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Children’s Safety Center

The Children’s Safety Center of Washington County, which has been in operation for 29 years, provides a space for children who have suffered from alleged abuse to tell their stories…

Scott Family Amazeum

The Scott Family Amazeum is a children’s museum in Bentonville, created to spark and nurture the curious and creative spirit. Since opening in 2015, the Amazeum has welcomed nearly 2.5…

Ozark Foundation is an outdoor recreation event production organization. The nonprofit owns and operates about 20 events in Northwest Arkansas and throughout the state. It also supports an additional 20…

Hope Cancer Resources

Hope Cancer Resources is a Northwest Arkansas nonprofit dedicated to ensuring no one faces cancer alone. It provides support and assistance to patients and families, helping ease the emotional and…

2026 NWA Business Impact Award recipient: Kyle Parker

Kyle Parker has built multiple businesses and organizations from the ground up with a focus on increasing access, such as to health care or legal documents. The Fort Smith native’s…

Presenting the 2026 Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards finalists

We’ve kicked off 2026 with a bang, and it’s time to recognize some outstanding businesses in our community through our annual Northwest Arkansas Outstanding Business Awards, presented by Arvest Bank….

Analysts: Car-Mart to see Q3 loss, 1% revenue increase

Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a loss and a slight revenue increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 as the company implements a multiphase cost-control strategy….

Conagra plans $220 million expansion at its Fayetteville plant

Chicago-based food company Conagra Brands said Friday (March 6) that it will invest about $220 million to expand its chicken production capacity at its Fayetteville plant. The investment is expected…

Fayetteville to host 3 new events in 2026

Experience Fayetteville, the city’s tourism marketing agency, and Downtown Fayetteville Coalition are working together to launch three new events that will take place this year in the Upper Ramble in…

Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., to acquire Northwest Health for $112 million

Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System said Thursday (March 5) that it has agreed to purchase Springdale-based Northwest Health, a subsidiary of Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems. Freeman will pay $112…

Fuel Accelerator launches new HealthTech cohort with 8 startups

The Fuel Accelerator, a program of Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Foundation and an innovation hub for new technologies, recently announced its fourth HealthTech cohort and a new entrepreneur in residence. A…

Walmart begins again the ‘Open Call’ process

Walmart merchant and sourcing teams are hitting the road in search of products made, grown, or assembled in the United States. The retail giant will make 8 regional stops between…

Tyson Foods inks deal to support Razorback athletics

Springdale-based Tyson Foods and the University of Arkansas inked a five-year deal to sponsor all varsity sports played at the state’s flagship university. Terms of the deal designed to help…

Then and Now: Adventure underlies Lauren Blanco’s decisions

Lauren Blanco, co-founder and owner of Markham & Fitz Chocolate, views life as an adventure. “It underlies a lot of decisions and how we’ve lived our lives so far,” she…

Fayetteville voters approve $375 million bond issue

Fayetteville voters approved a $375.5 million bond issue for sewer plant and infrastructure upgrades, street and park improvements, and a new aquatic center, fire station and animal shelter. All nine items…

$1 billion Fayetteville project to include 2,400 homes, 1.3 million square feet of medical, commercial space

Fayetteville-based Specialized Real Estate Group announced Tuesday (March 3) that it’s leading the development of Drake Farms, a $1 billion mixed-use project that will be completed over 15 years along…

3 pro-bono design projects come to Northwest Arkansas

Community leaders, stakeholders and residents will soon take part in pro-bono design projects in Cave Springs, Elm Springs and Rogers. The Legacy Projects are part of the ramp-up for the…

NWA sales tax revenue dips again in February report

Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenue of $10.862 million in their February reports, down 2.9% from the same month a year ago. The decline follows a…

The Supply Side: Analysts suggest some retail bankruptcies are self-inflicted

In the first six weeks of 2026, Saks Global, the store operator of Eddie Bauer, and Francesca’s have sought Chapter 11 protection — reorganization — each with different issues and…

Walmart settles a $100 million lawsuit related to Spark driver pay

Walmart has settled a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission over Spark delivery driver pay. The settlement totaled $100 million and involved claims that the retail giant misled delivery…

Pilot training school to scale at Drake Field

Connections: Northwest Arkansas leaders to participate in UCA program

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Charter school progress, and ‘Serious Fiber’ in downtown Fort Smith

Harps, NationsBenefits partner to expand access to benefits card