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2020 has been a dark year for tourism in the natural state, but 2021 has once again brought out the sun. Driving the news: Collections in 2021 of the state's 2% Lodging and Attractions Tax increased nearly 17% to $20.9 million from $17.9…

The future of the supply chain — scheduled for May 9-10 in northwest Arkansas at the Rogers Convention Center — will be FreightWaves' first live event since the pandemic began. In addition to two days of keynote speakers, fireside…

The 2020 Arkansas Tourism Economic Impact Report shows a 35.6% drop in the number of leisure travelers to the state and a more than 25% drop in the overall economic impact of tourism per year. compared to 2019. The declines are…

Data released Monday by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism indicates that Arkansas' tourism industry performed well in 2020 despite the challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic. State tax collections were $363.7!--wr>!--wr>…

ROMANCE — In the 1880s, a new town in White County needed a name. The settlers were former Kentucky residents, so they wanted to call themselves Kentucky Village. But the American post refused them for fear of confusion with the State…

ERIC ALTHOFF Jeremy McGhee is an adaptive cyclist who has spent his entire life in San Diego. Even without the use of his legs following a motorcycle accident in…

In the wake of Arkansas' mild holiday weather, very low temperatures are likely lurking as January unfolds. In light of this chilling prospect, natural state museums provide cozy indoor pleasures when the winter winds are…

Two former Arkansas media figures - and Arkansas natives - who left the Natural State last year are back. Ashley Ketz and her husband, Aaron Nolan, now live in Bentonville. They recently lived in Chicago and worked for Nation News, the…

Arkansas's population grew by 10,395 over the past year as new births and native and foreign-born migrants moving into the natural state boost the population to nearly 3 million, according to US…