O’Reilly Hospitality Management
A-State’s Karen McDaniel Sees Enclave of Hospitality from Embassy
Karen McDaniel, the Arkansas State University department chair, dishes on the university’s new hospitality management degree. read more >
New Date Set for A-State Hotel Project
Dec. 10 is the new tentative opening date for the $58 million project. read more >
Red Wolf Convention Center Plans September Open in Jonesboro
The $58 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Red Wolf Convention Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to open in late September. read more >
Arkansas Convention Centers Put Tech on Display
Convention center operators in Arkansas say they are constantly making improvements to meet the needs of attendees. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
A-State Marks Construction Start for Red Wolf Convention Center
After close to three years of financial and political challenges — and grappling with the presence of a competing project — the city welcomed the ceremonial start of construction on the Red Wolf Convention Center and Embassy Suites Hotel at Arkansas State University. read more >
by Todd Traub -
ASU Convention Center Doubts Grow
A Jonesboro convention center developer now says he needs financial support from the Jonesboro A&P Commission to continue with his plans for a project on the Arkansas State University campus. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
St. Bernards Medical Center Tops Jonesboro’s Construction Projects List
Construction projects are flourishing in Jonesboro, despite the financial woes plaguing one of its largest commercial ventures. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Hospitality Arrives Before Hotel at Arkansas State
Arkansas State University’s new hospitality management program has plenty of vacancies, partly because few students know about it: Officials are waiting for a $50 million billboard to point to. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
ASU Convention Center Project Also Delayed
The other convention center being developed in Jonesboro hasn’t broken ground, but it is on schedule to open on the Arkansas State University campus before the start of the fall 2018 semester. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Jonesboro Hotel Liens Raise Early ‘Red Flags’
The $30 million Jonesboro Hyatt Place Hotel & Convention Center is facing contractors’ liens totaling nearly $900,000 and might not open next spring as planned. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Not Big Enough For Both (Editorial)
Because building two convention centers in Jonesboro, a city of fewer than 75,000, doesn’t seem prudent, we feel the need to be ready for a sad news event. read more >
O’Reilly Gets Hilton OK for Embassy Suites, Convention Center at Arkansas State
O'Reilly Hospitality Management has reached an agreement with Hilton Worldwide to build a 202-room Embassy Suites Hotel and a 40,000-SF convention center on the Arkansas State University campus. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Too Many Centers (Editorial)
Jonesboro doesn’t need two convention centers any more than Texarkana did. read more >
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