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ICBA, Venture Center, State of Arkansas Launch First Community Bank Fintech Accelerator

 October 31, 2018

A selection committee made up of ICBA staff and member bank executives will actively participate in the program, serving as mentors to early-stage com...

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Gas Pos establishes Arkansas headquarters, creates 30 jobs

 October 25, 2018

Company with new technology platform for the fuel business has relocated its headquarters to North Little Rock, Arkansas.

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Pinnacle Foods celebrates new warehouse, jobs

 October 16, 2018

Pinnacle Foods celebrates new 164,000 square foot warehouse, additional 30 jobs

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Rural Services to host funding workshops Oct. 23 in Hamburg, Monticello

 October 09, 2018

AEDC Rural Services to host free grant funding workshops Oct. 23 in Hamburg, Monticello

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Applications now open for Fuel: An Enterprise Growth Engine for Supply Chain startups

 October 02, 2018

Fuel is a 16-week, collaborative program that matches early-stage, supply chain-focused startups with key enterprise partners in order to accelerate t...

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Ozark IC receives NASA grants to help further Venus exploration

 September 10, 2018

Ozark IC in Fayetteville has received two $125,000 grants from NASA to facilitate further exploration of Venus.

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Aerojet Rocketdyne expands Solid Rocket Motor Center of Excellence at Arkansas facility

 August 15, 2018

Company will expand its Southern Arkansas facility near Camden, where it manufactures solid rocket motors and warheads critical to national defense.

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AEDC to host business cybersecurity, fraud seminar Sept. 12

 August 14, 2018

Manufacturing Solutions, a department of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission Existing Business Resource Division, will host a cybersecurity a...

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Ozark Integrated Circuits receives $1M U.S. Department of Energy award

 August 06, 2018

Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. (Ozark IC) was selected for a $1 million grant by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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Governor, AEDC announce $135,776 military grant to Camp Alliance

 July 30, 2018

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced today a $135,776 Military Affairs Grant Program award to Camp Alliance to build a day camp network, Kids in Drill, for c...

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AEDC, FIS partner with VC FinTech Accelerator for 2019

 July 26, 2018

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) and FIS, a global financial services company based in Jacksonville, Florida, ...

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AEDC receives Esri ‘Special Achievement in GIS’ Award for job creation map

 July 13, 2018

The interactive Arkansas Job Creation Map developed by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG)...

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​Big River Steel expanding Arkansas Flex Mill™

 June 29, 2018

Big River Steel is expanding its LEED-certified, Arkansas-based scrap recycling and steel production facility. The expansion will double Big River Ste...

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Governor Hutchinson, IBM host Blockchain Technology Summit

 June 27, 2018

In partnership with IBM, Governor Hutchinson has created Blockchain for Arkansas, or BC4AR, to coordinate and align safety and distribution efforts am...

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