How Walmart turned Bentonville into a Boomtown – CNBC (Video) BentonvilleBusinessCommunityHeadlines

How Walmart turned Bentonville into a Boomtown – CNBC (Video)

Walmart’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas has become a boomtown with many amenities you might expect…

aronsheltonJune 10, 2024

Walmart Trading Warehouse HQ for Campus With a Rooftop Bar BentonvilleBusinessHeadlines

Walmart Trading Warehouse HQ for Campus With a Rooftop Bar

The site will have 12 office buildings, 10 miles of walking and biking trails, a…

aronsheltonJune 5, 2024

People Names Crystal Bridges Exhibit Among Top 25 Things to See This Summer ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

People Names Crystal Bridges Exhibit Among Top 25 Things to See This Summer

Jewel’s self-curated exhibit “The Portal” at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark.,…

aronsheltonMay 22, 2024

NWA Home to Four Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Finalists AccoladesBentonvilleFayettevilleFood & DrinkHeadlines

NWA Home to Four Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Finalists

Tusk & Trotter, Hugos, Herman's Ribhouse and Purple Banana were recently named award finalists.

aronsheltonMay 22, 2024

America’s Most Unlikely City of Culture ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

America’s Most Unlikely City of Culture

The explosion of art flows over into Bentonville. Murals and buzzing neon signs cover many…

aronsheltonMay 20, 2024

Jewel’s Debut Art Show at Crystal Bridges Is a Mental Health Journey in Three Parts ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

Jewel’s Debut Art Show at Crystal Bridges Is a Mental Health Journey in Three Parts

The debut is happening at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas—a…

aronsheltonMay 14, 2024

Trillions in Venture Capital Meet in NW Arkansas BentonvilleBusinessEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

Trillions in Venture Capital Meet in NW Arkansas

An estimated $1.5 trillion of investable capital was represented by attendees of the Midcon VC…

aronsheltonMay 14, 2024

Wright’s Barbecue Voted No. 1 on Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’ AccoladesBentonvilleFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Wright’s Barbecue Voted No. 1 on Yelp’s ‘Top 100 Barbecue Spots 2024’

The national list was compiled and voted on by analysts at Yelp with rankings based…

aronsheltonMay 14, 2024

Onyx’s Chocolate Brand Named a Winner in the 2024 Good Food Awards AccoladesFood & DrinkHeadlinesRogers

Onyx’s Chocolate Brand Named a Winner in the 2024 Good Food Awards

The Terroir Chai Milk Chocolate + Pink Peppercorn and Terroir 69% Madagascar Dark Chocolate bars…

aronsheltonMay 13, 2024

NW Arkansas at the Forefront of Trail Building Education Internationally BentonvilleEducationHeadlines

NW Arkansas at the Forefront of Trail Building Education Internationally

Trail building is rapidly expanding globally, yet it remains a nascent industry lacking formal training,…

aronsheltonMay 4, 2024

The OZ Trails Origin Story CommunityHeadlinesOutdoors

The OZ Trails Origin Story

OZ Trails has become a symbol for those living in Arkansas. It encompasses much more…

aronsheltonMay 1, 2024

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Unveils New Mountain Bike Trails HeadlinesOutdoors

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Unveils New Mountain Bike Trails

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch now offers mountain biking trails in addition to rock climbing and ziplining…

aronsheltonApril 26, 2024

The Ledger Featured in Architect’s Newspaper AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

The Ledger Featured in Architect’s Newspaper

Ledger—a collaborative effort by Marlon Blackwell, Callaghan Horiuchi, and Michel Rojkind—is so much more than…

aronsheltonApril 20, 2024

Rogers, Fayetteville and Eureka Springs Ranked Among Top 50 Best Places to Live AccoladesEureka SpringsFayettevilleHeadlinesRogers

Rogers, Fayetteville and Eureka Springs Ranked Among Top 50 Best Places to Live

This year’s Best Places to Live list celebrates cities and towns where a thriving economy…

aronsheltonApril 20, 2024

NW Arkansas Potential Hotspot for AI jobs – Axios BusinessHeadlinesJobsTechnology

NW Arkansas Potential Hotspot for AI jobs – Axios

Northwest Arkansas is among the country's AI job hot spots, a new analysis finds.

aronsheltonApril 18, 2024

Big Little Business with Victor Hwang Heads to NW Arkansas BusinessCommunityEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

Big Little Business with Victor Hwang Heads to NW Arkansas

We visit Northwest Arkansas, a place that's quickly changing as local entrepreneurs blend old ways…

aronsheltonApril 12, 2024

U of A Invests More Than $136M in Research Enterprise EducationHeadlines

U of A Invests More Than $136M in Research Enterprise

Last year the University of Arkansas hit a record high in research expenditures at $184…

aronsheltonApril 4, 2024

Bentonville Named Among South’s Best Cities On The Rise 2024 AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

Bentonville Named Among South’s Best Cities On The Rise 2024

It has become a veritable cultural center, with museums like the Crystal Bridges Museum of…

aronsheltonApril 3, 2024

How Alice Walton Is Transforming Healthcare in the Heartland CommunityHeadlinesHealthcare

How Alice Walton Is Transforming Healthcare in the Heartland

Two groundbreaking initiatives founded on the science of how our daily behaviors and our environment…

aronsheltonApril 1, 2024

NW Arkansas Listed Among America’s New Innovation Hotspots AccoladesBusinessEntrepreneurshipHeadlines

NW Arkansas Listed Among America’s New Innovation Hotspots

Northwest Arkansas, Louisville and New Orleans are emerging as America's new innovation hotspots, as measured…

aronsheltonMarch 29, 2024

Welcome to Northwest Arkansas (New Video) CommunityHeadlinesNWA

Welcome to Northwest Arkansas (New Video)

Offering a unique blend of natural beauty, world-class outdoor activities, diverse cultural experiences, a flourishing…

aronsheltonMarch 28, 2024

Black Apple’s Blackberry Cider Takes Home Oscar of International Cider Awards AccoladesFood & DrinkHeadlinesSpringdale

Black Apple’s Blackberry Cider Takes Home Oscar of International Cider Awards

"Blackberry winning a gold medal against so many international titans of the cider industry confirms…

aronsheltonMarch 27, 2024

Bentonville Named Top City in the South by Southern Living AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlines

Bentonville Named Top City in the South by Southern Living

Folks come for the art and outdoor pursuits, including world-class mountain biking. Along the way,…

aronsheltonMarch 7, 2024

Two Feature Films Currently in Production in NW Arkansas EntertainmentFayettevilleHeadlinesRogers

Two Feature Films Currently in Production in NW Arkansas

“Sovereign” starring Nick Offerman and Dennis Quaid has been shooting in Fayetteville this week. Since…

aronsheltonFebruary 29, 2024

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Designers Inspired by MONAH in Bentonville ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Designers Inspired by MONAH in Bentonville

Martin Scorcese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is nominated for 10 Oscars this year including…

aronsheltonFebruary 24, 2024

Crystal Bridges Named Among Best Museums in US ArtsBentonvilleHeadlines

Crystal Bridges Named Among Best Museums in US

Crystal Bridges landed the No. 2 spot on USA Today's recent list of the Ten…

aronsheltonFebruary 24, 2024

Little Bread Company Named Best Bakery in State – Yelp FayettevilleFood & DrinkHeadlines

Little Bread Company Named Best Bakery in State – Yelp

The Yelp Elite Squad unveiled their top-rated bakery in every state. Fayetteville-based Little Bread Company…

aronsheltonFebruary 13, 2024

NWA Named Among the Country’s Best Performing Metro Areas Headlines

NWA Named Among the Country’s Best Performing Metro Areas

Northwest Arkansas jumped two spaces to land at No. 7 in the Milken Institute's latest…

Erin ArmstrongFebruary 6, 2024

Coalition of Hip Hideaways Launches to Advance Thoughtful Growth Across Country Headlines

Coalition of Hip Hideaways Launches to Advance Thoughtful Growth Across Country

Northwest Arkansas, Colorado Springs, Greater Chattanooga and Missoula launched the Coalition of Hip Hideaways, a…

Erin ArmstrongFebruary 6, 2024

Bentonville Named Among Best U.S. Cities for Tech Jobs AccoladesBentonvilleHeadlinesJobs

Bentonville Named Among Best U.S. Cities for Tech Jobs

With the support of a very forward-looking local Northwest Arkansas Council, you see the emergence…

Erin ArmstrongFebruary 6, 2024