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...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson announces expansion of the Minority Business Enterprise Certification Program
August 31, 2017About AEDC’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Division: The Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Division of the Arkansas Economic...
Read >SAF-HOLLAND expands operations in Dumas
August 29, 2017About SAF-HOLLAND SAF-HOLLAND S.A., located in Luxembourg, is the largest listed supplier to the commercial vehicle market in Europe. With sales of ap...
Read >Paragould Industrial Site Receives Site-Readiness Certification from McCallum Sweeney
August 23, 2017The Economic Development Corporation of Paragould has received site-readiness certification from McCallum Sweeney Inc., a major international site con...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson Launches New Website for Available Technology Jobs
August 15, 2017The website is the latest component of the governor’s Computer Coding Initiative to increase the number of Arkansans in high-tech fields.
Read >DBG Selects Conway, Arkansas for U.S. Headquarters
August 02, 2017About DBG DBG is a Concept to Finish Product Custom Metal Manufacturer offering Tool & Die, Stamping, Welding, Fabrication, Modular Assembly and Line ...
Read >Simmons Foods Opens Ingredient Production Facility
July 31, 2017About Simmons Foods and Affiliates Simmons is a vertically integrated, leading supplier of poultry, pet food and feed ingredient solutions based in S...
Read >TeleTech to create 350 new jobs in Morrilton
June 20, 2017Rich Moellers, chairman of the board of the Conway County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) in Morrilton, announced today that at least 350 new...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson, AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston to Take International Job Recruitment Trip
June 14, 2017Governor Asa Hutchinson and AEDC Executive Director Mike Preston will travel to France, Germany, and Israel June 17-24 on an economic mission to meet ...
Read >Governor Hutchinson hosts luncheon in Houston with 13 Consuls General
May 26, 2017The luncheon was coordinated as a way to continue to build relationships and mutual familiarity with the consuls general from 14 countries.
Read >Sen. Missy Thomas Irvin named 2017 Rural Advocate of the Year
May 24, 2017State Sen. Missy Thomas Irvin has been named Arkansas Rural Advocate of the Year for 2017.
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