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Hot Springs Announces Top 5 Restaurants & Hotels in 2024
Arkansas law blocks cities from sharing local-option tax data, but Visit Hot Springs reveals its top five restaurants and hotels for 2024—minus the dollars. read more >
Hendrix Advances at Polk Stanley Wilcox (Movers & Shakers)
Laura Hendrix has been promoted to associate principal at Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects in Little Rock. read more >
Oaklawn Progress Tops Wealth of Projects Boosting Tourism
Hot Springs continues to move forward with important tourism-related projects and activities despite the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Steve Arrison, CEO of Visit Hot Springs. read more >
Little Rock Tourism Looks Beyond Loss of ATA World Expo
Tourism chief Gretchen Hall admits that losing the ATA Martial Arts World Expo and its 20,000 attendees was a kick in the head for Little Rock, but the former collegiate athlete is absorbing the blow. read more >
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Litigants in Chancellor Hotel Lawsuit Fighting on Two Fronts
The lawsuit over the sale of Fayetteville's Chancellor Hotel isn't the first time the two former owners have gone to court against each other. read more >
Lawsuit Alleges Chancellor’s Quick Sale Didn’t Check Out
The $31 million Chancellor Hotel deal in Fayetteville now comes with a backstory that is the subject of breach-of-contract litigation in Washington County Circuit Court. read more >
Clarion Resort Hotel Set for $20M Renovation, DoubleTree Rebranding
The Clarion Resort on the Lake hotel on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs will close in January for a $20 million renovation that will turn it into a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. read more >
Waterford Hotel Group Names Michael Stocker DoubleTree’s GM
Waterford Hotel Group announced Friday the appointment of Michael Stocker as general manager of the DoubleTree by Hilton in Little Rock. read more >
Wendy Russell Managing Doubletree Sales & Marketing (Movers & Shakers)
Wendy Russell will continue to oversee sales and marketing strategy for the 288-room Doubletree by Hilton in downtown Little Rock as part of the management team of Waterford Hotel Group Inc. of Waterford, Connecticut. read more >
Investment Group Finalizes Purchase of DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock
The group represents a partnership between Fifth Avenue Capital, a New York City private equity investment firm led by the principals of Pearson Partners Inc., and Waterford Hotel Group, a Connecticut company. read more >
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