by - December 27, 2022 1:55 pm
Peter Jasso, director of operations for the nonprofit Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange (CACHE), has been named interim president and CEO of the regional arts organization. Jasso joined CACHE…
by - December 26, 2022 10:58 am
Sam Dean, executive director of the Scott Family Amazeum, recently celebrated 10 years as the Bentonville museum’s founding executive director. Accomplishments include the conception, planning and opening of the 50,000-square-foot…
by - December 22, 2022 11:11 am
With what is atypical quick action for Congress, a bill designating the Butterfield Overland Trail as a National Historic Trail was approved Thursday (Dec. 22) by the U.S. House of…
by - December 21, 2022 4:09 pm
An effort to designate an historic trail partially located in Arkansas as a National Historic Trail is one step closer following approval in the U.S. Senate of legislation sponsored by…
by - December 15, 2022 3:04 pm
Southland Casino Hotel in West Memphis announced Thursday (Dec. 15) it has completed its $320 million expansion. The renovation includes a new 300-room, 20-story hotel with 12 penthouse suites, and…
by - December 15, 2022 8:37 am
Cycling’s national governing body is planting its mountain biking flag in Northwest Arkansas. Colorado Springs, Colo.-based USA Cycling announced its intention Thursday (Dec. 15) to establish a Bentonville satellite office focused…
by - December 7, 2022 10:50 am
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers reported ticket revenue increased by 71% to $14.2 million this year from $8.3 million last year. In 2019, revenue was $7.7 million. Jennifer…
by - December 6, 2022 4:30 pm
Longtime outdoor recreation business owner and Arkansas tourism industry promoter Mike Mills was nominated Tuesday (Dec. 6) by Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders to be the next secretary of the Department of…
by - November 17, 2022 5:48 pm
Nucor Steel Arkansas and Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. have each donated $500,000 to the Cold War Museum project in Blytheville. The $1 million donation will aid ongoing efforts to make the…
by - November 17, 2022 4:43 pm
The Fort Smith Central Improvement Business District (CBID) board voted Thursday (Nov. 17) to approve a $253,000 budget for 2023 and to make public monthly reports of spending to stay…
by - November 17, 2022 3:16 pm
Consumers should not be surprised that a Thanksgiving dinner for a party of 10 will cost more than 20% this year thanks to inflation, fueled in part by higher prices…
by - November 14, 2022 5:00 pm
The state’s 2% tourism tax and tourism and travel industry jobs are setting new records in the first eight months of 2022, showing that the industry is recovering and growing…
by - November 13, 2022 3:37 am
Bank of America donated $250,000 to the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock to help complete its renovation campaign on the museum’s MacArthur Park campus. The quarter-million dollar…
by - November 10, 2022 4:32 pm
A new development officer and opening of the gift shop at the U.S. Marshals Museum (USMM) are some of the actions toward the long-awaited goal of opening the museum in…
by - November 7, 2022 7:42 am
J.W. Brown was working for Memphis Light, Gas and Water when he had a horrible accident working on power lines and nearly died. He spent a year rehabbing and when…
by - November 3, 2022 4:21 pm
The passenger traffic trend continues to improve at the Fort Smith Regional Airport with enplanements through September up more than 38% compared with the same period in 2021. September traffic…
by - November 2, 2022 7:47 am
The city of Paragould recently celebrated the official opening of the 8 Mile Creek Trail at the Rotary Park Trailhead. Plans for the trail began in 2016 when the Greene…
by - November 1, 2022 8:29 pm
A long-awaited plan by the Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District (CBID) to raise revenue and implement plans designed to improve the look and safety of downtown Fort Smith is…
by - November 1, 2022 11:03 am
Arkansas Heritage Sites at Arkansas State University will host “Back Home with Joanne Cash Yates,” on Saturday (Nov. 5), in front of the Cash family home at the Historic Dyess…
by - October 31, 2022 6:22 pm
A lot of folks in Arkansas are putting their chips in on the wide variety of sports betting, with wagers totaling a record $21.18 million in September, well above the…
