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Community

Bentonville Finalizes Plans to Restore Little Sugar Creek and Park

In its most recent meeting, the Bentonville City Council has approved plans to restore Little Sugar Creek and remove the failed dam at Lake Bella Vista, transforming the area into a natural public space by the end of 2026.

• Back to its Beginning: The project will fully remove the dam and restore the creek to a natural, free-flowing state—no side channel lake or riffle weirs. However, a portion of the dam will remain as a historical monument honoring the site’s history.

• Flow State: Renamed Sugar Creek Park, the area will include multiple pedestrian and small floating access points. The City Council pledged to have this project complete EOY 2026.

Learn more about the project timeline and restoration plans HERE.

Regional News

Northwest Arkansas Hits Record Employment in April

Northwest Arkansas reached a new employment milestone in April 2025, adding over 8,600 jobs year-over-year and maintaining the lowest unemployment rate among Arkansas metros.

• Strong Growth Indicators: The region’s labor force grew to 315,732, up from 306,153 in April 2024. Employment rose to 307,678, marking a 2.9% increase and setting a new record for the metro area. The unemployment rate increased slightly but remains the lowest in the state.

• Natural State Leader: NWA led all state metros in job growth, contributing significantly to Arkansas’s overall employment increase. The region’s robust economy continues to attract talent and investment, reinforcing its position as a key driver of the state’s economic health.

Read the full Arkansas Talk Business & Politics report HERE.

Sports

Hogs Host Vols in Super Regional Showdown

This weekend, the Razorbacks will make their 11th super regional appearance in program history and only their 6th time to host a super at Baum-Walker Stadium.

• Interest: No. 3 ranked Razorbacks will face off against a familiar foe, the Tennessee Volunteers in a best-of-three series with a trip to the College World Series on the line. Arkansas beat Tennessee last time they met at the end of the regular season.

• Desire: Arkansas is the highest-seeded team to advance to the super regional round. Game one begins Saturday at 4p, followed by Game two on Sunday at 2p—both airing on ESPN. Game three will be on Monday if needed.

Read more about the road to Omaha HERE.

Highlight

ICYMI: Market Center Grand Opening Boosts Local Food Innovation

The Market Center of the Ozarks, a 45,000-sqft facility built to support local food innovation and community engagement opened last Thursday in Springdale.

• Fresh Off The Farm: Located off Emma Ave in Downtown Springdale, the Market Center of the Ozarks supports the region’s farmers and food entrepreneurs with crop aggregation and processing capabilities, certified commercial kitchens, and technical assistance to help scale local food businesses.

• Doors Open: The Center will offer food safety training, product development, and distribution support—equipping local entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and reach more consumers across schools, hospitals, and food programs.

Read more about the Center and their grassroots efforts HERE.

Arts & Music

Murder, Music, and Mayhem at TheatreSquared

TheatreSquared’s A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder opens today, June 4, in Fayetteville and is a Tony Award Winning Musical.

• Heirs, One Actor: This award-winning musical comedy follows one man on his journey to eliminate his eight relatives. One actor, or better yet a comedian, plays every heir in their hilarious attempt to find wealth.

• A Killer Creative Team: The show features a full ensemble, award winning design, and entertaining songs. You can catch the musical that received ten Tony Award nominations at T2 between June 4 to June 29.

Find tickets and showtimes on their website HERE.

NWA Daily Picks

In other news…

• 🧽 Spotless & Stress-Free: Keep your workspace looking its best with janitorial services from Neat NWA. Whether it’s a clinic, daycare, or office, their pros handle everything from deep cleans to weekly refreshes, so you don’t have to. Get a free quote for your workplace.*

• 🦉 Lets Workshop It: HootOwl Estate Planning is hosting a free, educational Estate Planning Workshop Thursday night in Fayetteville and Monday night in Bentonville.*

• 🔪 It Fits the Brand: Can you guess what the ‘most famous invention’ from Arkansas is? Whether this is true or not, I found it interesting.

• 🍎 Fostering Foraging: City of Fayetteville's Urban Forestry reveals a new digital tool from the city's GIS system that enables people to forage for food around town.

• ✅ CORRECTION: We inaccurately said on Monday that the Her Set Her Sound Festival was June 6th. Its actually June 7th. That’s on us.

• 📅 Events Calendar: Find and post upcoming events in Northwest Arkansas on our Events Calendar.

• 💼 Job Board: Find exciting new job opportunities or find great candidates by posting your open positions on our Job Board.

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