by - April 23, 2013 1:39 pm
UAFS joins the GraduateNWA program
Students interested in completing their degrees may now have an easier time finding not only a school, but also a degree program that fits their busy schedules following an announcement…
Tag: Northwest Arkansas Council
by - March 7, 2013 5:23 pm
Northwest Arkansas businesses ramp up hiring plans
Businesses large and small across Northwest Arkansas plan to invest $808 million in expansion efforts adding 965 new jobs by 2015. This data was collected in a group business retention…
by - February 5, 2013 12:41 pm
NWA business community invested in good schools
When students perform well in school, teachers and parents are naturally delighted but there’s another sector of society that is also pleased with the success: the business community. In Northwest…
by - September 27, 2012 10:49 pm
NWA Economic report highlights need for improvement
SPRINGDALE — Employment growth in Northwest Arkansas is back to pre-recession levels but the region continues to lag behind comparable communities in education attainment, according to the 2012 State of…
by - August 27, 2012 1:32 pm
NWA, Little Rock groups discuss goals
Central Arkansas-focused 50 for the Future and the Northwest Arkansas Council continued their collaborative efforts with a recent meeting in Little Rock to talk about their progress toward goals. The…
by - July 31, 2012 6:12 pm
New NWA Brand: Great for business. Great for life.
For the 420,000 or so folks who call Northwest Arkansas home, it comes as no secret this region is rich in entrepreneurial history and a great place to live and…
by - May 29, 2012 2:54 pm
NWA, central Arkansas partner on film alliance
Arkansas’ two largest metro areas announced Tuesday (May 29) a partnership with the Arkansas Film Commission to create the Arkansas Production Alliance — an effort to recruit and retain a…
by - May 18, 2012 3:21 pm
Formation of Fort Smith Regional Council announced
The wait is over for those who have believed the Fort Smith metro area needed a high-powered, “good suits” club to improve the region’s socio-economic standing. Now the wait is…
by - May 13, 2012 2:31 pm
Documents don’t justify transit tax
The people who want to increase the Washington County sales tax for an excessive expansion of public transit view the Northwest Arkansas Transit Development Plan (TDP) as their justification. I…
by - April 12, 2012 2:13 pm
Introductions and protein
FAYETTEVILLE — Clearly, there should be security rules about having so many Arkansas decision-makers gathered in one place. A reception and buffet dinner at dusk Wednesday (April 11) at the…
by - February 16, 2012 11:19 pm
Regional economic leaders eye joint efforts
FAYETTEVILLE — Northwest and central Arkansas economic leaders must work together if Arkansas is to compete in a global market, said Elizabeth Small, president and CEO of 50 for the…
by - February 7, 2012 11:55 am
Northwest Arkansas, Little Rock leaders to meet
For more than a decade, the superpower business communities of central and Northwest Arkansas have competed for influence, sway and credit as the driving economic engine for Arkansas. Now, they're…
by - February 2, 2012 11:02 pm
Harvey: Education is a priority in 2012
ROGERS — More than 550 local civic and business leaders filed into the Hammons Center Thursday evening (Feb. 2) to celebrate a stellar 2011 for the City of Bentonville, but…