Editing Centerton, Arkansas (section)

===Region===
The Northwest Arkansas economy was historically based upon agriculture and poultry. In recent decades, NWA has seen rapid growth and diversification of its economy based upon the big companies based there, Walmart, [[Tyson Foods]], and [[J.B. Hunt]], while also seeing a growing [[University of Arkansas]] and cultural amenities sector. Although impacted by the [[Great Recession]], NWA's economy fared better than most peer metropolitan areas, the state of Arkansas and the United States overall. Between 2007 and 2013, the region saw unemployment rates significantly below those of peer regions and the national average; while also seeing a 1% net growth of jobs. The NWA [[gross domestic product]] grew 7.0% over the aforementioned time period, and bankruptcies, building permits and per capita incomes are returning to pre-Recession rates.<ref name="nwacouncil.org">{{cite web |title= 2013 State of the Northwest Arkansas Region Report |url= http://www.nwacouncil.org/uploads/docs/2013_state_of_the_nwa_region_report.pdf |page= 9 |publisher= [[University of Arkansas]] [[Sam Walton College of Business]] and the Northwest Arkansas Council |year= 2013 |access-date= September 14, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131029093301/http://www.nwacouncil.org/uploads/docs/2013_state_of_the_nwa_region_report.pdf |archive-date= October 29, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The professional, education and health care sectors of the Northwest Arkansas economy have been growing steadily since 2007. Between 2007 and 2013, the region has seen a growth of 8,300 jobs in the region, with 6,100 added in education and health professions and 4,300 jobs added in the leisure and hospitality jobs related to the region's cultural amenities.<ref name="nwacouncil.org"/> The government and transportation sectors have remained relatively constant between 2007 and 2013, however the manufacturing sector has seen steady decline, mirroring national averages. The construction and real estate sectors saw large declines attributable to the poor housing market during the economic downturn.