A prominent hotel in downtown Little Rock, Ark. raised the flag of Marriott Hotels and Resorts for the primary time on May 2, 2013 representing a vital change to city’s River Market district and convention center neighborhood. Celebrating the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony at what used to be referred to as the Peabody Hotel, dignitaries and native business representatives joined with hotel associates from the management firm of Davidson Hotels & Resorts and homeowner Executive Vice chairman Ed Ansbro of Fairwood Capital to inaugurate Arkansas’ first full-service Marriott hotel.