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Encyclopedia > Chenal Valley, Little Rock, Arkansas

A sizable and more recently developed section of the city, Chenal Valley is a large, affluent west-central section of Little Rock, Arkansas. Its name is derived from the area's Shinnall Mountain, but Deltic Timber Corporation, a major early developer of the area, opted to alter the name to mimic French language as part of a strategy (known as foreign branding) to orient the residential and commercial development toward upper-class population segments. Location in Pulaski County, Arkansas Coordinates: , Country United States State Arkansas County Pulaski Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 Government  - Mayor Mark Stodola Area  - City  116. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Foreign branding is an advertising and marketing term describing the implied cachet or superiority of domestic products with a foreign or foreign-sounding name. ...


The main thoroughfare is Chenal Parkway, mostly a divided four-lane path chiefly connecting Highway 10 to west Little Rock's Financial Centre business district. Chenal Parkway's northwestern terminus is just north of Arkansas 10 at Highway 300, near the Pinnacle Valley neighborhood. The southeastern terminus lies at Autumn Road at a transition to Financial Centre Parkway, with continuation to a conversion into Interstate 630 at Shackleford Road. Highway 10 is a major east-west highway in western and central Arkansas. ... Pinnacle Valley is the northwesternmost neighborhood of the city of Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Interstate 630 in Arkansas is an east-west connector within Little Rock. ...


Chenal Valley is known for its rapid development since 1990, when Chenal Country Club was established and some of the earliest of the area's current crop of homes were built. Those and other residences, including a limited number of apartment and condominium complexes, can be found scattered throughout a part of Little Rock that has for now retained much of its pre-development wooded areas.


Several mass-market retailers populate Chenal's eastern commercial corridor near the Financial Centre area, including industry leaders Wal-Mart, Kroger, Target, Home Depot and Barnes & Noble. Chenal is also home to the headquarters of the Nuvell unit of GMAC Financial Services, an important employer for the city overall. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ... Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article is about the United States retail company. ... The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products. ... A typical Barnes & Noble bookstore. ... General Motors Acceptance Corporation (or GMAC) was the financial services arm of General Motors, the worlds largest automobile manufacturer (by revenue). ... General Motors Acceptance Corporation (or GMAC) was the financial services arm of General Motors, the worlds largest automobile manufacturer (by revenue). ...


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