Tag: tourism

Tortuga Landing Generates Time-Share Interest

Several large time-share corporations are apparently already interested in buying Tortuga Landing.

Crowe and Bloom Filming in Eureka

A film crew of 107, including writer/director Cameron Crowe and actor Orlando Bloom, began filming in Eureka on July 27 for the movie “Elizabethtown.”

Fort Town Gets ‘OK’ For Private Business

The Arkansas River Valley boasts eight of the 49 largest privately held companies in the six-county area. With their combined $1.24 billion in 2003 revenue, those firms bring in more money than the largest private concerns in any other area city.

Tourism Department Tees Up State Golf Trail

The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism on July 14 announced that it is coordinating efforts to form the ?Natural State Golf Trail,? a marketing effort to attract golfers to the state?s courses.

Take a Real Summer Vacation: Sever the High-tech Tethers

Not taking a vacation or checking with the office while on vacation can lead to stress, illness and job burnout.

Retention Rates Reduce Taxes

Employee retention is a great way to reduce annual taxes on a business.

Company Team-building Efforts Can Be Productive

Team-building is essential for a healthy company, but things like forced sumo wrestling might be carrying it a bit too far.

Benton County Hotels Lure Hog Fans

Fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks football team have been finding bargains in Benton County’s new hotels, which cater to Wal-Mart vendors and are usually empty on the weekends.

Jilted Again by Men?s Journal (Outtakes Opinion)

The June issue of Men?s Journal should have included Northwest Arkansas in its Top 50 places to live.

More than the Water Is Hot

Retail and office development bubbles up in Hot Springs.

Siloam Springs Offers Commercial Draw, Too

Commercial development follows Siloam Springs? population growth.

4Q Nonfarm Figures Decline for Arkansas

Arkansas was down slightly for total nonagricultural jobs for the fourth quarter of 2003 compared to the fourth quarter of 2002.

Nock, Alexander Plan 12-story, $20M Hotel

John Nock and Richard Alexander plan to tear down 75 percent of the seven-story Mountain Inn of Fayetteville, 60,000-SF structure to make room for a new 12-story hotel.

Clear Creek Changes Name

Rumor is that Clear Creek Golf Club developer John Tyson has decided to change the name of the golf course, not the subdivision, to The Blessing.

Featherfest Changes Tune

Springdale is planning to move its annual FeatherFest celebration to a weekend in late May or early June after two years of April rains washing out the festival.

Lenders Take Over Wonderland Cave

Larry Wilson?s saga as one of the owners of Bella Vista?s 1 million-SF Wonderland Cave, the ?largest underground nightclub in the world,? and the historic Sunset Hotel ended on April 8.