A new apartment complex intended to ease housing cost burdens is coming to downtown Springdale.

Why it matters: The Northwest Arkansas Council recently called the lack of affordable housing one of the region’s biggest challenges to sustained growth, as we reported last week.

• The influx of people combined with less land available for development has helped push home prices to record highs.

What's happening: The plan is for Spring Creek Village to include approximately 80 apartment units on about 6 acres one mile east of the Jones Center.

Details: The apartments will be reserved for people who earn 80% or less of the area's median income. The hope is 25% of the units will be restricted to people who make 50% or less, Sterling Hamilton, assistant vice president of Cushman & Wakefield, tells Axios.

• Residents will pay 30% of their income for rent and utilities. The amount adjusts for the number of members per household.

Context: The developers weren't able to confirm the exact income bracket because the project won't be complete until at least 2023, and the federal government determines area median income annually. The number of household members is also a factor.

• The Federal National Mortgage Association currently states the area median income is $73,200 — 80% of that is $58,560.

1 cool thing: The apartments will have a trail connection to the Razorback Greenway.

What's next: Construction is tentatively scheduled to start summer 2022.

• Hamilton says the developers hope to create similar developments in other NWA cities.

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Today is the last day to vote in the Bentonville school board election.

Details: The candidates are incumbent Joe Quinn and challenger Mike Swanson. Learn more about them here and about funding for their campaigns here.

Why it matters: School board members make important decisions that affect children, parents, teachers and other school officials.

Go vote: Check out the Benton County election commission's website to check your voter registration and learn where are your polling places.

• Only people who live in Zone 7 can vote in the election. Have a look at the map.

Worth here. I'll admit it. I love doughnuts, and nothing beats the simplicity of plain glazed.

• When I saw the new Raised and Glazed truck near the intersection of Crossover Road and Joyce Boulevard in Fayetteville recently, it was an immediate stop.

The setup: Only three types of doughnuts were available when I stopped: glazed, maple bars and a cinnamon version topped with powdered sugar.

The verdict: These are definitely different. They have the appearance of being handmade since they're not uniformly shaped.

• The glaze is light but satisfying, and the dough was top-shelf.

Check 'em out: If you want to try it, follow their schedule on Instagram. The team has been in Huntsville most of the time, but I'm told the Fayetteville spot was a boon, so they'll be back.

The U of A's new global campus spot in Bentonville will open in mid-November, according to Talk Business & Politics.

Why it matters: The global campus focuses on workforce development. The new spot includes conference spaces, classrooms, computer labs and a webinar recording area, according to Talk Business & Politics.

Details: It's inside the university's Collaborative center, a hub for the university's innovation efforts across tech and data science and more.

• The Collaborative is part of U of A's Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research, which was established with a $194.7 million grant from The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation.
• The institute focuses on data science; food and technology; materials science and engineering; bioscience and bioengineering research in metabolism; and integrative systems neuroscience.