Preserve Arkansas, the only statewide nonprofit advocate for the preservation of Arkansas’s historic places, has announced that Eureka Springs will host “Dollars & Sense of Historic Preservation,” on Friday, Aug. 26 at The Auditorium.

First held in Hot Springs in 2014, the daylong program is designed to emphasize the economic benefits of preservation, provide information and resources on preservation incentives and to encourage the use of incentives through practical, real-world examples.

The agenda, which begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration, coffee, and pastries, will feature a keynote address from Briana Grosicki, a consultant with Ethos Preservation in Savannah, Ga., as well as presentations on the National Register of Historic Places, Historic Preservation Restoration Grants, Federal and State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits, wood window repair, and success stories.

The program is designed to meet the needs of chambers of commerce, private and public community and economic development organizations, realtors, owners of historic properties, planners, bankers, municipal officials, county leaders, and anyone with an interest in community and economic development.

Grosicki’s expertise includes a range of project types including historic tax credit consulting, economic feasibility studies, municipal historic preservation programs, and community engagement.

Previously, she was an associate principal at PlaceEconomics, where she contributed to 30-plus analytical studies at the intersection of historic preservation and economics.

For more information, and to register, visit https://preservearkansas.org/what-we-do/dollars-and-sense/.