by - August 17, 2017 2:09 pm
The 35th annual Minority Enterprise Development Week, presented by Little Rock communications firm The Design Group, will kick off with the Minority Business Awards Luncheon on Monday, Sept. 11, from…
by - August 17, 2017 11:49 am
Springdale’s long-awaited Turnbow Park and the related unearthing of Spring Creek downtown has for years been promoted by city officials and business leaders as a key piece of the puzzle…
by - August 17, 2017 11:18 am
In Bella Vista, you can swim or fish in your choice of nine lakes, bike or hike on 53 miles of trail, play golf on any one of seven golf…
by - August 16, 2017 5:26 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport has received three proposals from nationwide executive consultants to help it to develop a plan for succession of its administrative staff, the skills of the future…
by - August 16, 2017 3:05 pm
Plans to renovate the north end zone at Centennial Bank Stadium are being finalized by Arkansas State University, and its athletics fundraising arm, the Red Wolves Foundation is raising money…
by - August 15, 2017 5:02 pm
The Central Business Improvement District (CBID) is considering participation in a planned $600,000 bicycle and skate park at the rock and flagpole marking the original planned site of the United…
by - August 15, 2017 6:30 am
Passengers might love the low cost of flights for carriers, such as Allegiant, but the tradeoff might be they don’t reach their destination on the day they planned to arrive….
by - August 14, 2017 1:19 pm
The Inn at the Mill and its companion restaurant, James at the Mill, have been sold for $4.2 million. The 4.7-acre property at 3906 Johnson Mill Blvd. in Johnson, which…
by - August 10, 2017 9:17 pm
A group of local and international artists have been selected to create individual works of art for Fayetteville’s upcoming public art project, “Green Candy,” the city’s tourism bureau Experience Fayetteville…
by - August 9, 2017 12:30 pm
El Dorado Festivals & Events Inc. has waged a big bet that the Murphy Arts District, or MAD, will make the southern Arkansas town a tourist hotspot for visitors statewide…
by - August 9, 2017 12:09 pm
Springdale Parks and Recreation has been awarded a $13,000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation as part of its Northwest Arkansas giving program, the city announced in a press release. The…
by - August 9, 2017 9:29 am
It was envisioned as another tourism draw for Northwest Arkansas. But the Osage Creek Amphitheater, situated in southwest Benton County’s hills and valleys, never reached the finish line. It was…
by - August 8, 2017 4:40 pm
Arkansas Tourism Director Joe David Rice has compared Arkansas to a 58,000-square-mile theme park. Adding “new rides” each year is the key to continually drawing in visitors, he said. In…
by - August 8, 2017 12:27 pm
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville unveiled on Tuesday (Aug. 8) its temporary exhibition schedule for 2018. The schedule includes the U.S. debut of Soul of a Nation:…
by - August 8, 2017 10:50 am
Historic theaters as anchors for cultural hubs and downtown arts districts will be a topic of conversation at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Historic Theaters Conference this week, Thursday (Aug. 10)…
by - August 7, 2017 10:31 am
The Arkansas Health Department has created an online portal for food safety inspection data for the estimated 15,000 retail food establishments. After about a two-year process of transitioning from a…
by - July 31, 2017 12:54 pm
Downtown neighborhoods in Northwest Arkansas have increasingly become centers for businesses and activities related to holistic health and exercise. Downtown Bentonville, for example, has a number of businesses that focus…
by - July 31, 2017 11:52 am
Nationwide, the hotel industry showed record-setting occupancy rates in June, according to the industry statistics resource STR. The same cannot be said for the Northwest Arkansas, Jonesboro, Fort Smith and…
by - July 31, 2017 7:38 am
American Idol winner Scotty McCreery will be the headline act at the 9th annual Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music Festival slated for Sept. 30, in downtown Jonesboro. Thousands attend the…
by - July 29, 2017 12:29 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (July 28) that murals created by artist Lakwena in the Sebastian County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) as part of The Unexpected Project provide inspiration for…
