Economic Development Administration
Newport Completes $4.3M Tech Depot Training Center
The Newport Economic Development Commission finishes a nearly $4.3 million workforce and technology complex. read more >
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UA Morrilton Gets $2M for New Health and Science Building
The project will consolidate the school’s health professional training programs into one building and provide increased capacity to expand its programs. read more >
$1.7M Grant to Support Growth at Fort Smith Industrial Park
Funds come from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, which all of Arkansas' congressional delegates voted against. read more >
Batesville Awarded $2.1M Grant to Expand Industrial Park
The project is expected to create an estimated 200 jobs and generate $30 million in private investment. read more >
$4.8M From CARES Act to Support NEA Steelmakers, Manufacturers
Projects in Wynne and Osceola are expected to create about 300 jobs. read more >
Update: Philander Smith Gets $2.5M for Education, Workforce Development Center
Philander Smith College in Little Rock gets a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to develop the HBCU Center of Excellence in Digital Education and Rural Workforce Development. read more >
Startup Junkie Foundation Awarded $650K CARES Grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced Monday that it will award a $650,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Startup Junkie Foundation of Fayetteville, to provide technical assistance to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in northwest Arkansas. read more >
UA Little Rock Economists Get $300K to Make Plan, Study COVID-19 Effects
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to create an Arkansas Recovery & Resiliency Plan and develop a history of the economic effects of COVID-19 on the state. read more >
UA Little Rock, Arkansas State Receive $112K Innovation Grants
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded $2.5 million in grants to 20 colleges and universities in 13 states, including the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas State University. read more >
EDA Awards $1.4M in Grants to Northwest Arkansas
The Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce announces a trio of grants totaling $1.4 million to three recipients in northwest Arkansas. read more >
EDA Provides $2.5M to Help with Arkansas Flooding
The EDA is granting $2.5 million to help with flood prevention in Springdale, Batesville and southeast Arkansas. read more >
Landing Dassault Falcon: How Local Officials Collaborated on a $60M Expansion Deal
Dassault Falcon Jet’s $60 million, 250,000-SF expansion announced in May was the result of years of state and federal officials toiling to make the Clinton National Airport the best location for the jet finishing facility. read more >
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