Author: Jeff Della Rosa

Jeff Della Rosa

Walmart AMP still breaking records

The Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers posted record ticket sales and attendance this year. The AMP hosted 49 shows in the Cox Concert Series, up from 37 last…

Los Angeles developer buys swath of Scottsdale Center for $26.5 million

A 318,526-square-foot portion of the Scottsdale Center in Rogers recently changed hands for $26.5 million. The purchase price equals $83 per square foot. Los Angeles-based Michael Development Corp., led by…

Young Entrepreneur Institute hosts 2nd NWA conference

More than 100 educators from Northwest Arkansas and across the state gathered recently to learn about teaching entrepreneurship and its impact on youth. They came for Enspire NWA 2024, hosted…

Real Deals: Rogers group buys Pea Ridge storage facilities for $6.57 million

Adjacent storage facilities comprising 93,431 square feet of commercial space in Pea Ridge recently changed hands for a combined $6.57 million. The purchase price equals $70 per square foot. Rogers…

Steve Clark to retire from Fayetteville chamber

Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, will retire after 16 years with the organization. His last day in his role will be Tuesday (Nov. 19)….

Xtremis lands over $80 million in U.S. Army contracts

Technology startup Xtremis has received U.S. Army contracts valued at more than $80 million to implement Xtremis’ artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to improve troops’ situational awareness and management of the…

NWACC helps health care providers meet labor needs

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is expanding its health care training programs to meet area demand for health care professionals. NWACC recently added a phlebotomy program and will start three more…

Real Deals: Rogers hotel along I-49 sells for $12.5 million

The four-story, 43,653-square-foot Tru by Hilton Rogers Bentonville hotel at 310 S. 45th St. in Rogers recently changed hands for $12.5 million. The purchase price equals $286 per square foot….

Bentonville mayor reelected, Fayetteville mayoral race goes to runoff

Bentonville Mayor Stephanie Orman will keep her seat, while the Fayetteville mayoral race is headed to a runoff, according to unofficial results Tuesday (Nov. 5). With 54.05% of the vote,…

Medical office development under construction in Rogers

Frisco, Texas-based medical real estate company Prime Healthcare Properties recently broke ground on a 15,000-square-foot medical office building at Promenade Boulevard and Oak Street in Rogers. It’s the first phase…

Hight Jackson Associates founder Gary Jackson dies

Gary Wayne Jackson, founding partner of Rogers architecture and engineering firm Hight Jackson Associates, died Wednesday (Oct. 30) at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was 83. Jackson was…

ArDOT looks to enhance Highway 412 and I-49 interchange in Springdale

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) is seeking feedback on plans to rework the interchange at U.S. Highway 412 and Interstate 49 in Springdale. A public meeting on the 0.72-mile…

XNA enplanements top Clinton National in September

September enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill exceeded Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, which XNA officials say is the first month this has happened. Enplanements…

Gelatissimo to open in downtown Rogers

Global gelato brand Gelatissimo will open its first Arkansas store in Rogers as part of its U.S. expansion plans. The Italian-style gelato company will open a “flagship store” on Oct….

300-unit housing complex to include Alice L. Walton School of Medicine students

The Alice L. Walton Foundation said construction will start soon on a 300-unit apartment complex adjacent to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Alice L. Walton School…

Campfire Ranch to reopen Bella Vista lodge

Colorado-based outdoor hospitality brand Campfire Ranch will open lodge Campfire Ranch Little Sugar in Bella Vista in spring 2025. According to Campfire Ranch, this will be the “first adventure lodge…

New report shows NWA remains fast-growing, challenges persist

Northwest Arkansas continues to see growth in population, jobs and housing costs, according to a new report on the region. Still, area leaders said more work must be done to…

Schools work to meet area employers’ skilled labor needs

Rogers Public Schools recently completed a $5 million project to expand its Career Center as the school district works to meet employer demand for skilled labor. Career and technical education…

Real Deals: Courtyard Fayetteville changes hands for $16.7 million

The four-story, 72,242-square-foot Courtyard Fayetteville at 600 E. Van Asche Drive in Fayetteville sold recently for $16.7 million. The purchase price equals $231 per square foot. The buyer of the…

Jill Dabbs steps down as director of Downtown Springdale Alliance

The Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) announced Thursday (Oct. 24) the departure of its executive director, Jill Dabbs, who has served the organization for six years. The organization’s board of directors…

USDA awards funding for 21 solar projects, more in Arkansas

PRSA names 2025 board of directors and officers

BSR REIT acquires Texas apartment property for $61 million

Prioritizing entrepreneurship in the new year