🏊♀️ Fayetteville Mayor Molly Rawn plans to streamline the project approval process for developers, look into an aquatic center for the city and propose a bond issue to pay for water and sewer upgrades. (Fayetteville Flyer)
🤑 The Bentonville Board of Education approved teacher and staff salary increases of 3.5% for the 2025-2026 school year. (Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
The raise will be in addition to a 1.3% step raise for most of its employees.
🏦 Walmart will partner with Swedish company Klarna as the deferred payment loan provider for its customers. (Northwest Arkansas Business Journal)
The company will stop using Affirm by the end of this year.