01 Jun 2025 A community redefined by bold leadership and vision
By Mayor Ken Kincade
Cabot is no longer the quiet suburb of Little Rock. It is a city in motion, redefined by bold leadership, intentional planning, and a community-driven vision for generational growth. Under the proactive leadership of my administration, Cabot is transforming through strategic investments in infrastructure, healthcare, education, and small business support. The city is leveraging every tool available from sales tax extensions and federal grants to creative public-private partnerships, to reimagining what’s possible for a growing city in Central Arkansas.

From repaving streets to reshaping the city’s digital backbone, Cabot’s leadership is building smart, sustainable infrastructure. The city partnered with Connect2First to offer city-owned, citywide 1-gig internet service to every household and business — the first project of its kind in the state of Arkansas.
Major upgrades to water and sewer systems are under way, including long-needed expansions on the south side of town, ensuring resilience for decades to come. These are not flashy headline-makers, but they are the foundational work that will support the city’s continued population boom and commercial expansion.
Cabot’s downtown is being reborn, not just restored. Decades after a devastating 1976 tornado, the city is embracing its past while building for the future. The transformation includes the Railyard Park and Pavilion, an all-inclusive playground, enhanced streetscapes, new sidewalks, traffic-calming features, and community-focused spaces for festivals and markets.
Public art, expanded retail, relocated restaurants and a new brewery all contribute to a vibrant, walkable cultural center. The Central Arkansas Greenway now runs through the heart of the city, offering connectivity and recreation and transforming downtown into a place to gather, explore and grow.
Perhaps the most transformative developments are the projects poised to permanently shift Cabot’s economic landscape: a new Unity Health hospital and the upcoming Lyon College School of Veterinary Medicine. Together, these institutions will bring hundreds of high-wage, white-collar jobs, attract new residents, and ignite housing and retail development. Cabot is no longer just a commuter town — it’s becoming a destination for learning, healing and economic opportunity.
In 2021, voters overwhelmingly supported a $94 million bond package that included funding for a next-generation sports complex: Game Time at The Grounds. Cabot has officially become the first city in Arkansas to create, design, fund, build and open a facility of this kind. Spanning more than 128,000 square feet, this state-of-the-art multi-sport complex is redefining the city as a statewide sports hub. It draws athletes, families, and revenue from across the region — fueling local businesses and showcasing the city’s potential as a premier tourism and recreation destination.
While the large projects shape headlines, I and the rest of Cabot’s leadership know that sustainable growth starts with small-business growth and expansion. A matching program funded by business license fees supports local entrepreneurs with real dollars for exterior or renovation improvements. It’s a tangible signal that the city values its business community and is willing to invest in their success.
Cabot’s master plan for growth includes securing Interstate 57 designation for its primary corridor, a move supported by more than $300 million in state infrastructure investments. This will accelerate industrial recruitment and regional connectivity, positioning the city as a future anchor in Central Arkansas’s economic network.
Cabot is not a city resting on potential. It is realizing it every day in every department with every decision. Whether it’s a fiber line, a sewer pipe, a hospital wing or a playground swing, each project is an intentional investment in a higher standard of living. Cabot is growing by design, and that design includes a future where families, businesses and ideas thrive for generations to come.