by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
Rogers Ropes Conventions
The Arkansas Governor?s Conference on Tourism will be coming to Rogers in March 2008. The conference should bring in 500 to 800 people. It?s the first time the area has hosted the event.
Tag: tourism
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
Springdale Could Land Minor League Baseball Team
We hear that, if Springdale builds a baseball stadium, the Wichita Wranglers AA Texas League team will relocate to the city in Northwest Arkansas.
by - March 13, 2006 12:00 am
Lovett May Perform at AMP in Fayetteville
Kelly Rourke, vice president of marketing and sales for the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville, says she is ?99 percent? sure Lyle Lovett is coming there to perform, but the date isn?t nailed down yet.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Eureka Springs Festival Success Hinges on Early Bookings, Ads
Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission switches gears with new special events coordinator, early bookings.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Highway 71 Revisited: Small Business Comes Alive As Traffic Grows
Small businesses along U.S. Highway 71 have reinvented themselves since the opening of Interstate 540 in 1999.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Arkansas Stars Set to Entertain
The new Springdale-based National Indoor Football League team banks on families and entertainment dollars.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Beaver Lake Gains Drought Sightseers
Despite Beaver Lake?s languishing level, area proprietors and officials haven?t seen a noticeable drop in tourism along its 487 miles of shoreline.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Woodpecker Survives Legal Battles?
The Cache River was the stage for one of the fiercest environmental battles in Arkansas? history; the rediscovery of the ivory-billed woodpecker has revived another.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Clinton House Museum Added to ?Billgrimage?
The Fayetteville Advertising and Promotion Commission opens the doors to the Clinton House Museum.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Rheem Classic Expands Tour to Shadow Valley
The Rheem Classic, a charity Pro-Am golf tournament that is part of the PGA Tour?s Nationwide Tour, has added a fourth tournament to its schedule.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Van Buren Hotel Revenue Jumps 10.5 Percent
The Van Buren Advertising and Promotion Commission counts on its history to draw in visitors who pass through on Interstate 40.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Region Courts the LPGA
Readers who don?t cull through the sports pages of the Tulsa World might?ve missed a reference to Northwest Arkansas, hotel developer John Q. Hammons and the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
Hotel Slated for Airport Region
We hear a local hotel operator has plans for several hotels near the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.
by - February 27, 2006 12:00 am
The Region’s Largest Resorts, Day Spas and Travel Agencies
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual lists of the regions largest resorts, day spas and travel agencies.
by - February 13, 2006 12:00 am
Coalition Petitions to Raise Minimum Wage (Editorial)
We agree the minimum wage should be raised. We?re not convinced it should come in the form of a constitutional amendment.
by - February 13, 2006 12:00 am
Time to Examine ‘Smart Growth,’ ‘Smart Taxes’ (Market Forecast)
Growth in Northwest Arkansas and in all economies provides a rise of new jobs, new income, new tax revenue, and higher property values. But too much of a good thing can turn counterproductive.
by - January 30, 2006 12:00 am
The Year’s Biggest Deals
Two deals by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville top the list of the regions’ biggest deals in 2005.
by - January 2, 2006 12:00 am
Stars Touch Down At UA Track Center
The Arkansas Stars, a National Indoor Football League team, will be playing at the Randall Tyson Indoor Track Center on the University of Arkansas campus.
by - December 19, 2005 12:00 am
Eureka Retailers Hope for Bright Christmas
Eureka Springs? shops no longer close their doors for the holiday season. Now the town is a year-round destination for tourism.
by - December 19, 2005 12:00 am
The Year’s Best and Worst
Here?s a look at the best and worst business stories in Northwest Arkansas in 2005.