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The Walton family selected Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) to design a 422,000-square-foot STEM university on the former Walmart Home Office site at Southwest Eighth St…

Northwest Arkansas Council hired David Giesige as founding executive director of a new regional workforce program to connect employers, educators and community partners around wor…

Fayetteville City Council is moving to restrict data center development, scheduling a vote next week on legislation designed to discourage data centers from locating in the city d…

Rogers-based Engine and Bentonville-based Nuqleous completed their merger, combining analytics/data science with space-planning services to create a comprehensive CPG and retail s…

OSM Aviation Academy established major pilot training operations at Drake Field in Fayetteville, planning to scale to 100 aircraft and 700 graduates annually as their flagship U.S…

University of Arkansas students received over $4 million in nationally competitive awards this spring, with more than 300 graduate and undergraduate students recognized alongside…

Steuart Walton's ABN Holdings purchased 900,302 square feet of former Walmart Home Office space for $73.12 million ($81/sq ft), representing the largest single real estate transac…

Sam's Club promoted Steve Schrobilgen, who started as a cart pusher, to Chief Operating Officer, replacing retired Tom Ward amid broader Walmart division management changes

Benton County posted the second-highest wage growth nationally among 372 largest counties at nearly 11% during Q4 2025, while Northwest Arkansas metro led Arkansas in job growth a…

University of Arkansas is hosting thousands of Walmart International, Walmart U.S., and Sam's Club employees for annual Associates Week, requiring road closures and traffic manage…

Crystal Bridges Museum opened its 114,000-square-foot expansion this weekend, growing the Bentonville institution by 50% from 200,000 to 314,000 square feet in a project designed…

University of Arkansas appointed Katheleen Guzman as interim School of Law dean, replacing the position left vacant after Emily Suski was pushed out before starting for her legal…

University of Arkansas College of Engineering climbed seven spots to 99th nationally and 65th among public institutions in U.S. News rankings, crossing into the top 100 for the fi…

Bentonville is prioritizing community space development with the closure of a 110-space downtown parking lot to expand Dave Peel Park, signaling confidence in downtown density and…

Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission approved allocation of $15.8 million in federal transportation dollars, signaling coordinated infrastructure investment across the…

Bentonville posted exceptional sales tax revenue growth that skewed regional results, with total revenue across four major NWA cities reaching $10.416 million, up 23.51%, while th…

Bentonville is advancing multiple infrastructure projects including Rainbow Curve intersection improvements, a new pickleball complex, and electrical transformer purchases, signal…

University of Arkansas School of Law climbed to 54th among public law schools and top 100 overall in U.S. News rankings, strengthening the region's professional talent pipeline

Bentonville opened its new Adult Recreation Center at 215 SW A Street downtown, specifically serving residents aged 50 and older with programming including chair Zumba classes

Northwest Arkansas continues as the state's fastest-growing metro area with Benton County leading all Arkansas counties in population growth, while Fayetteville alone added nearly…

Swarm Aero successfully defended its Fayetteville manufacturing operations through a city council zoning appeal victory, allowing the California-based drone company to continue op…

Blue Zoo Aquarium announced permanent closure of its Rogers location later this year, marking the loss of a family entertainment anchor from the Pinnacle Hills area while NWA Spac…

Blue Zoo Aquarium announced permanent closure of its Rogers location later this year, eliminating a family entertainment anchor from Pinnacle Hills Promenade while NWA Space and S…

Pratt & Whitney invested $4.7 million in a 7,000-square-foot expansion at its Springdale plant as part of a $100+ million project to increase commercial and military aircraft engi…

Walton Family Foundation's Home Region Program announced a tighter focus for its next five-year grantmaking cycle, prioritizing Northwest Arkansas housing, transportation, and inf…

Bentonville Public Library is hosting Pulitzer Prize winner Rick Atkinson on May 28 as part of a statewide 'If All Arkansas Read the Same Book' initiative, demonstrating how the c…

The 34th Congress for the New Urbanism concluded Friday in the region with Eric Klinenberg delivering a keynote emphasizing 'social infrastructure' like playgrounds as technology…

Bentonville City Council advanced major infrastructure investments including Rainbow Curve intersection improvements, a pickleball complex, and electrical transformer purchases wh…

Centerton remains Arkansas's fastest-growing city, with Northwest Arkansas claiming the state's three fastest-growing municipalities and some of the nation's fastest housing unit…

Walmart eliminated approximately 1,000 technology jobs effective immediately, with conversations happening May 12, representing a significant reduction to the region's largest tec…