by - January 12, 2022 8:10 am
To encourage entrepreneurs and other technology professionals to relocate to Northwest Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas Council announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) that it would offer $10,000 in bitcoin as an incentive….
by - November 15, 2021 9:09 am
Several things make Northwest Arkansas unique among U.S. metros. Near the top of the list is the notion of thinking beyond city and county lines. Regionalism took root long ago…
by - November 11, 2021 9:52 am
Duke McLarty believes a home is the core of peoples’ lives. “It’s where we let our guard down,” he explained. “It’s where birthdays and new jobs are celebrated. It’s where…
by - October 27, 2021 4:59 pm
Economic conditions in Northwest Arkansas are improving and some indicators, including the unemployment rate, have returned to pre-pandemic levels as the region works to establish a center to address housing…
by - February 22, 2021 3:38 pm
The nonprofit Northwest Arkansas Council announced Monday (Feb. 22) the first 25 recipients of its Life Works Here incentive program to attract remote workers to move to the region. They…
by - February 18, 2021 3:38 pm
Business and healthcare leaders highlighted Thursday (Feb. 18) the success of a healthcare program to combat the spread of COVID-19, a new five-year plan of the Walton Family Foundation and…
by - July 22, 2020 3:46 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council for the first time held its annual meeting Wednesday (July 22) via Zoom, with presiding co-chair Todd Simmons saying he hopes it will be the last…
by - July 15, 2020 8:02 pm
A healthcare group led by the Northwest Arkansas Council wants more than $6.55 million in COVID-19 federal aid to develop a COVID contact tracing program to reduce the spread of…
by - March 9, 2020 10:12 am
Northwest Arkansas’ music ecosystem produces a $389 million economic output and is responsible for 3,972 jobs in the region. That’s according to new research released Monday (March 9) by the…
by - December 15, 2019 2:40 pm
The Northwest Arkansas Council has announced a business initiative to prioritize support for the 2020 census. The Council, John R. Tyson and Kara Wilkins have partnered, according to a news…
by - July 17, 2019 6:37 pm
Business leaders from around Northwest Arkansas met Wednesday (July 17) at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s annual meeting held in downtown Fayetteville. The Council celebrated areas it considered progress in the…
by - October 4, 2018 3:06 pm
A grant from the Walton Family Foundation in Bentonville will allow the Northwest Arkansas Council to hire Joe Rollins for a newly created position focused on expanding business-education partnerships in…
by - September 12, 2018 6:00 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues to stack up well against the faster growing metros around the country, but if the region is to remain strong more must be done to grow the…
by - July 31, 2018 4:25 pm
Implementing a four-year plan to ensure a diverse community feels welcome and included in Northwest Arkansas is essential to the region’s long-term economic success, Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of…
by - July 10, 2018 7:15 pm
Ample technology expertise ranging from middle skills of industrial mechanics to cutting edge blockchain applications is one of the missing pieces in Northwest Arkansas’ economic success, according to the Northwest…
by - March 19, 2018 3:46 pm
Northwest Arkansas companies have started to see a rise in the availability of skilled labor as the difficulty to find it has declined, according to a regional business survey. On…
by - January 16, 2018 4:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas business and community leaders convened Tuesday (Jan. 17) in Springdale at the Northwest Arkansas Council’s winter meeting to hear about diversity and inclusion, issues that flagship companies in…
by - June 13, 2017 9:46 am
An Arkansas native is coming home from California to become president and CEO of one of Northwest Arkansas’ most influential nonprofits. Nelson Peacock will take over the top job at…
by - March 10, 2017 1:09 pm
The number of workers employers plan to hire over the next three years in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise, according to an annual report released Friday (March 10) by the…
by - December 21, 2016 11:42 am
With the 2016 presidential campaign in the rearview mirror, a semblance of what’s ahead in 2017 can begin to take shape. “There is so much that could affect us in…
