Camping in and around Northwest Arkansas just got so much easier. Explore Eden is based in Fayetteville and partners with local land owners to create exclusive campsites in beautiful areas. 

• Hosts: The platform works similarly to Airbnb, where private property owners can host people on their land and make some passive income as well as offer local perspectives. 
• Explorers: Campers are able to venture to beautiful landscapes and have total privacy with all the unique features of each individual location. The app for land owners and explorers to interact will be in the app stores soon!

Learn more about Explore Eden HERE. 

Yes, we’re already talking about the holidays! Because Holidaze is expanding this year with two locations in Fayetteville. 

• Places, everyone: This year’s locations will be at the Walton Arts Center (WAC) and on Block Ave. by Maxine’s. There will be all the fun you love about previous year’s Holidaze festivities with the cocktail bar, holiday domes, fire pits, and more. 
• New this year: The WAC will host a night for crafts for kids and photos with Santa, and the Block Ave. location will include a burlesque show in its event line-up. Holidaze is set to begin Nov. 19-Dec. 23, but will be closed on Thanksgiving day. 

Learn more HERE. 

Evening's out are getting better and better in Northwest Arkansas with new spaces to dine and hang all the time.

• Style: There’s a new dive in downtown Rogers called The Five6. It has a ritzy vibe, advertising itself as an “upscale eclectic space.” The Five6 has a full bar, local craft beers, and wine to drink and a full, fancy menu too. 
• Grub: You can get dishes to share, something small for yourself, or street style delights. Go fancy with charcuterie or one of Five6's egg rolls, or go classic with chicken wings or sliders for a night at the pub. 

See more information, including the full menu, HERE.

Northwest Arkansas in continually making itself a reputation of being a great place to work. We certainly can’t argue. 

• Survey: Newsweek magazine named Arvest Bank as one of the “Most Loved Workplaces” in America. A survey of more than 800,000 employees revealed the top 100 companies in the US where employees were most satisfied. 
• History: Arvest Bank began in 1961 as The Bank of Bentonville, and now operates more than 230 bank branches in 4 states (including Arkansas) through 14 local locations. Arvest Banks serve more than 130 communities. 

Read the Arkansas Money and Politics story HERE. 

The Global Campus of University of Arkansas is relocating to Bentonville and will open later this month. 

• Campus: The Global Campus at the University of Arkansas is a branch of the university that works to expand opportunities for distance learning. Those at the Global Campus strive to “remove barriers and apply innovative solutions” for the education of online as well as on-campus learners. 
• Space: The new location will be within a recent initiative in Bentonville called the Collaborative, which exists to propel innovation in the area and act as a presence for education and research. In its new space the Global Campus will have a space designated for webinar recording.

Read the Talk Business and Politics story HERE.