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Bentonville-based Water for Good launched an ambitious $44.1 million, three-year plan to nearly double the number of people it serves globally with sustainable water, sanitation a…

Kansas-based design-build company Hutton opened its first Arkansas office in downtown Springdale with 3,800 square feet and three full-time employees, marking another out-of-state…

University of Arkansas is hosting Made@UA Week, a public showcase of student innovation and entrepreneurship with an $8,000 pitch competition prize pool, demonstrating the univers…

Rogers Public Library fully reopened Saturday after two years of tornado recovery, marking a symbolic milestone in the city's infrastructure resilience with Director Hannah Pearce…

Beaver Water District began construction on a $300 million, 80 million gallons per day water treatment facility in Lowell to serve Northwest Arkansas's growing population

A $32.25 million luxury apartment complex broke ground in downtown Bentonville, featuring 140 units across five stories at 1005 S.E. Fourth St., with completion expected January 2…

Toll Brothers acquired over $111 million in Northwest Arkansas properties from Buffington Homes, buying 235+ acres and 240 residential lots across Benton and Washington counties i…

Visit Bentonville opened a new downtown office and visitor center to provide better service, with visitor experience coordinator Bri Nichols helping visitors like Dylan Morton wit…

Northwest Arkansas is attracting and developing remarkably young business leaders, with 24-year-old Buster Vanhooser becoming one of the youngest franchise owners in K1 Speed hist…

A Springdale fifth-grader created a digital map chronicling her teacher's 950-mile bike ride along the Trail of Tears, demonstrating how educational technology is being used to do…

OZ Trails Bike Park will open June 12 on the Bentonville-Bella Vista border as Arkansas's first chairlift-served mountain bike park, featuring over 20 miles of trails and represen…

University of Arkansas launched a system-wide solar energy project on Earth Day, marking a significant clean energy expansion for the region's largest educational institution

Highfill residents voiced concerns at a Monday town hall regarding the proposed establishment of an industrial development authority, marking another contentious IDA proposal faci…

Springdale's new Fire Station 4 at 3377 W. Huntsville Road includes an attached regional training facility, representing expanded emergency services infrastructure serving the bro…

Bentonville Police Department is expanding with a $2.5 million property purchase for a comprehensive training facility, acquiring over an acre including a 6,500-square-foot buildi…

Heartland Forward strengthens its AI infrastructure with John Bailey's appointment as first AI fellow, positioning the Bentonville-based think tank to advance artificial intellige…

Heartland Forward appointed John Bailey as its first AI fellow to support the organization's AI Caucus and position the 20-state heartland region as a leader in artificial intelli…

University of Arkansas students from the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design are gaining national recognition, with two students—Emmalyn Burns and Dakota Kalkstein—named t…

Toll Brothers Inc., a national luxury homebuilder, is acquiring nearly all assets of Fayetteville-based Buffington Homes of Arkansas, marking a significant consolidation in the lu…

Teslar Software opened its new 50,000-square-foot headquarters in Springdale, representing a significant fintech consolidation in the region with CEO Joe Ehrhardt partnering with…

Bentonville City Council Ward 1 seat is vacant after Gayatri Richardson's resignation, with applications now being accepted from Ward 1 residents to fill the position

University of Arkansas joins Mid-South AI Research Consortium with University of Memphis, University of Mississippi, and UT Health Science Center, positioning the region as a coll…

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will speak at Crystal Bridges Museum as the next guest in its Building Bridges speaker series, following previous appearances by Ken Burns…

Blue Crane and Riverside of Austin announced a mixed-use development on Second Street between N.E. A and North Main streets in downtown Bentonville, featuring new residential unit…

Fayetteville is implementing major water system upgrades through Beaver Water District coordination, requiring scheduled conservation periods as Northwest Arkansas partners invest…

University of Arkansas is unveiling a major solar farm on Earth Day (April 22) as part of its 2040 carbon neutrality commitment, marking a significant milestone in the region's cl…

Steve Forbes, Forbes Media chairman, delivered keynote remarks in Bentonville praising Sam Walton's entrepreneurial legacy while discussing AI, healthcare innovation, and economic…

Bentonville City Council approved a $200 million Central/Battlefield development in a 5-2 vote, marking a significant milestone for major commercial growth along key transportatio…

Bentonville's $239 million Alice Walton Foundation loan for sewer upgrades is now actively enabling new development, with developers able to build again in previously restricted a…

Alice Walton's foundation has offered Bentonville a $239 million line of credit to resolve critical sewer and water capacity problems that have been constraining new development,…