by Jan Cottingham 7/9/2018 12:00 am
Risever's $20 million 125,000-SF facility in Jonesboro, which will create 130 jobs, will be its first outside of China.
by Todd Traub 7/5/2018 7:00 am
With a boost from business and business friendly policies, Independence County has vaulted to the top of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's incentive tier rankings.
by Kyle Massey 6/18/2018 12:00 am
While a single wind project won’t seal the fate of America’s energy markets, resistance to Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s Wind Catcher project comes in conjunction with support for coal and nuclear power at the highest levels of American government.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 6/18/2018 12:00 am
There’s a new kind of accelerator now, 10X Cyber Accelerator, that accepts only Arkansas companies with annual revenue of between $100,000 and $10 million.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 6/18/2018 12:00 am
Over a decade, Arkansas has fallen in line with the national trend of embracing and publicly funding a relatively new form of economic development: structured help for entrepreneurs.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 6/5/2018 9:41 am
Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and BioVentures announced six startups that have been selected to participate in the first Health InnovatAR health care accelerator.
by Kyle Massey 5/21/2018 12:00 am
Steven H. Brimner, who stands 6-foot-7 and played college basketball in Montana, has been learning a new playbook since Jan. 1 as the new president and CEO of E.C. Barton & Co., the 102-store building materials chain based in Jonesboro. He also has some big sneakers to fill.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/14/2018 2:29 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday a $377,812 Military Affairs Grant Program award to the Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council and Jacksonville High School to develop a first-of-its-kind cyber security training curriculum.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/9/2018 3:45 pm
Ecodrum Composter of Canada, a manufacturer of in-vessel mortality composting equipment, broke ground Tuesday on its new facility in Ozark.
by Kyle Massey 5/7/2018 12:00 am
What do the initials APR stand for, beyond some vague notion of achievement in public relations? Several Little Rock communications pros explained, and their answers were surprisingly fervent and personal.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/3/2018 12:50 pm
The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission will host two free workshops on May 16 at the AEDC's offices, 900 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock.
by Yang Luo-Branch 4/23/2018 12:00 am
From the ubiquitous “Made in China” and “Made in Vietnam” commodities to agricultural imports and exports to rising industries like artificial intelligence, high-tech manufacturing and e-commerce, businesses in Asia and the United States are intertwined.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/9/2018 12:00 am
Charles Lyford of Little Rock has been hired as a managing attorney for the Arkansas Department of Career Education.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 3/26/2018 3:05 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces the launch of AEDC's Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation program.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/26/2018 9:52 am
Remington, the storied gun maker that began turning out flintlock rifles when there were only 19 states in the Union, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization.
by George Waldon 3/26/2018 12:00 am
The prospects are looking brighter for a service and completion center for corporate jets that went dark five years ago at the Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport.
by Marty Cook 3/5/2018 12:00 am
Delta boosters envision the construction of a 23-mile stretch of Interstate 69 opening up the fertile but economically depressed region to more business development.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/5/2018 12:00 am
Matt Twyford has been named senior agency manager for community development at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission in Little Rock.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/26/2018 12:11 am
Now that you've seen what the Little Rock region has to offer, contact the following for more information.
by Todd Traub 2/23/2018 9:41 am
Look at Act 141, an effort to make the state more military friendly by encouraging retirees to join the workforce or start businesses of their own.
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