AEDC to host two free workshops Jan. 17 for minority, women-owned businesses
January 04, 2018The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host two free workshops to assist small bus...
Read >Governor Hutchinson names Col. Robert Ator II AEDC Director of Military Affairs
January 03, 2018Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced that retired Col. Robert Ator II has been hired as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Directo...
Read >Cooks BBQ Products opens manufacturing facility in Searcy County, Arkansas
December 29, 2017Cooks BBQ Products, a provider of eco-friendly premium natural coconut, hardwood, lump charcoals, flavored smoking chips, wood chunks, and pellets, to...
Read >Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission Announces Action Plan for Economic Competitiveness In Data Analytics, Computing In Arkansas
December 21, 2017The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission today announced its findings about how to grow the state’s economy in its “Report on the Economic Competitivenes...
Read >HBO series True Detective beginning production in NWA soon
December 21, 2017Other notable productions in the state in the last two decades include “Sling Blade,” “Mud,” “God’s Not Dead 2 and 3,” “Greater,” “Antiquities,” “The ...
Read >Morrilton Packing Company expanding operations
December 11, 2017MORRILTON, Ark.(December 11, 2017) – Morrilton Packing Company, parent company for Petit Jean Meats, today announced it is expanding its operations. T...
Read >Boatbuilding Legacy Continues with Launch of New Brand – VEXUS™
December 01, 2017With centuries of combined experience and numerous innovations to their credit, the master boatbuilders of Advanced Marine Performance and the VEXUS b...
Read >OurPharma to open new facility in Fayetteville to create generic medications
November 27, 2017OurPharma, a start-up manufacturer of generic medications, today announced it is locating a facility in Fayetteville to develop lower cost alternative...
Read >Brandi Hinkle Joins AEDC as Director of Communications
October 26, 2017The Arkansas Economic Development Commission today announced that Brandi Hinkle has joined the staff as Director of Communications effective October 3...
Read >Jonesboro Unlimited Welcomes Risever to Jonesboro
October 25, 2017About Jonesboro Unlimited: Jonesboro Unlimited, created in 1986, is a private partnership organization dedicated to the advancement of economic prosp...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson, AEDC to Host Seminar in Tokyo
October 09, 2017Governor Asa Hutchinson and a delegation from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) will co-h...
Read >Open Casting Call This Weekend for Movie Shooting in Little Rock
September 28, 2017PUREFLIX, the Christian motion picture company announced today that they are conducting an Open Casting call on Saturday, September 30 in search of pr...
Read >Big River Steel Re-Pays Loan from State of Arkansas 17 Years Early
September 28, 2017Big River Steel proudly presented Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson with full re-payment of its $50 million loan – 17 years ahead of schedule – that wa...
Read >Morfe Manufacturing Expands Facility in Mountain Pine
September 27, 2017Morfe Manufacturing Company today announced it is expanding its facility in Mountain Pine, Arkansas (Garland County). As part of the expansion, the co...
Read >Simmons Prepared Foods Announces New Chicken Operation in Benton County
September 27, 2017Today, Simmons Prepared Foods, Inc. announced it will build a new chicken facility in Benton County between Decatur and Gentry.
Read >Bank of the Ozarks Announces Long-Term Commitment to Little Rock for Company Headquarters
September 19, 2017Company will build an initial 247,000-square-foot headquarters building on new campus
Read >B-Unlimited expands operations in Fayetteville
September 14, 2017B-Unlimited, a screen printing and graphic design studio specializing in custom Greek and officially licensed college apparel, today announced it is e...
Read >Arkansas Ranks 2nd in U.S. for Nonfarm Job Gains as Civilian Labor Force Nears All-Time High
September 06, 2017According to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor, Arkansas experienced the second-largest percentage gain in year-over-year nonfarm empl...
Read >Training Dates Announced for New Arkansas Site Selection Center
September 05, 2017Come find out how to maximize the new site to meet and exceed your organization's economic development goals through enhanced features such as mobile ...
Read >American Marksman Expands with New Facility
September 05, 2017American Marksman Arkansas LLC, a distributor of ammunition of varying calibers, today announced it is expanding in the Searcy region creating up to 1...
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