Good morning, Fayetteville.

Onyx Coffee Lab will open a 4,780 sqft shop as the first commercial tenant at Drake Farms off Gregg Avenue at 2828 N.

Mansfield Ave. The 165-acre development will be built over 15 years and will include apartments, homes and healthcare space.

Swarm Aero, based in Oxnard, released a full-scale model of its Gamera drone in Fayetteville.

Production will begin in about two years at its local center (pending military input) and the drone has a 72-foot wingspan and a 9,000-nautical-mile range.

Northwest Arkansas independent wealth management firms hit new asset milestones as Rogers-based WealthPath Investment Advisors surpassed $1 billion with a 20.8% jump, and local Greenwood Gearhart Inc. and 1828 Capital & Partners exceeded $2 billion, according to the latest Northwest Arkansas Business Journal list.

A longtime Thai diner on College Ave closed 2-3 weeks ago, and franchisees of Johnny Brusco's New York Style Pizza will open their second NWA location at 514 N.

College Ave in January & welcome customers with New York style pizza.

Students from the Fay Jones School earned the Aydelott Prize three years in a row with research travels from Asia to Australia; the awards were won in 2023, 2024 and 2025 at the U of A.

UA Walton College is partnering with California-based D-Wave Quantum Inc. to study how quantum computing can solve supply chain challenges.

The initiative set up a support fund to boost research and education in retail, transportation + defense with work planned to begin soon.

The City Council approved nearly nine acres on East 15th for a new animal services facility after voters backed an $18.1 million bond, and a second one-acre parcel is under negotiation.

Engineering and design work will begin early 2027 if the sale is completed + plans move forward.

Zach McKenna, an exercise science researcher, received nearly $600k from the NIH today to study how extreme heat affects older adults and to develop accessible cooling strategies when air conditioning is unavailable + his research aims to guide communities during power outages.

Mechanical engineers and UAMS clinicians developed a lifelike cadaver simulator that mimics a beating heart—allowing surgeons to safely practice bypass and ECMO procedures.

The device won the BioVentures Medical Device of the Year award in August.

After a 34–7 loss to Texas A&M that dropped their record to 2–3, the Razorbacks will host the Tennessee Volunteers at 3:15 p.m. Saturday—raising questions about a potential change in athletic leadership amid a need for more NIL funds.

Springdale’s Alvaro Rodriguez, a 2027 defensive lineman who recorded 14 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and blocked kicks in four games, has earned an offer from Arkansas Tech and is drawing local college coach interest.

The Razorbacks held two exhibition games at Baum-Walker Stadium on Oct.

3, beating Little Rock 10-2 and 9-1. Dawson Bryce led hitters with 3 hits, 3 runs and 3 RBI as fall scrimmages built skills ahead of upcoming contests.