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LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
THE ROCK IS ON A ROLL!
Little Rock, Arkansas is a shining example of a 21st Century American
city, complete with a bridge to a promising future. This compact,
exquisite small city has been transformed and elevated over the past
few years through careful city and tourism promotion stewardship,
massive private investment (including that of Peabody Hotel Group
through its two new hotel properties, The Peabody Little Rock and the
Hilton Metro Little Rock), and above all, the opening of the William
Jefferson Clinton Library & School of Public Service. Little Rock
today is America’s happening place. Don’t take our word for it. Here’s
what some of the nation’s top journalists, representing our most
prestigious news outlets had to say about Little Rock recently.
“Downtown Little Rock has 2,000 new or refurbished hotel rooms…#new office
towers, new restaurants, a new yellow trolley, a new (or at least newly energized)
River Market District and a new sense of itself. Which, combined with the
Clinton Library, threatens to make this state capitol of 183,000 a draw.
- Alan Solomon, Chicago Tribune
“There’s a certain magic in the transformation, all around. An existing
riverside park has been significantly extended. A derelict slice of urban
turf has been given new social purpose. A landscape has been created to
provide a bold and satisfying setting for architecture. And, in addition
to being a model of environmental responsiveness, the architecture greatly
enlivens its surroundings. This is the way it is supposed to be, but usually
isn’t, in complex, prestigious projects such as this. Bravo to all involved.”
- Benjamin Forgey, The Washington Post
"An international destination that celebrates its local setting."
-The Dallas Morning News
"Little Rock is thriving, and the ripples emanate from the Clinton Center."
- Travel + Leisure
“Gives Little Rock a new distinctionon the tourism map.
- The Houston Chronicle
"Stunningly evokes the ‘Bridge to the 21st century."
- Newsweek
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