Governor Celebrates First Feature of Arkansas Motion Picture Production Start-Up
November 10, 2016Surrounded by cast, crew and local officials, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Film Commissioner Christopher Crane, and North Little Rock Ma...
Read >Arkansas Voters Pass Economic Development Amendment
November 09, 2016Arkansas voters overwhelmingingly passed an amendment to the Arkansas Constitution that will change how the state can issue bonds for large economic d...
Read >Elite Comfort Solutions to expand Fort Smith facility
October 25, 2016Elite Comfort Solutions (ECS), a newly formed platform company of Arsenal Capital Partners, is a foam manufacturing entity focused on serving the be...
Read >Governor Brings 400 New Jobs Back from China
October 21, 2016Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the signing of an MOU with Suzhou Tianyuan Garments Company, wrapping up another successful trade mission over...
Read >G.C. Evans and Sleeve Seal to expand in Little Rock
September 30, 2016G.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...
Read >Lecheek Nutrition to expand operations in Harrison
September 23, 2016Lecheek Nutrition, a manufacturer and distributor of nutritional supplements, today announced the company is expanding its operations in Harrison. Gov...
Read >Nucor invests $230 million in Arkansas expansion, creates 100 new jobs at an average salary of $80,000
September 21, 2016CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, September 20, 2016 – Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) announced that it is adding an additional cold mill at its Nucor Steel A...
Read >Georgia-Pacific Completes $40 Million Expansion at Gurdon, Arkansas, Lumber Facility
September 21, 2016In a celebration with community leaders, Georgia-Pacific recently marked the completion of an approximately $40 million expansion at its Gurdon, Arkan...
Read >Intimidator Inc. to expand operations in Batesville
September 19, 2016The company will invest $12 million in facilities and equipment while adding 400 new full-time employees over four years.
Read >WattGlass Receives U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Award
September 15, 2016About the Arkansas Research and Technology Park: The Arkansas Research and Technology Park, managed by the University of Arkansas Technology Developme...
Read >Envoy Air to establish maintenance base in Little Rock
September 13, 2016The new facility will provide maintenance support for the carrier’s growing fleet of 76-seat Embraer 175 (E175) aircraft.
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson Announces State Coding Competition Sponsored by Verizon
September 12, 2016Under Governor Hutchinson’s leadership, Arkansas became the first state to mandate the offering of computer science courses in every high school in th...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson Hosts MOU Signing Ceremony Wednesday
August 31, 2016Governor Asa Hutchinson today hosted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony with officials from the National Center for Toxicological Re...
Read >Picasolar Inc. becomes first company to get three rounds of SunShot grants
August 30, 2016Picasolar was the recipient of a 2015 Edison Award, which recognizes innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in the global economy. It is also the North...
Read >Traveling the Globe in Search of Jobs (Mike Preston Commentary)
August 23, 2016Over the last year, your Arkansas Economic Development Commission has traveled almost 20,000 miles around the world searching for good-paying jobs for...
Read >Recruiting Billion-Dollar Shandong Sun Paper Mill Starts With Breakfast
August 23, 2016The billion-dollar possibility that began taking shape during the Beebe administration is taking its final form during the Hutchinson administration.
Read >Pinnacle Foods to expand Fayetteville manufacturing facility
August 18, 2016Pinnacle Foods today announced plans to expand their food manufacturing in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The company is adding a new brand line, EVOL, to th...
Read >American Railcar Industries, Inc. to open Corbitt Manufacturing facility in Paragould
August 17, 2016Corbitt Manufacturing, a component manufacturing operation within American Railcar Industries, Inc. (ARI), today announced the company is starting up ...
Read >Shared Services Center to expand in Fort Smith
August 15, 2016Shared Services Center – Fort Smith, a provider of business office support functions for hospitals and healthcare facilities, will expand their presen...
Read >Elyxor to create 45 new high-tech jobs in North Little Rock office
August 09, 2016Elyxor 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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