Amazon Announces New Fulfillment Center in North Little Rock
December 17, 2020Amazon announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The new fulfillment center, which is anticipated to launch in ...
Read >AEDC to offer virtual workshop on state CDBG and CDBG-CV grant application process
December 07, 2020The Arkansas Economic Development Commission will host a workshop on procedures for applying for grants administered by AEDC’s Grants Division.
Read >Nice-Pak announces new jobs, manufacturing capabilities in Jonesboro
November 16, 2020Nice-Pak will expand its manufacturing capacity at the company’s Jonesboro facility, increasing employment by adding more than 300 associates by the e...
Read >Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces launch of Home Base Arkansas initiative for service members and families
November 11, 2020Home Base Arkansas supports veterans and transitioning service members as they find a permanent place to call home in Arkansas.
Read >AEDC to host virtual Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise certification workshop
November 02, 2020Our Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise division will host its first virtual Arkansas Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Certificat...
Read >Community Action “Arkansas Fresh Start” Program to Offer COVID-19 Rental Assistance
November 02, 2020The state’s Community Action Agencies will soon begin offering rental assistance to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, through a new program kno...
Read >Grant to aid the Arkansas Service and Hospitality Industries
October 20, 2020$50M Business Interruption Grant to aid service and hospitality industries in Arkansas
Read >Emerson to open manufacturing facility in Ash Flat, create 245 new jobs
October 19, 2020Emerson will open a new facility in Ash Flat, Arkansas, where it plans to invest $35 million and create approximately 245 new jobs within four years. ...
Read >Revolution expands Arkansas facilities
October 07, 2020Revolution announced plans to expand its 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Little Rock by an additional 36,000 square feet.
Read >Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new state-of-the-art large solid rocket motor facility open for operations
October 06, 2020Aerojet Rocketdyne’s new large solid rocket motor manufacturing facility is officially open for operations, continuing the company’s expansion in sout...
Read >State and local officials break ground at Koppers’ North Little Rock facility
October 06, 2020Koppers is a global provider of treated wood products. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to expand its North Little Rock operations.
Read >More than $735,000 available for wildlife conservation education grants
September 21, 2020The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services announced the Wildlife Conservation Education Grants Program application perio...
Read >Arkansas Economic Development Council passes resolution in support of Issue 1
September 10, 2020Members of the Arkansas Economic Development Council passed a resolution to express support for Issue 1.
Read >Cynergy Cargo 2 holds ribbon cutting, rolls out first trailer in Crossett
September 03, 2020Cynergy Cargo 2, a manufacturer of enclosed cargo trailers, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new facility in the Crossett Industrial Park.
Read >Roach Manufacturing Corporation announces expansion at Caraway facility
August 31, 2020Roach Manufacturing Corporation (R.M.C.) announced it will expand its facility in Caraway, Arkansas, creating 30 new jobs over the next two years.
Read >Registration now open for AEDC’s Sept. 17 Small, Minority and Women-Owned Virtual Matchmaking Event
August 25, 2020The Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission will host its annual matchmaker event on Thursda...
Read >Koppers to invest millions, create jobs at its North Little Rock facility
August 25, 2020Koppers announced that it plans to invest a minimum of $23 million and increase the number of workers at its North Little Rock facility over the next ...
Read >AEDC awards 23 community grants totaling more than $7 million
August 18, 2020The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has awarded $7,162,966 in Community Development Block Grants to 23 Arkansas counties and communities.
Read >Fiocchi to establish a new industrial platform to boost growth in the United States
July 29, 2020Fiocchi of America, the United States subsidiary of Fiocchi Group, announced plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Little Rock.
Read >La-Z-Boy creates 125 new jobs at Siloam Springs facility
July 22, 2020American furniture maker La-Z-Boy has added a second shift at its facility in Siloam Springs, Ark., creating 125 new jobs.
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