Groundbreaking Held to Announce Public Infrastructure Improvements at the Port of Little Rock
July 06, 2020Construction has now begun to widen and improve Zeuber Road to meet heavy industrial standards in anticipation of two new companies locating there.
Read >Gov. Asa Hutchinson named honorary member of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce
June 25, 2020Gov. Asa Hutchinson accepted an invitation to represent Arkansas as an honorary member of the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
Read >'Ghosts of the Ozarks" from HCT Media and Actor/Producer Tim Blake Nelson and David Arquette begins filming in Arkansas
June 18, 2020Despite challenges as a result of COVID-19, filming of the thriller is now underway after approval from Arkansas State Officials and SAG-AFTRA.
Read >ICBA Pledges Multi-Year Commitment to Community Bank Innovation
June 08, 2020The Independent Community Bankers of America announced an additional three-year commitment to its ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program.
Read >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...
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