P. Allen Smith

Instead of boosting his state pay for promoting Arkansas from $200,000 to $845,000 a year, gardening and lifestyle star P. Allen Smith appears likely to get 95% less than his previous contract provided — or perhaps nothing at all. read more >

Before calculating whether Arkansas gardening and lifestyle celebrity P. Allen Smith is worth $845,000 a year to the state for promotion, consider this: State tourism and marketing officials say they have better ways to spend the $200,000 a year Smith has been getting. read more >

If you needed a handy metric to illustrate how far newspapers have sunk in the new media world, ponder this: Of the nearly $7 million a year Arkansas spends on media marketing to promote state tourism, only one one-thousandth — about $7,000 — goes to newspapers. read more >

Written answers from master gardener, author and TV host P. Allen Smith in answer to questions from Arkansas Business about his marketing partnership with the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. Includes statements by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Stacy Hurst. read more >

While P. Allen Smith is seeking a $645,600 raise from the state, Stacy Hurst, chief of the Department of Parks, Heritage & Tourism, wants proof that Smith is earning the $200,000 he currently gets. read more >

As they have since they first started coming into it, baby boomers are having an outsized effect on the world, including the world of design, particularly residential architecture design. read more >

Author and television host P. Allen Smith announced last week a partnership with Ralston Family Farms in the marketing and distribution of rice blends grown in Arkansas. read more >

Westrock Coffee Co. of North Little Rock and the P. Allen Smith Cos. of Little Rock announced Monday a partnership to promote their farm-focused brands. read more >

The Arkansas Agriculture Department is working to bring more attention to its Arkansas Grown program in an effort to connect local farmers with consumers. read more >

Exclaim Health TV has licensed home, garden and lifestyle content from P. Allen Smith Cos. to be broadcast in facilities — generally doctors' offices, hospitals and wellness centers — that subscribe to Exclaim's networks. read more >

Garver LLC in North Little Rock is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year. Founded by Neil Garver after World War I, the company now has nearly 400 employees and 17 offices in nine states. The firm shortened its name from Garver Engineers after expanding its service offerings to include architecture, survey and construction services. read more >

The Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock will present its eighth annual Nog-off, or eggnog-tasting competition, from 5-8 p.m. Friday. “Celebrity” judges and event attendees will pick two winners. read more >

YouTube is renewing last year's original content deals with media brands and celebrities. Among those waiting to see if they'll get another go-around is Arkansas' P. Allen Smith. read more >

Arkansan and home and garden designer P. Allen Smith last week released the first issue of a new digital magazine. read more >

A look at important real estate transactions in Pulaski County. read more >

All Things D's Peter Kafka considers the future of television, and says Netflix and Hulu are well positioned for an assault on traditional broadcasting. YouTube, with efforts like eHow's P. Allen Smith channel, will also make a dent in reality TV. read more >

What began as a weekly gardening segment on KATVTV, Channel 7's "Daybreak" has grown into a Little Rock-based multimedia operation working tirelessly to promote one man, P. Allen Smith. read more >