Thirty-two businesses and organizations have entered the 2025 Paint the Town Green and Gold community spirit contest presented by the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Tech University.
This is the 10th year for Paint the Town Green and Gold, a program that encourages local businesses and organizations to decorate the interior and/or exterior of their places of business in Arkansas Tech themes at the outset of the fall semester in order to welcome ATU students to the community and build school spirit.
Winners of the 2025 Paint the Town Green and Gold competition will be announced at the Arkansas Tech home football game on Thursday, Sept. 11. A traveling trophy will be presented to the overall winner.
The businesses and organizations participating in the 2025 Paint the Town Green and Gold competition are:
- Arkansas Real Estate Collective and Union Bank
- Arkansas Beauty College
- Arkansas Federal Credit Union
- Arkansas Tech University College of Business and Economic Development
- Arkansas Workforce Center
- Bank OZK-West Main
- Bank OZK-East Parkway
- Boys and Girls Clubs of the Arkansas River Valley
- C&D Drug Store
- Centennial Bank
- Chambers Bank-West Main
- Chambers Bank-East Parkway
- City Corporation
- Colton’s Steak House and Grill
- Dog Ear Books
- Fairway Home Mortgage-The Kilburn Team
- Feltner’s Athlete’s Corner
- First Security Bank
- French Rose Boutique
- Garden Sass
- Legends Resort and Casino Arkansas
- Little Caesars
- Optimum
- Pediatrics Plus
- Pope County Library
- Pottery Worx
- River Valley Medical Wellness
- Russellville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
- Russellville Physical Therapy
- St. Mary’s Regional Health System
- Streett Law Firm
- The Lighthouse Companies
All businesses and non-profit organizations that entered the 2025 Paint the Town Green and Gold community spirit contest will receive complimentary tailgating space and game tickets when the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys host Northwestern Oklahoma State University for the football season home opener on Thursday, Sept. 11, at Simmons Bank Field at Thone Stadium in Russellville. Tailgating will begin at 4 p.m. and kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Arkansas Tech University, Chambers Bank, City Corporation, Direct Auto Insurance, Healthy Connections Community Health Network, Millard-Henry Clinic, Owens Corning, Rockline, Russellville Nursing and Rehabilitation, St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Simmons Bank, Spring Lake Apartment Community and Tyson Foods are the 2025 sponsors of Paint the Town Green and Gold.
