There’s news from The Shoppes at Benton, according to the Benton Proud blog, written by Jerry Coston for the City of Benton. We’ve been talking about this new shopping center since September 2015 and now it’s just a few months away from opening. Coston says the construction will go through the Spring and stores will begin opening […]
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Business Update: Downtown Benton’s Food Truck Court, Big New Office Building & Farmers Market
I get asked all the time about different projects going on and today I’m going to focus on some in downtown Benton. You can find stories by using the search blank, but I thought I’d make them convenient in one starting place. In order of opening their days, the first project I’ll talk about is […]
VIDEO: Benton Mayor Makes Big Announcement About New Dining and Other Businesses Coming
In a press conference appropriately located in downtown Benton at 111 N. Main, Benton Mayor David Mattingly announced several new businesses that have opened downtown or will soon, and a couple of businesses that are planned for along the Interstate. MySaline was there to get video (below). The Benton Proud blog has spelled it all out […]
You can double your espresso with this coffee shop’s 2nd location in downtown Benton
Koffee with a Kause has been around for around two years now. It’s a little shack at the edge of the parking lot in Bryant Plaza off the Interstate 30 South Frontage Road. They’ve been serving up coffee and smoothies and other occasional items day after day, all while giving a portion of the proceeds […]
Benton Committee to Discuss Waiving Fees, HVAC, Sign Moratorium, TV Company
COMMUNITY SERVICES / ANIMAL CONTROL AGENDA November 1, 2016 6:00 PM Committee Members: Evelyn Reed, Chair Kerry Murphy Charles Cunningham Lori Terrell Judd Hart I. Establish a Quorum / Call to Order II. Recognition of Attendees III. Approval of Minutes for September 9, 2016 Special Meeting and October 4, 2016 regularly scheduled Meeting IV. Community […]
Trails, Fire, Police, Tech, Boys & Girls, Seniors & yes, Tacos
Trails, Fire, Police, Tech, Boys & Girls, Seniors and yes, Tacos. Benton Mayor David Mattingly held a press conference Thursday morning to give updates on several projects in the city, and confirmed MySaline’s previous announcement that Benton will be getting a Tacos 4 Life restaurant. See the video for all the details and to meet the owners […]
Big Economic News on Several Fronts in the City of Benton
I just returned from a big press conference that Benton Mayor David Mattingly called at the Benton Event Center today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. I took streamed video from the MySaline Facebook page, and it’s now embedded below. Here’s the outline of what was announced: See more info on these 8 points in the video […]
Benton Mayor announces several business developments
Benton Mayor David Mattingly called a news conference at the Benton Event Center today to make several announcements related to economic development. Here’s the outline of what was announced: See more info on these 8 points in the video on MySaline’s Facebook page and on the Benton Proud blog. Mayor Mattingly talked about Benton being #5 in the […]
Benton Mayor’s Address Touts City & Economic Growth
This is the text and accompanying documents from Benton Mayor David Mattingly’s State of the City Address. You might think reading stuff like this is a bore, but… What if you knew Benton PD got the first ever Assistant Chief of Police in 2015… …and the first ever Economic Development Department too? Do you know […]
Video – Demolition on the Old Harvest Foods Building Makes it Real
We found out in September that the old building in downtown Benton that used to hold Harvest Foods – and was empty for about 6 years – had been sold to a tech company (See related articles below). It wasn’t news that fit the rumors. Some people said it might be a bowling alley, since […]