by - November 18, 2020 11:52 am
There’s a new golf tournament on the collegiate map and it features one of the most prominent names in Arkansas business and national golf. The Jackson T. Stephens Cup (The…
by - November 17, 2020 7:15 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 17) approved an appropriation of $119,771 from the city’s general fund to subsidize Parrot Island Waterpark following a difficult summer season….
by - November 17, 2020 4:22 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District Commission approved a resolution that could lead to 6 mil assessment on property in the district in 2021 which could fund a “Safety…
by - November 17, 2020 3:54 pm
After 22 years with The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, Tim Snell, Associate State Director for Water Resources, will retire Dec. 31, 2020. During his tenure, Snell worked with partners, supporters…
by - November 15, 2020 10:29 am
A $50 million grant program for hospitality and service sector businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic launches Monday (Nov. 16) and state government leaders expect to make grant awards in…
by - November 13, 2020 4:33 pm
The Fort Smith A&P Commission voted in a special meeting Friday (Nov. 13) to name Timothy Jacobsen of Osage Beach, Mo., as the next A&P executive director. He will be…
by - November 12, 2020 9:29 pm
The three finalists for the executive director of the Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission include a director of food, music and technology for the Business Alliance, the executive director…
by - November 12, 2020 4:51 pm
Arkansas is poised to change its sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Thursday (Nov. 12) the two statues in the Hall,…
by - November 11, 2020 5:05 pm
The U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith announced Wednesday (Nov. 11) it has met, and exceeded, the $500,000 anonymous matching donation given to the project in April, allowing the institution to…
by - November 11, 2020 4:46 pm
The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission named former Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders interim director of the Fort Smith A&P at a meeting Saturday (Nov. 8), and on Tuesday…
by - November 11, 2020 12:34 pm
Windgate Foundation, a private, family foundation based in Little Rock, has donated $17.5 million to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville to support American craft. The money will…
by - November 11, 2020 10:43 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced Wednesday (Nov. 11) a Little Rock Military History tour. The package includes local landmarks that honor veterans and fallen soldiers in…
by - November 10, 2020 8:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors agreed to a contract that will allow Los Angeles-based Oak View Group (OVG) to manage the Fort Smith Convention Center. OVG approached the city…
by - November 9, 2020 4:21 pm
The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program announced the listing of 15 properties in eight counties to the National Register of Historic Places. The properties nominated and…
by - November 8, 2020 4:55 pm
While the pace of decline is slowing somewhat, Arkansas’ tourism industry continues to face daunting economic headwinds for large and small businesses in a sector likely to not see real…
by - November 5, 2020 6:07 pm
A sizable grant from Arvest Foundation will lead to a studio name change and an even stronger education program at The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM) – a facility…
by - October 29, 2020 2:47 pm
64.6 Downtown in partnership with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the PEAK Innovation Center will host the Third Annual Invest Fort Smith during Global Entrepreneurship Week on…
by - October 29, 2020 2:32 pm
The city of Siloam Springs and Oklahoma-based utility Grand River Dam Authority broke ground Thursday (Oct. 29) on a 30-acre whitewater park on the Illinois River, and the Walton Family…
by - October 28, 2020 8:11 pm
A public-private partnership between Arkansas State Parks, the City of Little Rock and the Arkansas Parks & Recreation Foundation with philanthropic support from the Walton Family Foundation will connect 28…
by - October 28, 2020 6:58 am
Montine McNulty has led the Arkansas Hospitality Association since 1996. The statewide organization represents hotels, restaurants, convention and meeting spaces, and tourism destinations in Arkansas. For the last decade the…
