by Arkansas Business Staff 1/8/2019 9:34 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission names Mitch Chandler to a new position, director of executive communications.
by Marty Cook 12/17/2018 12:00 am
Nucor Corp.’s new cold mill in Mississippi County could be opening right as the company is experiencing record earnings.
by Todd Traub 12/5/2018 2:11 pm
A federal program, whose Arkansas participants include Shorter College in Little Rock and Arkansas State University-Newport, provides need-based Pell Grants to state and federal prisoners through college partnerships.
by Staff 12/2/2018 12:00 am
Anne and Mike Preston were in the spotlight at this VIP event held as a prelude to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Breath of Life gala. The gala co-chairs were honored at this night full of fine wine, hors d'oeuvres from Copper Grill and a silent auction, all hosted by Barbara and James Freeman.
by Kyle Massey 11/12/2018 12:00 am
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.
by Arkansas Business Staff 10/26/2018 10:26 am
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.
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 10/10/2018 2:57 pm
Firearms manufacturer Nighthawk Custom announced Tuesday the expansion of its facility in Berryville (Carroll County).
by Sarah Campbell-Miller 10/3/2018 10:25 am
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.
by Marty Cook 9/3/2018 12:00 am
Diversity and inclusion are subjects of growing importance to leaders in northwest Arkansas.
by Kyle Massey 8/23/2018 11:52 am
With a $30 million investment commitment from the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, plans to build a $3.5 billion plant to turn natural gas into refined liquid fuel near Pine Bluff reached a significant landmark this week.
by Arkansas Business Editors 8/13/2018 12:00 am
We have a question for President Donald Trump: Which is more important, defeating countries like China in a trade war or a booming U.S. economy?
by Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press 8/8/2018 6:42 am
The threat of a full-blown trade war has delayed the $1 billion Sun Paper project near Arkadelphia and prompted Gov. Asa Hutchinson to send his top economic development official to China to make sure it stays on track.
by Associated Press 7/20/2018 7:55 am
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.
by Associated Press 7/9/2018 6:51 am
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.
by Lance Turner 6/29/2018 10:07 am
Big River Steel announces that it will spend $1.2 billion to expand its scrap recycling and steel production facility near Osceola, a move that will create an additional 500 jobs there.
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 Lance Turner 4/5/2018 10:20 am
BankLabs of Little Rock says will create up to 19 full-time jobs in the capital city by the year 2020.
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 Sarah Campbell-Miller 2/21/2018 9:51 am
The executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on Tuesday defended certain incentives his agency offers to companies that are building, moving to or expanding in Arkansas.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/13/2018 11:21 am
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission says Clint O'Neal will become the agency's executive vice president of global development effective March 19.
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