[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by romeo kilo

Hey Nita. I understand about Hunt and Tyson and the chicken industry. Fact is , most people in the U>S would have never heard of Bentonville,Ar if not for Sam Walton and his Walmart stores.

No offense to Bentonville or the surrounding cities, but not only does Walmart control them, it controls a lot of what occurs in the united states and the world...specifically the retail sector.

9 out of 10 people outside the state of Arkansas wouldnt even be able to give you the city name (Fayetteville) where the Univ of Ark is located. (Best response would be to ask SEC football fans who attend the games there)LOL

9 out of 10 people nationally wouldn't be able to tell you where Wal-Mart's headquarters are. So what? Nita pointed out to you that there are businesses outside of Wal-Mart based in Northwest Arkansas. The presence of the University itself has been a source of growth and progress in the area. Before Wal-Mart asked vendors to open offices in the area, the region was experiencing steady growth and it's employment figures led the state. Yes, Wal-Mart is a presence. But Waltonville?? I don't think so.

[joebaldknobber]

Originally Posted by romeo kilo

Hey Nita. I understand about Hunt and Tyson and the chicken industry. Fact is , most people in the U>S would have never heard of Bentonville,Ar if not for Sam Walton and his Walmart stores.

No offense to Bentonville or the surrounding cities, but not only does Walmart control them, it controls a lot of what occurs in the united states and the world...specifically the retail sector.

9 out of 10 people outside the state of Arkansas wouldnt even be able to give you the city name (Fayetteville) where the Univ of Ark is located. (Best response would be to ask SEC football fans who attend the games there)LOL

Most Americans can't point out Wyoming on a map. Most Americans can't tell you who wrote "Romeo & Juliet".

Generalizations help simplify the world.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by romeo kilo

Hey Nita. I understand about Hunt and Tyson and the chicken industry. Fact is , most people in the U>S would have never heard of Bentonville,Ar if not for Sam Walton and his Walmart stores.

No offense to Bentonville or the surrounding cities, but not only does Walmart control them, it controls a lot of what occurs in the united states and the world...specifically the retail sector.

9 out of 10 people outside the state of Arkansas wouldnt even be able to give you the city name (Fayetteville) where the Univ of Ark is located. (Best response would be to ask SEC football fans who attend the games there)LOL

I would guess more people could tell you where the univesity is than could tell you where Wal Mart is headquartered. I know, before we moved here, I could have told you where U.A was located or about anyway but had no idea WalMart was headquartered right here. I do agree Wal Mart has a lot of control over the retail sector..This isn't necessarily a bad thing for AR or a good thing...

Nita

[romeo kilo]

The pollen and allergens must really be getting to me. Once again, nothing intelligent added to the thread by my post. I will reserve posting in the future until I have a thoughtful and constructive comment. .....

[bagelw]

Originally Posted by bchris02

Although it feels like one contiguous metropolitan area to a newcomer driving through, as soon as you dig a little deeper you will find that each town has its on unique identity, feel, and culture, and you can't really call one a suburb of the other. Fayetteville is young, hip, and liberal, Springdale is working-class, Rogers/Bentonville are business/new money oriented, and Bella Vista is a retirement community. Fort Smith is a completely different kind of town and is NOT part of NWA in any way.

I don't understand how people can even say it feels contiguous. There is a definite separation between Springdale and Rogers with little to no development along 540. Rogers/Bentonville as one city I can understand, Fayetteville/Springdale as one I can understand but all 4 as one city doesn't make sense. There is a lot of undeveloped land at the Washington and Benton county line.

Also just to throw this out there, the residents of a city make the city and the residents of Fayetteville would not agree with the residents of Springdale on many issues. I believe that is part of what makes NWA a somewhat unique area. Fayetteville may cater to one type of person while Rogers may cater to another.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by bagelw

I don't understand how people can even say it feels contiguous. There is a definite separation between Springdale and Rogers with little to no development along 540. Rogers/Bentonville as one city I can understand, Fayetteville/Springdale as one I can understand but all 4 as one city doesn't make sense. There is a lot of undeveloped land at the Washington and Benton county line.

Also just to throw this out there, the residents of a city make the city and the residents of Fayetteville would not agree with the residents of Springdale on many issues. I believe that is part of what makes NWA a somewhat unique area. Fayetteville may cater to one type of person while Rogers may cater to another.

I agree with you, each city is very different and certainly each city attracts a different type.

Nita

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by bagelw

I don't understand how people can even say it feels contiguous. There is a definite separation between Springdale and Rogers with little to no development along 540. Rogers/Bentonville as one city I can understand, Fayetteville/Springdale as one I can understand but all 4 as one city doesn't make sense. There is a lot of undeveloped land at the Washington and Benton county line.

Also just to throw this out there, the residents of a city make the city and the residents of Fayetteville would not agree with the residents of Springdale on many issues. I believe that is part of what makes NWA a somewhat unique area. Fayetteville may cater to one type of person while Rogers may cater to another.

There is little development along 540 because 540 is relatively new. That was all farmland not too long ago. Look along old Hwy 71. If you didn't have a sign there, could you tell when you are passing from one county to the other?

[bagelw]

Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge

There is little development along 540 because 540 is relatively new. That was all farmland not too long ago. Look along old Hwy 71. If you didn't have a sign there, could you tell when you are passing from one county to the other?

I believe you can. The development along 71 is still not very dense with quiet a bit of undeveloped land around Bethel Heights and Lowell.

[DC at the Ridge]

Originally Posted by bagelw

I believe you can. The development along 71 is still not very dense with quiet a bit of undeveloped land around Bethel Heights and Lowell.

A block here and there, and most of it that has been bought by developers.