Is Fayetteville Arkansas the next Austin Texas?

[Zachary Stanley]

Im curious about what everybody thinks about all the predictions on Fayetteville Arkansas area becoming the next huge thing like Austin Texas. Thought? Predictions?  

[Ryan Blackstone]

We are certainly booming, and at a rate faster than the most of the US. However, there need to be much more bigger players (companies) to move in to get us to become the next Austin. Now, the Walton family foundation, Tyson and Jb Hunt are making NWA a destination for people. The quality of life has gone up a great deal in the past 10 years for anyone in NWA. And so we you can attracting human capital and make it a place of desire it may attract the other big players. 

The only three things that could stop us. 1. Taxes (Texas has no income tax, and we do.) 2. Government Regulations. We are honestly old in our thinking with some governing bodies. 3. Infrastructure. Can we build it fast enough. 

To end on an awesome note. Amazon is building a distribution center here!