Sarah Doss Picked to Lead Downtown Jonesboro Alliance
She previously oversaw community engagement for First Commercial Bank of Jonesboro. read more >
She previously oversaw community engagement for First Commercial Bank of Jonesboro. read more >
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 >
The Uptown retail project attracts tenants displaced by March 2020 tornado. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Mark Young and William “Goose” Changose have joined the board of directors of the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses. read more >
The two new osteopathic medical schools in Arkansas are being flooded with applications from students who want to be doctors. read more >
Communities in northeast Arkansas saw record growth in 2017, including sales tax revenue and employment gains across the region. read more >
Smack in the middle of a business surge driven by the e-commerce revolution sits Jonesboro and northeast Arkansas, the little-known conveyor capital of the United States. read more >
The economy of Jonesboro continues to exhibit great momentum. Having a diverse economic base has been a key ingredient to economic growth and that continues to be the case today. read more >
Momentum Jonesboro, the economic development fundraising plan targeting job growth in northeast Arkansas, is on track to reach its $3.7 million goal. read more >
The Jonesboro Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon to financially support the Keller Family Hyatt group in its attempt to build a convention center and hotel in northeast Arkansas’ hub city. read more >
Jonesboro fared much better than other Arkansas cities during the economic downturn, and its job growth continues to be a standard-bearer in the Natural State. read more >
The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department's multimillion-dollar effort to expand Arkansas 226 is paying off, with the final completed sections of the project coming online this summer and into the fall. read more >
Hotels in Jonesboro generated $17.5 million from room revenue in 2013, which was up 5.68 percent over the previous year. read more >
Mark Young, who has led the Jonesboro chamber since April 2006, has built a 25-year career of local and regional economic development in Arkansas as well as Oklahoma and North Carolina. read more >
Jonesboro city leaders know it takes a highly skilled workforce to attract industry. Their efforts to build a base of highly skilled workers necessary for the recruitment of industry earned the city recognition as a 2011 Arkansas Business City of Distinction for Workforce Development. read more >
