by - January 25, 2016 5:11 pm
The University of Arkansas Department of Athletics is moving forward with a $160 million push for a renovation of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback football Stadium that will include significant additions…
by - January 21, 2016 6:35 pm
Collections for the 2% tourism tax were robust in the fall and are up overall 8.56%, according to the latest numbers released to the Arkansas State Parks, Tourism and Recreation…
by - January 20, 2016 7:40 pm
The developer for a convention center to be built on the Arkansas State University campus said Wednesday that two convention centers in the Jonesboro area would not be successful. Tim…
by - January 19, 2016 7:24 pm
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of…
by - January 14, 2016 6:25 pm
Arvest Ballpark in Springdale will install a new LED High Density video scoreboard expected to enhance the fan-experience when the park opens in April to begin its ninth season. Arvest…
by - January 14, 2016 6:25 pm
Arvest Ballpark in Springdale will install a new LED High Density video scoreboard expected to enhance the fan-experience when the park opens in April to begin its ninth season. Arvest…
by - January 13, 2016 8:56 pm
Renovations have begun on Big Piney Rest Area to transform it into the first Arkansas Tourist Information Center. The rest area, located between Knoxville and London on Interstate 40 (near…
by - January 13, 2016 1:33 pm
Arkansas and U.S. motorists can expect to fill-up their tanks at well below $2 a gallon gasoline through February before pump prices rise ahead of the usual spring run-up as…
by - January 12, 2016 3:53 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors took aim at the Fort Smith Convention Center during Tuesday’s (Jan. 12) study session. The pointed questioning forced postponing talk of enacting a prepared…
by - January 11, 2016 8:35 pm
The Walton Arts Center has named Brain Crowne to the role of vice president for the Walmart AMP. Crowne will be responsible for all operations of the Walmart AMP including…
by - January 11, 2016 8:35 pm
The Walton Arts Center has named Brain Crowne to the role of vice president for the Walmart AMP. Crowne will be responsible for all operations of the Walmart AMP including…
by - January 11, 2016 6:23 pm
It would be difficult to say for certain, but it’s possible Grady Spann is the first director of Arkansas State Parks to be fluent in Portuguese. As the son of…
by - January 11, 2016 3:27 pm
The Kitchen|Fields Table Tour, an educational program launched by the Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board (ASPB), is making its way to Northwest Arkansas to feature its next restaurant. The Hive, located…
by - January 7, 2016 3:25 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Tourism Ticker is sponsored by the Arkansas Hospitality Association. –––––––––––––––––– September and October were good months for Arkansas’ tourism sector, with hospitality tax collections among 17…
by - January 7, 2016 12:49 pm
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives along with the U.S. Park Service is offering a reward of up $7,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of…
by - January 6, 2016 7:51 pm
The man known today for Morse code and the electromagnetic telegraph, Samuel F.B. Morse, began his career as a painter. From Jan. 23 through April 18, Morse’s Gallery of the…
by - January 6, 2016 7:46 pm
The Arkansas Department of Parks and Recreation announced it will induct Montine McNulty, executive director of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, and Bill Worthen, director of Historic Arkansas Museum, into the…
by - January 6, 2016 5:54 pm
A second hotel may be built alongside a hotel/convention center that is slated to be built in Jonesboro along U.S. 63, an official with the company that wants to build…
by - January 6, 2016 5:35 pm
Officials with Southwest Airlines and the Clinton National Airport gathered to celebrate the first day of renewed nonstop flights between Little Rock and St. Louis. Southwest previously discontinued nonstop service…
by - January 5, 2016 1:27 pm
The group supporting the bond issue to improve the Arkansas Arts Center and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History held its kickoff meeting Tuesday (Jan. 5). The Committee for Arts…
