Katie Beck

The future of the tourism and hospitality industry in Arkansas is so bright you just might need shades, particularly if you came to the state to view the total solar eclipse on April 8. read more >

To calculate how many eclipse chasers will be looking skyward in Arkansas at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, April 8, economists and tourism officials started by looking backward. read more >

Arkansas Division of Workforce Services shows wages have grown almost 21% since the pandemic. read more >

Employment in the restaurant industry in Arkansas has finally exceeded pre-pandemic levels. read more >

Katie Beck, the incoming CEO of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, says COVID-19 made the willingness to adapt a crucial skill for the industry. read more >

She takes over for the retiring Montine McNulty, who has led the industry group for 25 years. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson's spokesman, J.R. Davis, will leave the post by the end of the month for a job in the private sector, and Katie Beck, the governor's director of state-federal relations, will take move into that job Oct. 1. read more >

An Arkansas lawmaker is stepping down from his office at the end of the month to work as a top aide to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. read more >