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Arkansas Tourism Ticker: State tourism sector growth moderates in 2025
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (321+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([emailprotected]) 11 seconds ago 0 views Arkansas" 2% tourism tax revenue between January and December was $26.596 million, down 0.24% compared with the $26.66 million in the same period of 2024. Despite the slight dip in 2025, monthly revenue for the tax posted…...
The Supply Side: Target continues to lag Walmart’s financial performance
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (882+ words) by Kim Souza([emailprotected]) 7 minutes ago 11 views In the post-pandemic retail world, Walmart has outperformed Target on every metric, and that is expected to continue in 2026, according to Oliver Chen, equity analyst at TD Cowen. He said Walmart's technology and…...
ARDOT wants feedback on north-south connector in Benton, Washington counties
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (283+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([emailprotected]) 15 seconds ago 1 views Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is seeking feedback on the western north-south connector that's proposed to be built west of Arkansas Highway 112, spanning Benton and Washington counties. ARDOT will host public…...
Director of Division of Heritage to host event at Randolph County Heritage Museum
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (190+ words) by Roby Brock([emailprotected]) 2 hours ago 23 views Randolph County Heritage Museum in Pocahontas. The program will offer attendees an opportunity to learn more about the work of the Division of Heritage, its grant programs, and the state's ongoing efforts to…...
Friends of Arkansas PBS to support Arkansas TV Foundation
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (349+ words) by Talk Business & Politics staff([emailprotected]) 44 minutes ago 25 views In response to the March 12th AETN Commission meeting, the Arkansas TV Foundation has created a separate fund to support the future of PBS in Arkansas. On March 12, the AETN Commission hosted…...
Report: Tourism helped generate $23 million in visitor spending in Fayetteville in 2025
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (227+ words) by Jeff Della Rosa([emailprotected]) 10 seconds ago 1 views Experience Fayetteville, the tourism marketing agency for the city of Fayetteville, recently released its 2025 Impact Report that shows tourism activity helped generate 38,337 hotel room nights and about $23 million in visitor spending. The…...
Fort Smith metro home sales decline in 2025, average home price sets record
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (701+ words) by Michael Tilley([emailprotected]) 1 hour ago 59 views The number of Fort Smith metro homes sold in 2025 fell more than 8% compared with 2024, with the combined value of the sold homes dipping almost 3%. On the upside, the average price per home in…...
Blank Art Studio opens in Bentonville
6+ day, 3+ min ago (250+ words) by Jeff Della Rosa([emailprotected]) 4 hours ago 72 views Blank Art Studio recently invested about $1.5 million in equipment and improvements to open a first-of-its-kind creative studio in Bentonville. The nearly 10,000-square-foot gallery, production facility, working studio and customer creative lab recently…...
Former Southside player taking over as head girls basketball coach at Searcy
6+ day, 33+ min ago (381+ words) by Buck Ringgold([emailprotected]) 30 minutes ago 27 views Calli De Los Santos As the daughter of a longtime basketball coach, Calli De Los Santos naturally seemed destined to follow in her mother's footsteps. Though she took a detour while in college,…...
Fort Smith, Van Buren hospitality tax revenues decline in 2025
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (319+ words) by Tina Alvey Dale([emailprotected]) 9 seconds ago 0 views Downtown Van Buren is one of the top tourism draws in the Fort Smith metro. Hospitality tax revenues in the Fort Smith metro were down in 2025 compared with 2024, but tourism officials are…...