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Arkansas Power & Light, Entergy’s original forerunner, once made home economics a part of its economic development work. This exhibit was set up in a gymnasium in the 1950s.
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Entergy Arkansas Juices Economic DevelopmentLock Icon

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 >
Bryan Day, who became executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority in June 2014, says that adding 1,500-2,000 acres to the port “would set us up for 10 or 15 years.”
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Port of Little Rock Seeks Room To Grow

The No. 1 goal for Bryan Day, executive director of the Port of Little Rock, is to buy 1,500-2,000 acres with $10 million the port gets from a 1 percent sales tax approved in 2011. read more >

Foreign Companies Feel At Home in Arkansas

Southern Business & Development, has rated the Little Rock region among the “Top 10 Smaller Markets in the South for Foreign Investment,” with three (now four) major foreign advanced manufacturer locations since 2007. Additionally, the region’s largest manufacturer employer (Dassault Falcon Jet) is headquartered in France. read more >