David Harris

About David Harris

David Harris is behind David Harris Construction, based in Rogers, Arkansas.

On episode 46 of NWA Founders, the Northwest Arkansas business podcast, published August 11, 2026, David Harris shared the story of the business. The conversation runs 1 hr 8 min. David Harris is a fifth-generation Rogers, Arkansas native and founder of David Harris Construction, one of Northwest Arkansas's most respected custom and luxury home builders. In this conversation, David takes us through his unlikely path into homebuilding, starting with spec homes on the side while working for his father's real estate company, dabbling briefly in the llama business, and slowly falling in love with the craft of building homes for families in a region he's watched transform from a quiet small town into a nationally recognized market.

Jump into the conversation

1. 3:32"My least expensive home is now $950K": how David's price floor has shifted over his career
2. 10:11The llama business and other early entrepreneurial swings before construction took over
3. 13:09The origin of Shadow Valley: a golf course as a loss leader to attract relocating families
4. 29:08Building a team: why common sense and work ethic beat pedigree
5. 1:03:48Defining success: family, faith, and loving what you do, not the bottom line

About David Harris Construction

• Founded June 1994; about 25 homes/yr; $9-10M revenue (2007)
• Residential construction, Rogers

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