In assessing central Arkansas’ rise as a logistics hub, the CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber said the area has a driven workforce — and in this case, he meant employees who commute by car. read more >
Predicting mortgage dip due to high interest rates, Arkansas bankers say their job is "managing the spread." read more >
Jake Cartwright will serve as director of commodity activities and economics. read more >
He will direct the bank's consumer lending efforts across its four-state footprint. read more >
He was previously executive vice president for the Little Rock Regional Chamber. read more >
With the presence of the Little Rock Tech Park, The Venture Center, FIS FinTech Accelerator program and the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, among other assets, the Little Rock Region is becoming known and respected in the startups/innovation sector. read more >
Arkansas’ performance-based incentives are nationally competitive and easy to use. The City of Little Rock has also funded performance-based incentives to complement those of the state. The chamber, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and city, focuses on a business’ specific needs and designs a tailored incentive package unique to that business. read more >
Arkansas employers find themselves caught between federal mandates and a new state law. read more >
Investors from northwest Arkansas are poised to break ground on new construction at the former LM Wind site at the Little Rock Port Industrial Park. read more >
Unlike other companies calling, Amazon didn’t focus on incentives when it paid the market rate for its future distribution center property. read more >
Hiring for Amazon's distribution centers in North Little Rock and the Port of Little Rock is set to begin in late May, with expected starting dates in mid- to late summer. read more >
Jeremiah Anderson has been hired by the Little Rock Regional Chamber as director of business attraction. He will work with the chamber to attract new businesses to the region. read more >
The Little Rock Region features a diverse and vital economy that provides an environment where businesses of all types can grow and thrive. read more >
Land and utilities converge to give the region an ideal intermodal network, near the country’s geographic and population centers. read more >
Little Rock not only offers but promotes a lifetime of learning. From innovative, public pre-K for all to graduate offerings unique to the planet, the region values education and economic development as inseparable. read more >
Entergy Arkansas and the Little Rock Regional Chamber are putting on a virtual show for businesses interested in locating in Arkansas, offering detailed online tours of buildings ready for service. read more >
The Little Rock Regional Chamber hires Raymond Omar Long as director of business retention and expansion. read more >
The Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber have opened applications for Spark!, a pre-accelerator program for central Arkansas startups. read more >
Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors of Little Rock plans to deliver 4,000 face shields for health care workers to six central Arkansas hospitals next week. read more >
Little Rock city leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved the $3.2 million sale of land in the Little Rock Port to an entity backed by Amazon, which plans to put a distribution center there. read more >
