Economic Development

Matt Holden’s “what I did this summer” essay for 2025 should be interesting. On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville teacher’s summer will include trips into the Pacific Ocean and to Africa. This summer also means the inaugural Ozark Music Festival all around northwest Arkansas, so we'll provide a glimpse of what's to come. Also, the city of Fayetteville named this year's Amazing Tree, but what makes it so special?

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, host Roby Brock speaks with Northwest Arkansas Council CEO Nelson Peacock, who says the 2025 Arkansas General Assembly benefited the northwest region of the state. They address new laws related to economic development, housing and healthcare.

Leaders from World Trade Center Arkansas are headed to France next week along with their World Trade Center counterparts from about 50 other countries for their annual Global Business Forum.

A report released in late March from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Arkansas is the top state in GDP growth year over year for the fourth quarter of 2024. Data from the same report also shows that Arkansas ranked 47th in personal income growth.

The rapid increase in Name, Image, and Likeness funding in college sports is transforming how athletic programs operate. One significant change is the establishment of new roles within athletic departments, specifically general managers.

This excerpt of Short Talks from the Hill highlights Lanier Nalley and his work on rice production, international agricultural policy, the economics of plant genetics and international development.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, host Roby Brock speaks with Mike Malone, vice chancellor of economic development at the University of Arkansas, about a research sector that aims to foster growth and create new jobs.

Lanier Nalley shares his work on rice production, international agricultural policy, the economics of plant genetics and international development.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock speaks with Steve Clark, president and CEO of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce, about the current state of the city and the surrounding region.

On Oct. 19-20, the Pulaski Institution is hosting its first-ever regional summit at Hendrix College, called “Place and Democracy in the Mid-South.” Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore spoke with the institution’s president and CEO, Alan Elrod, over Zoom to learn more.