Special Events and Meeting Planner
This year’s meeting planner helps those planning events know how best to add value to their meetings.
A transformative meeting can build mutual trust, strengthen relationships, encourage feedback and open communication, increase creativity and improve teamwork.
Finer Points of Food
Planners and caterers respond to the latest trends while meeting budgets. read more >
by ABPG Staff -
Thinking Young: What to Know About Planning a Family Friendly Event
What to know about planning a family friendly event read more >
by ABPG Staff -
Crystal Bridges to Create New, Integrated Spaces With Expansion
In spring of 2021 Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art revealed plans for an expansion that will grow the acclaimed Bentonville Museum by 100,000 SF and increase its size by 50%. read more >
Water Damage Leads to Revamped Grand Prairie Center
The Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart is booking events after being closed because of water damage from pipes that burst in February 2021. read more >
Live Events Returning With Pandemic-related Changes in Place
It will be important for event organizers to consider the government, city or facility COVID-19 restrictions and safety measures with which they will have to contend. read more >
by Todd Traub -
LET’S GET REAL: Making Live Events Memorable In The Virtual Age
In this age of virtual meetings and events, people are getting ready for their closeup. read more >
by Todd Traub -
OFF THE PATH: The Rogers Daisy Airgun Museum
The small but unique museum houses the world’s largest collection of non-powder firearms, named for the Daisy Manufacturing Co. which has been producing the wildly popular BB guns since 1886. read more >
OFF THE PATH: Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home
If your event takes you to northeast Arkansas, use your down time to visit the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. read more >
FROM THE EDITOR: Inside Meeting Planner 2021
The “gee whiz” factor of company-wide Zoom meetings or scheduling a face-to-face on Google Meet has faded. What was once new has become routine. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Casino Expansion Upside Includes Hotels, Tourism Boost
Once the voters of Arkansas decided to stake their hopes on casinos, it didn’t take long for wagering options in the state to expand. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Conventions, Trade Shows, Draw Crowds and Dollars
While longer lines in your favorite lunchtime spot or the dearth of parking are inconvenient, it also means your city is putting its best foot forward and reaping welcome tourism dollars. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Momentary Vision Fills Northwest Arkansas
Scheduled to open Feb. 22, The Momentary is a new contemporary art space in downtown Bentonville that will exist as a satellite to the acclaimed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. read more >
by Todd Traub -
From the Editor: Inside Meeting Planner 2020
It’s early, but in this year’s Arkansas Business Publishing Meeting Planner guide, we begin to examine the potential effect on tourism that these new spaces will have. Spoiler: it’s positive. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Convention Center Adds Red Wolf Hospitality to Jonesboro
Education, entertainment and hospitality will combine when the Red Wolf Convention Center opens on the Arkansas State University campus in late summer. read more >
Walmart’s ‘Big Share’ in Northwest Arkansas
For a weekend each summer, one of the biggest company meetings in the world turns northwest Arkansas into something resembling the World’s Fair. read more >
Hitting The Trail In Hot Springs
In November, Visit Hot Springs began construction on phase one of a planned, 44.6-mile system of mountain biking trails on the city-owned Northwoods/Cedar Glades properties in the northern section of Hot Springs. read more >
Arkansas Food Finds Off The Beaten Path
Take a break from your meeting to seek out some of Arkansas’ signature foods. read more >
by Todd Traub -
From the Editor: Inside Meeting Planner 2018
We hope you will find this resource useful as well as easy to use when planning company events and outings large or small. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Arkansas Companies Move Forward With Staff Retreats
Presidents, CEOs say annual group events are more than worth the effort. read more >
by Lydia McAllister -
Governor’s Conference on Tourism Celebrates Industry, Promotes the Natural State.
Governor's Conference on Tourism brings Arkansas industry professionals together to network, share ideas, and call attention to all that the Natural State has to offer. read more >
by Lydia McAllister -
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