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Tagged: Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Entergy Arkansas Juices Economic Development
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 >
Zebra Technologies to Hire 100 Over Next 2 Years
Zebra Technologies of Lincolnshire, Illinois, marks the grand opening of its expanded facility in Bentonville. read more >
Gas Pos Relocates to NLR, Will Create 30 Jobs
Gas Pos announced Thursday that it has relocated its headquarters to North Little Rock from Birmingham, Alabama, and will create 30 high-paying technology jobs. read more >
Newport, Paragould Join AEDC's 'Competitive Communities'
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says Newport and Paragould have completed the Competitive Communities Initiative evaluation. read more >
AEDC Disappointed With Delay On Kimberly-Clark Incentives Vote
Mike Preston, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said it’s "disappointing" that the Wisconsin Legislature has delayed a vote on an incentive package that would keep paper products maker Kimberly-Clark from closing a plant there. read more >
NWA Conference Told Inclusion Makes Companies Stronger
Diversity and inclusion are subjects of growing importance to leaders in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Crittenden County Coalesces Around Mega Site Push
Crittenden County and the cities of Marion and West Memphis have passed a joint, cooperative economic development resolution to promote 1,800 undeveloped acres as a "mega site" to attract large industry to the area. read more >
State Governors Delve Into Foreign Diplomacy on Trade War
State governors discussed ways Thursday to court foreign investment in the wake of President Donald Trump's trade disputes with countries including China, Canada and Mexico. read more >
Asa Hutchinson: Sun Paper to Be Exempt From Tariffs
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says newly imposed tariffs by the Trump administration shouldn't affect plans for a new Chinese-owned paper mill in the state. read more >
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 >
New Rank Makes Case for Independence: AEDC Moves County to Top Tier
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. read more >
Following the Money Fueling Opposition to Wind Catcher
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. read more >
Attention Arkansas Startups, 10X Cyber Is Only for You
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. read more >
Sizing Up the Startup Ecosystem Movement in Arkansas
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. read more >
Health InnovatAR Accelerator Participants Announced
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. read more >
E.C. Barton & Co. Gets Big Man at Top
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. read more >
Air Base, Jacksonville High Get $377K Grant For Cyber Program
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. read more >
Canadian Company Breaks Ground on $1M Plant in Ozark
Ecodrum Composter of Canada, a manufacturer of in-vessel mortality composting equipment, broke ground Tuesday on its new facility in Ozark. read more >
Three Little Letters That Say 'A' Lot in PR
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. read more >
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