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Kade Holliday, the former Craighead County clerk, made a commitment of $500,000 to establish jazz studies programs at Arkansas State University. That was before he was accused of embezzling $1.6 million from the county, which is suing to get its money back.

Banking & Finance / Education / Government & Politics

Kade Holliday: Former County Clerk Accused of Fraud, All That Jazz

Five weeks after allegations surfaced that former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday had embezzled more than $1.6 million from taxpayers, another purported victim was still looking for answers. read more >

by Mark Friedman - August 10, 2020, 12:00am

The site of the planned Jonesboro Hyatt Place Hotel and Convention Center on Browns Lane Access Road.

Construction / Legal

Jonesboro Convention Center Developer Ordered to Pay Attorneys’ Fees

There’s more bad news for the owner of the defunct Jonesboro Hyatt Place Hotel & Convention Center. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - September 10, 2018, 12:00am

Construction / Legal / Real Estate

Jonesboro’s Hyatt Convention Center Woes Continue

It’s hard to imagine, but it’s getting worse for the $30 million Hyatt Place Hotel & Convention Center project that started in Jonesboro in late 2016. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - December 18, 2017, 12:00am

Arkansas State University’s hospitality management program is tied to plans for an Embassy Suites hotel and convention center on campus, but work has been delayed at the site on Red Wolf Boulevard.

Construction / Education / Legal

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 - August 28, 2017, 12:00am