by - January 9, 2019 3:06 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $531,602.23 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 253 schools and conservation districts in…
by - January 8, 2019 3:32 pm
Gulfside Casino Partnership announced Tuesday (Jan. 8) it will establish the Pope County Education Foundation if granted a license in the state. The Arkansas-based nonprofit would be funded by tax-deductible…
by - January 8, 2019 3:27 pm
Paradise Advertising & Marketing has been selected as the agency of record for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB), the official destination marketing organization for Arkansas’ capital city….
by - January 2, 2019 4:43 pm
Three counties in the Arkansas Ozark Foothills region of Sharp, Fulton and Izard Counties have been selected for a multi-state pilot program designed to build up rural economies, Spring River…
by - January 1, 2019 1:18 pm
As the new year gets underway, many Arkansans will be among the millions of workers across the U.S. getting a wage hike as more than two dozen states implement changes…
by - January 1, 2019 11:45 am
The North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) will begin issuing advertising and promotion permits to new foodservice and lodging businesses operating in the city in 2019. The process…
by - December 29, 2018 9:35 am
An announcement that a Mississippi-based casino plans to build a $250 million complex in Pope County was met with opposition from local elected officials on Friday (Dec. 28). Gulfside Casino…
by - December 21, 2018 12:42 pm
Arkansas Tourism recently announced the finalists in for the 2019 Henry Awards. The Henry Awards honor Henri de Tonti, the man historians consider being among the first “Arkansas Travelers.” Each…
by - December 21, 2018 10:54 am
Vanessa German is the 2018 recipient of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s Don Tyson Prize, a $200,000 biennial award for outstanding achievement in American art. Tyson Foods chairman,…
by - December 20, 2018 4:32 pm
Have an idea for a business that would spur tourism in Arkansas? Now is the chance to pitch that idea. Arkansas Tourism, in partnership with Innovate Arkansas, is accepting applications…
by - December 18, 2018 10:13 pm
Fort Smith voters will decide on March 12 whether or not there will be a nine-month, non-renewable, one-cent city sales tax to benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum. The Fort Smith…
by - December 18, 2018 5:21 pm
Kansas City artist Spencer Schubert unveiled a one-third maquette of the bronze sculpture of Judge Isaac Parker that will serve as the centerpiece of Gateway Park in downtown Fort Smith…
by - December 18, 2018 2:35 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) launched a new partnership program designed to bring more meeting and convention business to the capital city. The program identifies local residents…
by - December 13, 2018 8:30 pm
A tightening budget likely means dreams of a new dog park inside Craighead Forest Park won’t materialize in 2019, but the fourth phase of a trail expansion has received a…
by - December 13, 2018 2:05 pm
David Lang, formerly the general manager of Northwest Arkansas’ largest hospitality asset, has landed a new job leading the flagship hotel in the state’s capital city. Lang, 53, has taken…
by - December 13, 2018 2:48 am
The Arkansas chapter of Skål International honored members and announced a new slate of officers at their December dinner Dec. 6 at Cajun’s Wharf in Little Rock. Skål is a…
by - December 12, 2018 4:19 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (Dec. 12) that Arkansas Parks and Tourism Director Kane Webb has resigned to take a job with Walmart. Webb will be replaced on an interim…
by - December 12, 2018 1:57 pm
In the six months since Talicia Richardson was named executive director of 64.6 Downtown, things have been moving very fast in Fort Smith. “Though it could be moving a little…
by - December 12, 2018 10:23 am
Performing arts company TheatreSquared will soon start to move into a $31.5 million venue that will combine multiple facets of the business under one roof at the corner of Spring…
by - December 11, 2018 5:01 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors will consider a special election for a one-time, non-renewable, nine-month, one-cent sales tax to benefit the U.S. Marshals Museum at its regular board meeting…
