CJRW Lays Off 8 From Workforce of 61
CJRW, the longtime Little Rock marketing agency and the state's tourism account holder, laid off eight workers yesterday, eliminating 8 of 61 staff positions. read more >
CJRW, the longtime Little Rock marketing agency and the state's tourism account holder, laid off eight workers yesterday, eliminating 8 of 61 staff positions. read more >
A new $650,000 communications campaign for the state’s COVID economic recovery task force is in development at CJRW, the state’s longtime marketing firm for parks and tourism. read more >
Campgrounds at state parks are set to reopen Friday for overnight use by Arkansas residents with self-contained recreational vehicles, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces a partnership with Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and Quest Diagnostics of Secaucus, New Jersey, to install a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility in Bentonville. read more >
Tourism chief Gretchen Hall admits that losing the ATA Martial Arts World Expo and its 20,000 attendees was a kick in the head for Little Rock, but the former collegiate athlete is absorbing the blow. read more >
Arkansas has a new state tourism director following the quiet retirement of former Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey at the end of last year: Travis Napper, formerly CEO of the Convention & Visitors Bureau in Ruston, Louisiana. read more >
Stacy Hurst, the secretary of Parks, Heritage & Tourism, says millennials want authentic and photoworthy tourist experiences. read more >
Travis Napper has been named director of Arkansas Tourism, a division of the state Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, department Secretary Stacy Hurst announced Friday. read more >
A new $10 million resort called Pine Mountain is planned for Eureka Springs, and it’s expected to create more than 100 hospitality jobs in the community. read more >
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 >
The Division of Arkansas Tourism said Wednesday that 32 million people visited Arkansas in 2018, spending $7.37 billion, up 4.4% from 2017. read more >
Arkansas and private groups are putting aside $2 million for conservation and water quality grants within the Buffalo River watershed. 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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Tourism is an important part of our heritage. Didn’t the Arkansas Traveler of lore seek both adventure and learning? read more >
The Clinton National Airport announced Friday that it will offer nonstop flights from Little Rock to Austin, Texas, effective April 29. read more >
Some downtown Little Rock property owners are surprised and upset that three public housing towers have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places despite being rejected by the state’s review board. read more >
Voters can begin casting early ballots Monday in Arkansas' midterm election and while the top-of-the-ticket U.S. Senate and governor's races have dominated the airwaves, a handful of legislative races could determine whether more than 200,000 people keep their health insurance under the state's Medicaid expansion. read more >
