Denise Thomas to Lead World Trade Center Arkansas
Denise Thomas has been named to lead the World Trade Center Arkansas, making her the first Black woman to become CEO of a World Trade Center in the United States. read more >
Denise Thomas has been named to lead the World Trade Center Arkansas, making her the first Black woman to become CEO of a World Trade Center in the United States. read more >
Arkansas can implement a range of strategies in six key areas to guide itself out of the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the governor's Economic Recovery Task Force. read more >
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 includes $149 million for the Three Rivers Project, which officials say would prevent an economically devastating shutdown of the 50-year-old McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. read more >
Americold Realty Trust of Atlanta says it will invest $84 million in an expansion of its Russellville operations, adding 30 jobs. read more >
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services awards grants totaling $356,802 to 36 Arkansas communities. read more >
The governor’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Steering Committee late Wednesday voted to recommend that the governor approve $150 million in federal funding for broadband deployment grants. read more >
L’Oréal USA announces a $12 million-plus expansion of its North Little Rock plant that will create 45 full-time jobs and increase production for all its brands. read more >
Mark Conine is the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority, a division of the state Department of Commerce. read more >
Mass timber production in Conway is on schedule and ready to deliver for Walmart and other customers. read more >
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission establishes a new Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews to lead it. read more >
Winrock International and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission launch Opportunity Arkansas, a website with information about investing in Opportunity Zones. read more >
Ceramics maker CoorsTek Inc. announces a $9 million expansion of its 230,000-SF manufacturing facility in Benton that will create 50 jobs. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will invest $48 million to expand its Pine Bluff poultry plant and add 70 jobs. read more >
Cypress Cold Storage, a provider of temperature-controlled warehouse space and services for the food sector, announces the grand opening of a $13 million expansion at its Maumelle facility. read more >
FiberPro LLC of Hot Springs announces plans to expand its manufacturing facility there, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 jobs over three years. read more >
Foodservice packaging manufacturer Anchor Packaging LLC broke ground Tuesday on the $21.5 million, 90,000-SF expansion to its plant in Paragould that will create 45 new jobs over the next 2.5 years. read more >
Senate Bill 3, commonly known as the “hate crimes bill,” boils down to a crucial chance to burnish Arkansas’ image and remove a hurdle to recruiting companies and workers, government officials and business leaders say. read more >
Dansons USA announced Wednesday that it will open the country’s largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center, and create 50-100 jobs there over the next three years. read more >
The state’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system reopened after undergoing changes mandated by the federal Continued Assistance Act (CAA) that Congress approved in December. read more >
Esperanza Massana-Crane is named as the new director of the state’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Division. read more >
