News across Benton County

Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation gives $15 million to Crystal Bridges
Fayetteville nonprofit Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has given $15 million to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville to provide free admission to its temporary exhibitions for...

Construction starts on $45.1 million multifamily project in Centerton
Capstone Building Corp., a Birmingham, Ala.-based multifamily general contractor, recently started construction on The Emerald, a $45.1 million multifamily development in Centerton. The 256-unit, 312,414-square-foot development at East Centerton Boulevard...

Springdale teacher Lisa Taylor selected as 2026 teacher of the year
Lisa Taylor, a fifth-grade teacher at Willis D. Shaw Elementary in Springdale, was named the elementary-level winner of the National Association of Economic Educators Teacher of the Year Award for...

Calara working on estimated $565 million in Benton County housing projects
Calara, the land development arm of Fayetteville-based Rausch Companies, is under contract on a Bentonville land deal that would bring about 900 residential lots to market. It’s one of three...

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Transfer Station Temporary Restrictions
Beginning Monday, September 28th, the City of Siloam Springs Sanitation Department will start the replacement of the Transfer Station floor. This essential maintenance project is scheduled to run from Monday, September 28th through Saturday, October 3rd.

Real Deals: Lowell daycare site along I-49 sells for $9.3 million
A two-story, 40,000-square-foot daycare building near Interstate 49 in Lowell recently changed hands for $9.3 million. The purchase price equals $232 per square foot. A Bentonville-based limited liability company managed...

The Fitzroy Grove in Rogers sells for $51.85 million
A 250-unit luxury apartment complex east of Interstate 49 in Rogers sold recently for $51.85 million. The purchase price equals $207,400 per unit. An Arkansas limited liability company, whose manager...

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...