Ballet Arkansas, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are fighting to keep the lights on — and, where possible, Arkansans employed — while retaining their audiences. read more >
Jessica Hughes Ford recently was named communications director of the Arkansas Community Foundation, a statewide nonprofit that fosters smart giving to improve communities. read more >
Cranford Co. is moving from the corner of Main and Sixth in Little Rock's "Creative Corridor" down three doors to 512 Main, once envisioned as a space for Ballet Arkansas. read more >
Five years after development began, Ballet Arkansas is finally moving into its new office and rehearsal space on Main Street Little Rock's "Creative Corridor." read more >
The general contractor on Little Rock’s troubled Main Street Lofts project has been awarded $896,756 in its arbitration case. read more >
Ballet Arkansas announced Thursday that Ganelle Blake will lead the state’s only professional ballet company as its new executive director. read more >
The city of Little Rock on Monday opened the 500 block of Main Street — the first section of the Creative Corridor streetscape. Includes video and slideshow. read more >
A mix of retail and of-fice buildings that decades ago were part of the city’s historic commercial core have combined with new construction to recast a string of properties. A foundation of restaurants, apartments and the performing arts will be joined by a high-rise hotel redevelopment and the Little Rock Tech Park. read more >
Lauren Strother is leaving as executive director of Ballet Arkansas, and Karen Shinn Bassett, president of Ballet Arkansas' board of directors, will replace Strother, the nonprofit announced Monday. read more >
Ballet Arkansas is raising $200,000 to secure rehearsal and office space in Little Rock's emerging Main Street Creative Corridor. read more >
Shuffles & Ballet II dance studio recently added about 1,000 SF to its facility, after 27 years in the Merrill Shopping Center next to the Market Street Cinema in Little Rock. read more >
Volunteer board members manage and serve as key decision-makers for Arkansas nonprofits of varying size and scope. read more >
