Walton Family, Commited to Arkansas Growth, Donates $4.5 to UCA

The Associated Press announced this month that the Walton Family would be donating $4.5 million to a University of Central Arkansas initiative that assists charter schools as well as rural school districts.

The Walton Family Foundation has committed the money following a grant for over $400,000 that was pledged last year to establish the center.

The center will provide services to “strengthen open-enrollment public charter schools in Arkansas and to further the fiscal and academic success of rural schools in the state”.

The Walton Family Foundation was created by the heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune. Its purpose is to fund philanthropic initiatives. Click here for a link to the article.

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Proposal Could Mean Growth in Bentonville...

It has been announced that Bentonville Mayor Mob McCaslin is proposing a $100,000 partnership between the Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce and the city.

The partnership would initiate the chamber as Bentonville’s “economic development marketing arm”. The mayor is pushing the initiative due to the fact that “The City of Bentonville has lagged behind the three other ‘large’ cities in Northwest Arkansas in retail and commercial development”, according to an email from McCaslin.

The contract is slated for proposal to the Bentonville City Council in December. If approved, Bentonville will be advertised as an “excellent location for new retail and commercial development investments”. Click here to read the article in its entirety.

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Northwest Arkansas "Excellent" Place to Live...

A recent article in The Morning News was entitled “Report: Life is Good For Most in Northwest Arkansas”.

The report was issued as a collaborative effort between the University of Arkansas Family Institute, the Northwest Arkansas Community Foundation and the United Way of Northwest Arkansas.

Among the statistics in the report:

• Over 90% of people feel the quality of life in Northwest Arkansas is an “excellent” or “good” place to live.
• In January, the average Social Securiy check will be $1,153.
• While growth has slowed since 2000, Benton and Washington counties continue to post double-digit growth.
• All four Northwest Arkansas counties improved their graduation rates between 2006 and 2007.
• In 2007, Northwest Arkansans volunteered in greater percentages than the U.S. average.

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Welcome to the Northwest Arkansas Land Blog!

Welcome to the Northwest Arkansas Land Blog!

This site will serve as a resource for those that are looking to research and invest in the growth of Northwest Arkansas. The area is home to Fortune 500 companies J.B. Hunt, Tyson, and Wal-Mart.

We will keep this site up-to-date with information regarding current growth trends in Northwest Arkansas.

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