Sam Walton, the founder of the world’s largest and most successful retailer, Wal-Mart, have found the nickname to be true. Arkansas Land for Sale is your opportunity to invest in a region that will be coming into its own in the 21st century.

Geographically, Arkansas is subdivided into five distinct regions. The great Mississippi forms the state’s eastern boundary; the surrounding lowland plains, known as the Delta, has a long tradition of agriculture with chicken ranching, soybeans, sorghum, cattle, cotton, rice, hogs, and milk as the chief output. To the north lie the Ozarks, which are not true mountains (though commonly described as such), but rather a high plateau with 150,000 acres of wilderness area set aside for outdoor recreation, perfect for hunting, fishing, hiking, and backpacking. The Buffalo River, which runs through the Ozarks, was the first waterway in the United States ever to be designated a National River and one of the premier whitewater rafting destinations in the country. Traversing the Boston mountains takes you down into the Arkansas River valley, the center of the state’s burgeoning wine industry and the site of Fort Smith, an authentic Wild West town where you can still see the gallows where the infamous “Hangin’ Judge” Isaac C. Parker strung ‘em high. The spa city of Hot Springs in the Ouachita mountains has been a center of healing since before white settlers first set foot in North America, while south Arkansas – known as the Timberlands – is home to the state’s oilfields which produced close to two billion barrels of oil between 1920 and 2003.

Little Rock, the state’s capital and largest city, lies in almost the exact geographical center of the state. Little Rock ranks high on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the best metropolitan areas in which to do business, and provides headquarters for many retail and financial service operations with strong national presences. Bentonville – the corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart, one of the largest and best known companies in the world – along with nearby Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville comprise one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in America. Fayetteville, home of the University of Arkansas, is renowned for it’s the easy pace and high quality of living, ranking high on every list of the nation’s most livable cities. Springdale is the corporate headquarters of Tyson Foods Inc., the largest meat producing company in the world.

Arkansas is famous for its extreme weather: it’s the southern corridor of the infamous Tornado Alley, after all. Expect blizzards in the winter and thunder storms in the warmer months. Winter in the northern part of the state is a warmer version of winter in any of the Great Plains states. Southern Arkansas, however, enjoys an almost subtropical climate, courtesy of its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

Arkansas remained relatively unexposed to the housing bubble and troubles in the financial sector that led the United States into recession in 2008. Nevertheless, declines in previously high-growth markets like the food processing sector hit the more rural parts of the state especially hard. The state’s unemployment figures remain considerably below the national average, however, and the development of extensive shale fields in the Fayetteville region for the mining of natural gas coupled with the state’s existing oil fields are expected to pave the way for an early economic recovery. Arkansas Land for Sale is an investment in a future that will be taking off while much of the nation is still struggling.