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Governor Asa Hutchinson, AEDC unveil "Competitive Communities Initiative"

 March 26, 2018

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and officials with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) launched today the Competitive Communities Ini...

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Registration Open for May 22-24 Arkansas Rural Development Conference in Little Rock

 March 23, 2018

Registration is open for the 2018 Arkansas Rural Development Conference, hosted by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Division of Rur...

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Dutch King joins AEDC's Business Development Division as Project Manager

 March 14, 2018

Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) officials announced today Dutch King has joined the staff as a project manager for the agency’s Busine...

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AEDC to host two free workshops March 21 for minority, women-owned businesses

 March 12, 2018

The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host two free workshops to assist small bus...

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Matt Twyford named AEDC’s Senior Manager for Community Development

 February 15, 2018

AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston today announced that Matt Twyford has been named the agency’s Senior Manager for Community Development. Twyford h...

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AEDC Names Clint O’Neal Executive Vice President of Global Business

 February 13, 2018

Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Executive Director Mike Preston announced Tuesday Clint O’Neal will become the agency’s Executive Vice...

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Applied Process, Inc., to Open New Plant in Fort Smith, Arkansas

 February 13, 2018

Applied Process, Inc., the worldwide leader in austempering heat treatment technology, will expand with a new multi-million-dollar heat treatment plan...

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Packaging manufacturer Silgan initiates construction in Fort Smith

 January 31, 2018

Silgan Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: SLGN), a leading supplier of rigid packaging for consumer goods products, announced to its shareholders Wednesday they h...

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Safe Foods Corporation Announces Expansion, Adds 35 Jobs

 January 26, 2018

Safe Foods Corporation announced expansion plans today, including a $15 million investment in a new North Little Rock facility and an additional 35 jo...

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Conductor, Metova and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission Join Forces to Launch 10x Cyber Accelerator

 January 25, 2018

About the Conductor The Conductor, a public-private partnership with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie, drives innovation, entrep...

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Arkansas talent agency issues casting call for HBO’s "True Detective"

 January 19, 2018

he Agency Inc. in Little Rock, Arkansas, has issued a casting call for up to 1,500 actors, stand-ins and photo-doubles for the third installment of th...

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Winrock, Heart Hospital, UAMS team up for health care accelerator

 January 09, 2018

Winrock International, Arkansas Heart Hospital, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and BioVentures today announced that they are ...

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AEDC to host two free workshops Jan. 17 for minority, women-owned businesses

 January 04, 2018

The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) will host two free workshops to assist small bus...

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Governor Hutchinson names Col. Robert Ator II AEDC Director of Military Affairs

 January 03, 2018

Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced that retired Col. Robert Ator II has been hired as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Directo...

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Cooks BBQ Products opens manufacturing facility in Searcy County, Arkansas

 December 29, 2017

Cooks BBQ Products, a provider of eco-friendly premium natural coconut, hardwood, lump charcoals, flavored smoking chips, wood chunks, and pellets, to...

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Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission Announces Action Plan for Economic Competitiveness In Data Analytics, Computing In Arkansas

 December 21, 2017

The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission today announced its findings about how to grow the state’s economy in its “Report on the Economic Competitivenes...

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HBO series True Detective beginning production in NWA soon

 December 21, 2017

Other notable productions in the state in the last two decades include “Sling Blade,” “Mud,” “God’s Not Dead 2 and 3,” “Greater,” “Antiquities,” “The ...

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Morrilton Packing Company expanding operations

 December 11, 2017

MORRILTON, Ark.(December 11, 2017) – Morrilton Packing Company, parent company for Petit Jean Meats, today announced it is expanding its operations. T...

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