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Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Otto Aerospace secured a 300-aircraft order from Flexjet for its new windowless Phantom 3500 jet at Bentonville's UP.Summit on Sunday. The innovative jet aims to reduce fuel burn by over 60% and uses digital displays—replacing traditional windows—as it is priced at about $19.5 million with a planned flight in 2027.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Bentonville-based Walmart said it will remove synthetic dyes and 30 other ingredients from its private label brands including Great Value, Marketside, Freshness Guaranteed and bettergoods by January 2027 in response to customer and political pressure—changes that may lead to slight price increases as Walmart reformulates over 1,000 products.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Week 5 prep football featured competitive games as Bentonville West beat Springdale 42-21—QB Tre Thompson led the win—and Bentonville defeated Fort Smith Northside 45-14 with solid play from Cole Slepecki. Other matchups saw close scores with Mansfield edging Charleston 28-27 and Booneville winning 42-14 over Hackett as teams in NWA and River Valley battled hard.