Jay Chesshir
Little Rock to Host 2026 Industrial Asset Management Council Forum
The forum will bring influential figures in economic development and corporate real estate to the Arkansas capital. read more >
Pulaski County Schools Partner with Companies to Launch Workforce Prep Programs
About 11,000 students at 11 area high schools are set to get industry introductions, job shadowing and internship possibilities and curriculum guidance from more than 80 partner companies in the Academies of Central Arkansas program. read more >
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Little Rock Area Sets Employment Record, Sees Economic Growth
The Little Rock Metropolitan Area has reached unprecedented employment levels, setting a new record for the number of people employed across the region. read more >
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Little Rock Port Facilities Nearing Completion
Industrial facilities like the $400 million Trex plant, the Synthesia Technology thermal/acoustic insulation plant and the Fiocchi primer complex are under construction now at the Little Rock Port. read more >
SIG Sauer Plans $150M Expansion of Jacksonville Facility
The project is expected to create 625 jobs over the next five years. read more >
Little Rock Wins $2M Planning Grant for I-30 Deck Park
It's another major initiative to reimagine downtown following the completion of the 30 Crossing project. read more >
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Baptist Health, Little Rock Southwest Magnet High Announce Academy
Baptist Health will provide curriculum and credentialing advice; mentorship and expertise on project-based learning; equipment and financial resources; and more. read more >
Miles, Minutes and Jobs: Jay Chesshir’s Workforce Equation
In assessing central Arkansas’ rise as a logistics hub, the CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber said the area has a driven workforce — and in this case, he meant employees who commute by car. read more >
Sticking Points: Employers Caught in Vaccine Catch-22
Arkansas employers find themselves caught between federal mandates and a new state law. read more >
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Change In Wind Launches Redevelopment at Little Rock Port
Investors from northwest Arkansas are poised to break ground on new construction at the former LM Wind site at the Little Rock Port Industrial Park. read more >
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Gratis Industrial Ground Remains a Go-To Incentive
Unlike other companies calling, Amazon didn’t focus on incentives when it paid the market rate for its future distribution center property. read more >
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Entergy, Chamber Offer Virtual Tours for Site Selectors
Entergy Arkansas and the Little Rock Regional Chamber are putting on a virtual show for businesses interested in locating in Arkansas, offering detailed online tours of buildings ready for service. read more >
Raymond Long to Oversee Business Retention at Little Rock Chamber
The Little Rock Regional Chamber hires Raymond Omar Long as director of business retention and expansion. read more >
Arkansas Commercial Real Estate Pioneer Dickson Flake Dies at 81
L. Dickson Flake, the commercial real estate developer whose major projects include the 33-story Regions Center in Little Rock and J.B. Hunt Transport Services headquarters in Lowell, died Tuesday in Little Rock. He was 81. read more >
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Costco Files Application to Put Store in West Little Rock
Costco Warehouse Corp. of Issaquah, Washington, has filed an application with the city of Little Rock to put a 165,000-SF warehouse store at the southwest corner of Chenal Parkway and Kirk Road. read more >
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Lexicon in Partnership to Make Face Shields for Arkansas Hospitals
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock plans to deliver 4,000 face shields for health care workers to six central Arkansas hospitals next week. read more >
LM Wind Power to Close Little Rock Plant As Industry Moves to Bigger Blades
LM Wind Power said Tuesday that it will close its wind blade manufacturing plant in Little Rock later this year amid declining demand for its product. read more >
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Little Rock Approves Land Sale to Amazon in City’s Port
Little Rock city leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved the $3.2 million sale of land in the Little Rock Port to an entity backed by Amazon, which plans to put a distribution center there. read more >
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Venture Center, Little Rock Chamber Announce New Origin Program
The Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber announced Tuesday a new program called Origin. read more >
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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