Arkansas wins $20M National Science Foundation EPSCoR research grant for data analytics
June 05, 2020AEDC’s Division of Science and Technology won the $20 million grant for the project, “Data Analytics that are Robust and Trusted” (DART).
Read >AEDC Division of Rural Services awards $317,500 in community grants
June 02, 2020The AEDC Division of Rural Services has awarded community grants totaling more than $317,500 to 39 counties and communities across the state.
Read >Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) now available to Arkansans
May 05, 2020Arkansas’ self-employed workers and independent contractors who are out of work because of COVID-19 can apply for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assist...
Read >‘Arkansas Ready For Business’: Arkansas Department of Commerce Announces Grant Program
May 04, 2020Governor Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Department of Commerce are launching the Arkansas Ready for Business Grant Program to oversee distribution of...
Read >Gov. Hutchinson proclaims May 4-9 Economic Development Week in Arkansas
April 30, 2020Gov. Asa Hutchinson has proclaimed May 4-9 as Economic Development Week in Arkansas.
Read >Arkansas Rural Development Conference cancelled due to COVID-19
April 28, 2020The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Service regrettably announces that the 2020 Arkansas Rural Development Conference has...
Read >Arkansas Department Of Commerce begins accepting applications for Arkansas Rural Connect
April 27, 2020The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced today the Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant program will now begin accepting applications.
Read >Cynergy Cargo to locate in Crossett, create 70 new, fulltime positions
April 23, 2020Cynergy Cargo will locate in Crossett, Arkansas, with plans create 70 new, fulltime positions.
Read >Arkansas Department Of Commerce Begins Directing $10M For Rural Hospitals
April 20, 2020The Arkansas Department of Commerce announced it will award $10-million to provide financial assistance to 27 rural hospitals in the state whose opera...
Read >State launches new resource for up-to-date unemployment information
April 16, 2020The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS) today launched a new web site designed to provide updated information regarding COVID-19 related un...
Read >Department Of Commerce Begins Receiving Applications For Quick Action Loan Guaranty Program
March 28, 2020The program addresses the immediate needs of businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Read >Registration open for 2020 Rural Development Conference
March 03, 2020Registration is now open for the 2020 Arkansas Rural Development Conference, the state’s annual event geared toward anyone interested in improving the...
Read >UCA and ACS partner to bring Seed and Spark Creative Sustainability Summit to Central Arkansas
February 13, 2020The University of Central Arkansas and the Arkansas Cinema Society will welcome the film crowdfunding/distribution platform Seed&Spark founder and CEO...
Read >Cassandra Caldwell named Waterways Commission Executive Director
February 11, 2020Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced today the appointment of Cassandra Caldwell as the new Arkansas Waterways Commission Executive Director. ...
Read >Central Arkansas named a 2020 ‘Great American Defense Community’
January 14, 2020The Little Rock Air Force Base Community Council, representing Central Arkansas, is one of five communities across the country recently named to the 2...
Read >Rural Services awards $444K in AGFC funds from fines to schools
January 13, 2020The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $444,230.34 to promote wildlife education and impr...
Read >AEDC to host two free minority, women-owned business workshops Jan. 15
January 10, 2020The Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWOBE) division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host two free workshops ...
Read >SFI Arkansas announces expansion of Conway facility
December 12, 2019Conway-based manufacturer SFI Arkansas announced plans to expand its facility and hire up to 75 new employees over the next 18 months.
Read >Structurlam Selects Conway, Arkansas, for Its First U.S. Plant
December 09, 2019Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation, the leading mass timber manufacturer in North America, announced it will expand its operations into the United St...
Read >Radius Aerospace expands facility, adding 65 jobs
November 25, 2019Radius Aerospace, formerly a Triumph Group Division, with its newly established corporate headquarters in Hot Springs, Arkansas, celebrated its Hot Sp...
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