Jennifer Carter Named Welcome to Arkansas 2010 Hospitality Person of the Year

EUREKA SPRINGS, Ark. (March 8, 2010) – Jennifer Carter of Paris was named 2010 Welcome to Arkansas Hospitality Person of the Year at the 36th Annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism here today.

National speaker Vickie Henry, CEO of Feedback Plus, Inc., made the announcement and presented Carter with a plaque during the opening general session of the conference.  Henry’s session was entitled “Would You Want To Do Business With You?” which dealt with customer service.

Scott Sudduth, state coordinator for the Welcome to Arkansas program, said Carter is definitely someone who people would want to do business with.
“Jennifer is a great example of the type of person we are looking for to participate in the program,” Sudduth said.

PTC Culinary School receives important national accreditations

LITTLE ROCK— The Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School will host a news conference at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 12 at the Pulaski Technical College Little Rock – South site, located at 13000 Interstate 30 in Little Rock to announce receipt of accreditation signifying the highest level of professionalism in the in the culinary and hospitality  industries.

Two of the college’s degree programs have received accreditation from the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation’s Accrediting Commission (ACFEF) and the Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA).

With this accreditation, the PTC Arkansas Culinary School joins the ranks of other nationally-recognized culinary and hospitality schools, and thus offers students the opportunity to graduate with the title Certified Culinarian or Certified Hospitality Graduate. These certifications will allow graduates to enter the workforce with the most widely recognized culinary and hospitality credentials in the nation.

The Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School is the only college in Arkansas to offer ACFEF accreditation for an Associate of Applied Science in culinary arts and is the only two-year college in the state to offer ACPHA accreditation for Associate of Applied Science in hospitality management. ACPHA/ACFEF dual accreditation is offered at only 15 colleges and universities in the United States. 

Additionally, the PTC Arkansas Culinary School apprenticeship program has received American Culinary Federation recognition as the only culinary apprenticeship program in the state.

Most importantly, these accreditations are widely-recognized objective benchmarks in the culinary and hospitality professions. Pulaski Technical College Arkansas Culinary School graduates can expect to gain greatly enhanced employability based on their levels of skill and expertise as measured by these rigorous accrediting bodies.

Pulaski Technical College is a comprehensive, two-year college that serves the educational needs of central Arkansas through more than 90 occupational/technical degree and certificate programs, a university-transfer curriculum and specialized programs for business and industry.

The college’s mission is to provide access to high quality education that promotes student learning, to enable individuals to develop to their fullest potential and to support the economic development of the state.

NEWS RELEASE INFORMATION

For Immediate Release
Date: March 10, 2010
Contact: Tim Jones, Director of Public Relations and Marketing
Phone: (501) 812-2760

Hospitality Stars Receive Awards for “Brightening” Arkansas

Little Rock – The “stars” of the Arkansas hospitality, lodging, restaurant, travel, and tourism industry were shining brightly in Little Rock the evening of Tuesday, February 23, 2010 as they gathered to celebrate their accomplishments over the course of the last year.  Hosted at the Holiday Inn Airport – Little Rock, the awards gala was celebrated with over 230 hospitality industry leaders, managers, and employees in attendance to pay tribute to the current crème de la crop of Arkansas hospitality industry.

Annual Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza Fishing Tournament Set for June 25-27, 2010

$100,000 Guaranteed in Cash Prizes

Little Rock, Ark. - The Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza is excited to announce a New Payout Format for the 2010 Tournament.

Distribution of Prize Money:
Overall Winner — $50,000 to the largest overall fish GUARANTEED.
Pool Money — $10,000 to the largest fish in each of the remaining four pools GUARANTEED.

Place Money per Pool — $900 to 2nd place, $700 to 3rd place and $400 to 4th place winner in each
of the five pools GUARANTEED. The guaranteed cash prizes is still $100,000, it is just distributed differently to spread out the top prizes.