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May 29, 2024
Bringing the proposed $24 million Courtyard by Marriott hotel project to fruition hinges on securing an additional $1.4 million for the construction of the 125-bed hotel.
May 6, 2024
Pine Bluff, Arkansas Born and raised in this once-vibrant manufacturing hub along the Arkansas River, Sederick Rice likens his troubled hometown to a popular blues song — “You’ve Got to Hurt Before You Heal.” Pine Bluff has seen more than its share of pain in recent years. With the 2020 U.S. Census, the community about […]
April 24, 2024
The grant will focus on a 280-block area of south to central downtown neighborhoods, specifically along Highway 63B.
November 16, 2023
For the second time this year, voters in the city of Pine Bluff voted against a sales tax raise.
November 16, 2023
Fewer votes were cast in Tuesdays special election for the five-eighths-cent and three-eighths-cent sales and use taxes in Pine Bluff than on May 9.
October 22, 2023
In the run-up to the Nov. 14 election that will decide the fate of two Go Forward Pine Bluff-sponsored sales taxes, we once again hear the line, well if you dont like Go Forwards plan, whats your plan? It is as if the presence of a plan that hasnt worked should be left in place because of its mere existence at that moment.
October 19, 2023
Go Forward Pine Bluff has been working to build the Flats on 6th since 2017, which will be home to 24 loft apartments in downtown Pine Bluff.
October 15, 2023
Arkansas State Rep. Vivian Flowers sat down for an exclusive interview with The Commercials editor Byron Tate last week to discuss several topics during a new segment of "The Newsroom," including the congressional district split to dilute the minority vote, the Legislative session concerning the LEARNS Act, her views on charter schools and vouchers, the Pine Bluff School District and her stance on Go Forward Pine Bluff.
October 11, 2023
Neighbor to Neighbor annual fundraiser
October 11, 2023
Lineup includes elite talent and nationally-ranked teams from eight states and D.C. Go Forward Pine Bluff (GFPB) today unveiled 16 competing teams and a new title sponsor for the 2023 Central Moloney, Inc. King Cotton Holiday Classic, a nationally recognized high school basketball tournament, presented […]