Outdoor recreation contributed nearly 40,000 jobs and $3.5 billion to Arkansas’ gross domestic product in 2021, but state officials believe that is just a fraction of what the industry can accomplish. read more >
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders names appointees to the new Natural State Advisory Council, which is led by her husband, Chairman Bryan Sanders. read more >
The announcement comes after the company received funding from Bentonville-based RZC Investments, the investment firm founded by Walmart heir Stueart Walton and his brother Tom Walton. read more >
Robert Burns will be the director of the Walton Family Foundation's Home Region Program, overseeing the nonprofit’s efforts in northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas-Mississippi Delta. read more >
Visit Hot Springs announced Wednesday a new effort to rehabilitate existing portions of the city’s Northwoods Trail System that is supported by a $175,000 grant. read more >