Premier Concepts donates $1 Million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital Northwest

Bentonville-based Premier Concepts is making a $1 million donation to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest. The gift will be distributed to the project over the next five years. Premier Concepts provides analytics and merchandising expertise in the Northwest Arkansas Walmart supplier community.

“For our team, Premier Concepts is more than a business, we are a family. As a company, and family, we feel led to give to a project that supports the 200,000 children in the greater northwest Arkansas area. We also want to encourage other businesses to make a gift that’s meaningful to them. We believe together, our community can give back in a big way. Improving the health of children in northwest Arkansas is important,” said Darren Horton, CEO of Premier Concepts.

To date, the Northwest Arkansas community has pledged $28.5 million for the construction for Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Springdale. The overall construction project has a price tag of $167 million and a capital campaign will be announced next month at the Color of Hope Gala slated for Aug. 5. The 233,613 square-foot specialty hospital will open in January 2018.

“We are grateful to Premier Concepts and their generous gift to the construction of Arkansas Children’s Northwest,” said Fred Scarborough, president of Arkansas Children’s Hospital Foundation. “Their dedication to improving the health of children in Arkansas is tremendous and we are proud to have them join the caring community.”