Bentonville has been doing upgrades to city facilities to prep for this great museum. Roads widened and repaved, fancy light poles along main avenues, fancy electronic turn signals at intersections (Poles look like cast iron) the downtown square is fantastic, with a refurbished Wal-Mart visitors center with a museum and cafe and gift shop, Other attractions like Compton Gardens, The Museum of Native American History, Peel Mansion and Gardens, all spruced up and looking good. Bentonville is a nice little town, doing well these days because of the huge influx of money from Wal-Mart people and the vendors who are required by Wal-mart to have offices in the Bentonville/Rogers area to service them. That means lots and lots of highly paid executives and many, many people working for them. There is a subdivision between Bentonville and Centerton that features homes starting at $1 million each. I must admit, the harsh economy has knocked the price down on some of those mansions to about $850,000 to $900,000. If I had the cash, I'd probably buy a home there.
