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Transplace’s New Center of Excellence Opens in Northwest Arkansas

 July 15, 2021

Transplace is opening a new state-of-the-art facility in Rogers to support its customer growth and logistics innovation.

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AEDC Names Jennifer Fowler Director of Arkansas NSF EPSCoR

 July 07, 2021

Jennifer Fowler has been named director of the Arkansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

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Arkansas Ranks 2nd for Most Pandemic-Proof Small Businesses

 June 18, 2021

Arkansas was recently ranked no. 2 for states with the most pandemic-proof small businesses.

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AEDC Division of Rural Services awards nearly $357,000 in community grants

 June 10, 2021

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Division of Rural Services has awarded community grants totaling $356,802.26 to 36 counties and co...

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Fort Smith Ebbing Air National Guard Base Selected to Host F-35 Training Center

 June 07, 2021

The Department of the Air Force selected Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the preferred location to establish an F-35 Lightnin...

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L’Oréal USA Expands North Little Rock Facility, Announces $12+ Million Investment Bringing New Jobs to the Community

 May 26, 2021

L’Oréal USA today announced that it is expanding its North Little Rock (NLR) facility and plans to invest more than $12 million in the plant and hire ...

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Custom Craft Poultry Brings Business To Little Rock

 May 24, 2021

Custom Craft Poultry, a locally owned business based out of Arkansas, is opening a new poultry processing plant in Little Rock, the company announced ...

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AEDC Establishes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division, Names Katherine Andrews Director

 May 13, 2021

The AEDC announced that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and has named Katherine Andrews the Director of the depart...

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$3.2 Billion Available Nationwide for Emergency Broadband Benefit

 May 11, 2021

Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a new...

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Winrock International Announces New Online Hub for Opportunity Zone Investment

 May 10, 2021

The Opportunity Arkansas online portal will connect citizens, community leaders, venture capitalists and others to catalyze investments in Arkansas’s ...

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Arkansas to Opt Out of Federal Supplemental Unemployment Program, Governor Hutchinson Announces

 May 10, 2021

Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Division of Workforce Services to end the State of Arkansas’s participation in the federal supplemental unemp...

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Drax to Kickstart Development of $40M Arkansas Pellet Plants

 May 06, 2021

Drax Group, a sustainable biomass production and supply company, will begin constructing the first of three new “satellite” pellet plants in Arkansas.

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Arkansas EPSCoR Seeking Scientific Research Project Ideas for DART Seed Grant Program

 May 04, 2021

The Arkansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’s (NSF EPSCoR) current Track-1 project, “Data Analytics...

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Windsor Door to add 42 new employees at its Little Rock location

 April 29, 2021

The company announced that it will be adding a third production line and second shift at its Little Rock manufacturing center.

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CoorsTek doubles down on expansion in Benton

 April 26, 2021

CoorsTek, a world-leading engineered ceramics manufacturer, announced an additional expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Benton, Arkansas.

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Tyson Foods to Expand Arkansas Poultry Operation

 April 22, 2021

Tyson Foods will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its ...

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Cypress Cold Storage completes Maumelle expansion, creates 30 new jobs

 April 06, 2021

Cypress Cold Storage announced the grand opening of the company’s expanded facility in Maumelle.

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Registration open for 2021 Rural Development Conference

 March 31, 2021

Registration is now open for the 2021 Arkansas Rural Development Conference.

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New venture FiberPro to bring nearly 70 new jobs to Hot Springs

 March 26, 2021

FiberPro announced that it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Hot Springs, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 new jobs over thre...

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