Mark Young
Jonesboro Unlimited Gets $700K Grant for Small Business Development Program
The funds will support the JumpStart Partnership, which aims to help local entrepreneurs and small business owners find the assistance they need to get started and grow. read more >
New E-Commerce Park to Meet Major Manufacturing Needs in Northeast Arkansas
Jonesboro answers calls for space with new hub, a 263-acre logistics, warehousing and digital fulfillment center. read more >
Developers Plan New Gateway to Jonesboro
A 175-acre mixed-use development called Southern Hills is taking shape in southwest Jonesboro as developers court a large retail anchor tenant and plan to wrap up infrastructure work there within a few weeks. read more >
Ritter Communications Shows Off $8M Data Center in Jonesboro
It's been one year since the $8 million center opened. read more >
Commercial Projects Flourish in Jonesboro
The Uptown retail project attracts tenants displaced by March 2020 tornado. read more >
OMB Abandons Change That Would Have Downgraded Some MSAs
Arkansas cities that feared economic repercussions from a proposed statistical change need worry no longer; that plan has been abandoned by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
Recommended MSA Change Upsets Some Arkansas Cities
Four Arkansas cities and their surrounding areas face demotion and possible economic repercussions if a proposed statistical change is adopted by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
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Nestlé USA Plans $100M Expansion in Jonesboro
Nestlé USA says it will invest more than $100 million to expand its production facility in Jonesboro and hire at least 100 new employees over the next two years. read more >
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$2.5M Grant Will Expand ‘Landlocked’ Storage at Jonesboro Tech Park
Jonesboro received two grants totaling $2.5 million to install a new rail storage facility near the Craighead Technology Park that will benefit manufacturers by giving them greater capacity to move products. read more >
Jonesboro Economy Keeps Distance From Pandemic Woes
After a few months of dormancy, Jonesboro's economy is getting up to speed as business owners and developers use unexpected savings, federal stimulus money and assistance programs to build, enhance and improve. read more >
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Tenants Wait to Take Jonesboro Mall’s Measure
While Arkansas’ phased, reopening of businesses is underway, tenants of the storm-ravaged Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro are trying to figure out where their businesses are going to be. read more >
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Jonesboro Rallies Diverse Economy To Battle Pandemic Pressures
“Just like communities all across the United States, we’re certainly not immune to the challenges that the COVID virus presented,” Mark Young of Jonesboro Unlimited told Arkansas Business. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Ribbon Cutting Held for $20M Risever Plant in Jonesboro
Hefei Risever Machinery Co. Ltd officials, joined by state and local leaders, held a ribbon cutting Wednesday for its new $20 million-plus, 125,000-SF Jonesboro plant in the Craighead Technology Park. read more >
Craighead County Jobs Growth Outperforms Nation, State
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers. read more >
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Young, Changose Named to Asian Business Board (NEA Movers & Shakers)
Mark Young and William “Goose” Changose have joined the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses. read more >
Permit Spike Reflects Jonesboro’s Growth Heading Into 2019
Propelled by a handful of large commercial projects, the number of building permits in the city nearly doubled in 2018, with the total value of residential and commercial permits coming in near $288 million. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Jonesboro Welcomes $20 Million Risever Plant
Risever's $20 million 125,000-SF facility in Jonesboro, which will create 130 jobs, will be its first outside of China. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Arkansas Osteopathic Colleges Line Up Students
The two new osteopathic medical schools in Arkansas are being flooded with applications from students who want to be doctors. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Momentum Jonesboro Campaign Cites Gains In Health Care, Manufacturing
Jonesboro Unlimited, a nonprofit economic development partnership, says a five-year strategic plan to create high-paying jobs is showing results. read more >
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Some Northeast Arkansas Cities See Record Growth in 2017
Communities in northeast Arkansas saw record growth in 2017, including sales tax revenue and employment gains across the region. read more >
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