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Bienvenue Restaurant moves to Pinnacle Hills
A European-inspired restaurant recently opened in the former home of Theo’s Rogers at 3300 S. Market Street, Suite 100, in the Pinnacle Hills area of Rogers. Bienvenue Restaurant, led by...

Connections: Harps Food Stores, Freeman Health announce promotions
Recent Springdale-based Harps Food Stores promotions include Will McDoniel being promoted from meat and seafood category manager to director of AI strategy and innovation. NEW HIRES Healthcare Dr. Colin Carr...

Bentonville nonprofit advances to final round of NASA challenge
Bentonville-based nonprofit research organization Autonomic Resilience Collective recently advanced to the final stage of a NASA challenge to design a food system to sustain people living on Mars. The challenge...

Gengelbach to step down as Bentonville chamber leader
Brandom Gengelbach will step down as president and CEO of the Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 31, three years after being hired to lead the business organization. No...

Combined sales tax revenue up more than 2% in four Northwest Arkansas cities
Sales tax revenue reports from Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale were a mixed bag in September. The combined cities reported monthly sales tax revenue of $9.965 million, up 2.35% from...

City of Rogers Launches Pattern Zone Program to Streamline Homebuilding
The City of Rogers has launched the Pattern Zone Program. This new initiative provides free, preapproved residential building plans, helping residents and builders move more quickly from concept to construction.

XNA sees narrow dip in outbound passenger traffic in August
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Benton County saw its second year-over-year decrease in enplanements, or passengers flying out, after two consecutive record-high months this year. Still, airport officials expect...