by - June 18, 2020 8:40 pm
The Arkansas Racing Commission on Thursday (June 18) awarded a coveted license to Mississippi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership for a $254 million casino resort in Pope County, but expect more litigation…
by - June 18, 2020 6:28 pm
Since the Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority began tracking activity in 2000, there has been $1.751 billion capital investments turning the former Army base into Chaffee Crossing, according to Daniel Mann,…
by - June 18, 2020 12:44 pm
Friday, June 19 is the annual celebration known as Juneteenth, which recognizes the freedom provided to African-Americans after the Emancipation Proclamation became the law of the land. Christina Shutt, the…
by - June 18, 2020 12:41 pm
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) announced its fiscal year 2021 Courthouse and Historic Preservation Restoration Grants. “The work of preserving historic structures across Arkansas is a duty we take…
by - June 17, 2020 1:33 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center will take the programming for the 62nd Annual Delta Exhibition into a virtual space this summer. Following the exhibition’s move to a digital format, virtual programming…
by - June 17, 2020 1:30 pm
The University of Central Arkansas has received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School, which was built…
by - June 16, 2020 3:54 pm
The Fort Smith Central Business Improvement District commissioners voted at their regular meeting Tuesday (June 16) on donating $2,500 to support a landscape design along Garrison Avenue. John McIntosh, a…
by - June 15, 2020 7:32 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has released the latest tourism economic impact information to the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion (A&P) Commission, reflecting multi-million dollar losses in…
by - June 15, 2020 6:22 pm
Documents requested by Talk Business & Politics show that Sebastian County and Fort Smith officials are making plans to talk later this month about the future of a Confederate statue…
by - June 13, 2020 12:13 pm
After months of social distancing, Arkansans are ready to play some football, but less than a majority think college football should resume this fall. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix…
by - June 11, 2020 6:08 pm
Those on both sides of the issue of whether a Confederate monument should continue to stand on the grounds of the Sebastian County Courthouse have launched petitions, each hoping their…
by - June 10, 2020 4:44 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center has named Lisa Jones Black as director of development and Katie Campbell as children’s theatre and performing arts director. Black has 20 years of experience in…
by - June 9, 2020 5:23 pm
Small business owners surveyed in May reported a slight uptick in overall optimism with an index reading at 94.4, an improvement from April’s reading of 90.9, according to the National…
by - June 9, 2020 4:03 pm
The Fort Smith Convention Center had a sixth year of record revenue generated, the annual report presented to the Fort Smith Board of Directors at their Tuesday (June 9) study…
by - June 4, 2020 11:57 am
Bentonville tourism attractions Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary will reopen to the public June 10. The venues closed temporarily March 16 and March 15, respectively, due…
by - June 3, 2020 10:44 am
Following several weeks of closures due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic), two historic hotels in Eureka Springs plan to reopen with full service on June 15. The 1886 Crescent Hotel…
by - June 3, 2020 10:34 am
Arcade Arkansas, a ballot question committee that was seeking to expand coin-operated amusement machines in Arkansas, said it will suspend its campaign and not submit signatures for a proposed constitutional…
by - June 1, 2020 9:49 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced it is offering safe customer service and low-risk options to meeting and convention groups who choose to book events in 2020….
by - June 1, 2020 9:45 pm
Sarah Donaghy has been named the new Education Curator at the Windgate Museum of Art (WMA) at Hendrix College, effective June 1, 2020. This new position, funded by the Windgate…
by - May 29, 2020 3:07 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations reached a new high Friday (May 29) and the number of new known cases continues to rise statewide, specifically in Northwest Arkansas, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said during his…
