Investments in entrepreneurs and business startup programs must increase if the region is to keep pace with the places that serve as Northwest Arkansas’ benchmark communities, a leading economist said today.
The University of Arkansas has launched Campaign Arkansas, a multi-year fundraising effort with a goal of raising $1 billion to support the university’s academic mission and other priorities.
The University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research will release its sixth annual State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report at a luncheon on Sept. 30 in Lowell.
Northwest Arkansas will be participating in National Welcoming Week with a major event scheduled for Saturday.
Employment in Benton County increased faster than it did in almost every county in the U.S., a new report published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.