The Magnolia at Simmons Bank Park is the result of a true community collaboration. Simmons Bank generously donated a former bank building — now home to The Bank: Pine Bluff Mercantile — providing a dedicated space for entrepreneurs to showcase their products through indoor and outdoor pop-up shops, farmers markets, and vendor events. Just across the street, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff contributed the building housing The Magnolia Food Market & Bar to Pine Bluff Urban Renewal Agency for $1, fueling the vision of creating an incubator for emerging restaurateurs.

Here, culinary talent receives hands-on business training, strategic planning, and marketing support to prepare them to open their own brick-and-mortar locations within three years. Together, these spaces not only celebrate food, culture, and creativity, but also drive economic growth and opportunity in Pine Bluff.