Walmart founder Sam Walton's first store, the Walton's five-and-dime, is now a welcome center in downtown Bentonville, WeWork ’s start - up project in Bentonville , Arkansas , which was announced in April , is an outlier in the company ’s portfolio of projects . Bentonville has a population of about 50,000 , making it the smallest municipality in the US to host a current or planned WeWork office . The company is taking all of the office space in a downtown development and will also play a part in finding tenants for its retail space . Walmart , whose HQ is nearby , is the main draw to the town ; the company encourages its vendors to locate there to build strong relationships .
WeWork ’s start - up project in Bentonville , Arkansas , which was announced in April , is an outlier in the company ’s portfolio of projects . Bentonville has a population of about 50,000 , making it the smallest municipality in the US to host a current or planned WeWork office . The company is taking all of the office space in a downtown development and will also play a part in finding tenants for its retail space . Walmart , whose HQ is nearby , is the main draw to the town ; the company encourages its vendors to locate there to build strong relationships .