Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas
Fayetteville is located in northwest Arkansas and is one of 5 big cities in the northwest Arkansas region.  Fayetteville MSA currently enjoys a vibrant economy with rapid population growth, increasing jobs creation, low unemployment rate and excellent quality of life amenities.  

A sample of statistics about the Fayetteville MSA:

• An estimated 30.6% of residents in Benton and Washington Counties will be Hispanic/Latino, Asian, African-American, Native American or Pacific Islander by 2022. 
• Becomes one of the nation's largest 100 MSAs by 2019
• 21,402 new jobs created between 2015 to 2018
• #2 Best Midsize Cities for Jobs (Forbes)
• 8.9% population increase since 2015, from 493,095 (2015) to 537,463 (2018)
• #8 Best Affordable Places to Live (US News & World Report)
• 27% of homes sales in Arkansas in 2017 came from Washington and Benton counties
• 33.6 people (average) moved to northwest Arkansas daily from July 2016 to July 2017
• #5 Best Places to Live (US News and World Report) 

2019 Events Calendar

January               Wed-Fri           9-11            ICSC Red River Conference, Ft. Worth
                            Friday             11                Press Conference to unveil A-Calling                                                                                       workforce textbook
                            Friday              25               AT & T Grant Announcement for After-School
                                                                       Tech program

February             Friday               1                 Business Forecast Annual Luncheon 
                            
April                    Mon-Thur          1-4              Mid South Basic Econ Dev Course
                           Wed-Fri            10-12           US Fab Lab Symposium
                           Friday               19                Job Expo
 
May                    Sun-Wed          19-22           ICSC ReCon
 
June                   Sun-Tue            9-11            IEDC Economic Future Forum
                           Mon-Fri           10-14            Makers Camp
                                                                
August                Sun - Tue        25-27           AEDEC Annual Conference

September         Wed                  11               Excellence in Business
                           TBA                                     Hispanic Heritage Festival
   
October              Monday          21                 Construction & Developers Banquet
           
November          Mon-Fri           11-15            Manufacturers Appreciation Week
                          Saturday          30                 Small Business Saturday
 
Other programs:
 
Fayetteville Adult Leadership
Fayetteville Teen Leadership
Washington County Teen Leadership