Danny Games
Port of Little Rock, Clark County Prep Megasites for Big Employers
Arkansas officials are banking on two massive “megasites” to land billion-dollar projects that could reshape the state’s economy. read more >
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Entergy Business Site Readiness Program Certifies 2nd Russellville Property
Economic developers in Russellville and Entergy Arkansas have announced another commercial site certified as move-in ready for businesses looking to locate operations in Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Entergy Arkansas, Education Department Announce $482K Grant for CTE Courses
Entergy Arkansas and the Arkansas Department of Education announces a $482,000 grant to develop 20 new Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses. read more >
West Memphis, Entergy, CJRW to Market I-40 Megasite
The city of West Memphis has enlisted Entergy Arkansas in spreading the word about its huge new business park off Interstate 40, the largest certified industrial site in Arkansas. read more >
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Sun Paper Project in Doubt as Arkadelphia Site Is Groomed for Other Prospects
The Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance announced on Facebook that it's preparing to market a 1,000-acre industrial property described as "the former Sun Bio site." read more >
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Entergy Program Declares Jefferson, Port Sites as Ready for Development
Industrial sites in Jefferson County and the Port of Little Rock are poised for development after being certified by Entergy Arkansas' team of economic developers. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Next-Gen Learning: Businesses Embrace Career Academies
Metro Little Rock schools have accelerated a plan to put all 13,000 public high school students in Pulaski County on career-themed paths. The effort also aims to recast public schools as magnets for central Arkansas economic development, not impediments. read more >
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Maumelle Site Ready for Business, Entergy’s Games Says
Danny Games knows a good industrial site when he sees one, and as Entergy Arkansas' director of business and economic development, he and his team have identified one on 121 acres near Maumelle High School. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Entergy Arkansas Juices Economic Development
Entergy, which serves over 700,000 electric customers in Arkansas, has long been an engine of economic development, a gene present in the company’s DNA since its birth more than a century ago. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
AEDC Names Clint O’Neal Executive Vice President of Global Business
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says Clint O'Neal will become the agency's executive vice president of global development effective March 19. read more >
AEDC’s Danny Games to Return to Entergy Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas Inc. hires Danny Games as director of business and economic development, replacing Mike Maulden, who is retiring in January. read more >
Hino Motors Marks Production of Toyota Tacoma Parts
Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc. of Marion marks the start of its production of Toyota Tacoma rear axles and front knuckle assemblies. read more >
Soul of the South Faces Money Woes, Lays Off Some Workers
Less than two years after the launch of Soul of the South — backed by nearly $2 million awarded by the state — the television network is struggling to pay its bills, laying off employees and fighting at least one lawsuit. read more >
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Daryl Bassett Named Workforce Services Director; Danny Games Named AEDC Deputy Director
Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Danny Games as deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and Daryl Bassett as the new director of the Department of Workforce Services. read more >