Northwest Arkansas Business Pulse

Business Support Initiatives

• Fayetteville Business Starter Kit: The City of Fayetteville launched a new program with Startup Junkie Consulting...

Kathleen Coughlin's hiring as Development Director equips Peel Compton Foundation with marketing and business expertise to grow its Bentonville...

Fayetteville's Business Starter Kit** delivers step-by-step guides, June webinars, and resource connections to cut startup confusion for local**...

Arkansas's $13.3 million LIHTC award funds 698 affordable units statewide, including 84 units in Washington County: Spring Creek Flats (24 units) and...

No significant updates today.

No significant updates today.

Infrastructure Progress

• 🔥 Springdale Bypass Phase II: Phase II of ARDOT's Springdale Bypass is ahead of schedule on the $181 million project...

Rogers' healthcare scene is buzzing with multiple respected employers hiring for clinical roles.

• Gastroenterology locum physician position at...

Rogers City Council will vote Tuesday on a $2.3 million contract with Oelke Construction for a new hangar and apron at Rogers Executive Airport,...

Phase II of ARDOT's Springdale Bypass is now slated for completion this fall, ahead of the original 2027 target. The $181 million project links...

Springdale and Fayetteville are seeking funding to improve railroad crossings, targeting better safety and smoother traffic flow.

Mercy Hospital in Rogers becomes the first to pilot the state's doula integration initiative, with 45 staff trained to embed doulas into prenatal...

Bella Vista's Farmers Market celebrated its 10th anniversary Sunday by relocating to Sugar Creek Center, expanding local food access and community space. Nearly 55 vendors now operate there Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Crystal Bridges Museum's 114,000-square-foot expansion brings new galleries, educational spaces, and a café to Bentonville, dramatically broadening...

NWACC Campus Housing Project

• 🔥 Site Selection for Housing: Northwest Arkansas Community College committee picks place for potential campus...

A Northwest Arkansas Community College committee has picked a location for potential campus housing at its Bentonville site. This advances plans to expand student accommodations and support campus growth.

Two years after the May 2024 tornadoes struck Rogers, recovery efforts persist with a new project planting 1,600 trees in rights-of-way following...

Arkansas data center fights center on trust and transparency, with Pulaski County and Conway residents demanding moratoriums amid concerns over water...

Infrastructure Funding Proposal

• BUILD America 250 Act Announced: Lawmakers released a five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill...

The BUILD America 250 Act authorizes $580 billion for highway, transit, and safety programs through 2031, maintaining core formula funding with modest...