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Governor Celebrates First Feature of Arkansas Motion Picture Production Start-Up

 November 10, 2016

Surrounded by cast, crew and local officials, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane, and North Little Rock Ma...

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Arkansas Voters Pass Economic Development Amendment

 November 09, 2016

Arkansas voters overwhelmingingly passed an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that will change how the state can issue bonds for large economic d...

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Elite Comfort Solutions to expand Fort Smith facility

 October 25, 2016

Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS), a newly formed platform company of Arsenal Capital Partners, is a foam manufacturing entity focused on serving the be...

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Governor Brings 400 New Jobs Back from China

 October 21, 2016

Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the signing of an MOU with Suzhou Tianyuan Garments Company, wrapping up another successful trade mission over...

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G.C. Evans and Sleeve Seal to expand in Little Rock

 September 30, 2016

G.C. Evans Sales and Manufacturing and Sleeve Seal today announced they are expanding their operations in Little Rock. As part of the expansion, the t...

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Lecheek Nutrition to expand operations in Harrison

 September 23, 2016

Lecheek Nutrition, a manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements, today announced the company is expanding its operations in Harrison. Gov...

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Nucor invests $230 million in Arkansas expansion, creates 100 new jobs at an average salary of $80,000

 September 21, 2016

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, September 20, 2016 – Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced that it is adding an additional cold mill at its Nucor Steel A...

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Georgia-Pacific Completes $40 Million Expansion at Gurdon, Arkansas, Lumber Facility

 September 21, 2016

In a celebration with community leaders, Georgia-Pacific recently marked the completion of an approximately $40 million expansion at its Gurdon, Arkan...

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Intimidator Inc. to expand operations in Batesville

 September 19, 2016

The company will invest $12 million in facilities and equipment while adding 400 new full-time employees over four years.

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WattGlass Receives U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Award

 September 15, 2016

About the Arkansas Research and Technology Park: The Arkansas Research and Technology Park, managed by the University of Arkansas Technology Developme...

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Envoy Air to establish maintenance base in Little Rock

 September 13, 2016

The new facility will provide maintenance support for the carrier’s growing fleet of 76-seat Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson Announces State Coding Competition Sponsored by Verizon

 September 12, 2016

Under Governor Hutchinson’s leadership, Arkansas became the first state to mandate the offering of computer science courses in every high school in th...

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Governor Asa Hutchinson Hosts MOU Signing Ceremony Wednesday

 August 31, 2016

Governor Asa Hutchinson today hosted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with officials from the National Center for Toxicological Re...

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Picasolar Inc. becomes first company to get three rounds of SunShot grants

 August 30, 2016

Picasolar was the recipient of a 2015 Edison Award, which recognizes innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in the global economy. It is also the North...

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Traveling the Globe in Search of Jobs (Mike Preston Commentary)

 August 23, 2016

Over the last year, your Arkansas Economic Development Commission has traveled almost 20,000 miles around the world searching for good-paying jobs for...

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Recruiting Billion-Dollar Shandong Sun Paper Mill Starts With Breakfast

 August 23, 2016

The billion-dollar possibility that began taking shape during the Beebe administration is taking its final form during the Hutchinson administration.

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Pinnacle Foods to expand Fayetteville manufacturing facility

 August 18, 2016

Pinnacle Foods today announced plans to expand their food manufacturing in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The company is adding a new brand line, EVOL, to th...

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American Railcar Industries, Inc. to open Corbitt Manufacturing facility in Paragould

 August 17, 2016

Corbitt Manufacturing, a component manufacturing operation within American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI), today announced the company is starting up ...

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Shared Services Center to expand in Fort Smith

 August 15, 2016

Shared Services Center – Fort Smith, a provider of business office support functions for hospitals and healthcare facilities, will expand their presen...

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Elyxor to create 45 new high-tech jobs in North Little Rock office

 August 09, 2016

Elyxor Inc., a team of software engineering specialists, today announced they are expanding their presence in North Little Rock. The company plans to ...

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