Phoenix Investors joins local and state leaders to celebrate the purchase of former Whirlpool facility
April 20, 2017About Phoenix Investors Phoenix Investors LLC carries a portfolio with a spread across 22 states and approximately 17 million-square fee in commercia...
Read >Pet Won Pet Products to open new facility in Danville
April 17, 2017Pet Won Pet Products today announced it is locating a new facility in Danville, Arkansas (Yell County), to develop pet treats. The company will create...
Read >Hutchinson announces formation of commission to study Arkansas’ computing and data analytics sector
March 17, 2017LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (March 17, 2017) – Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the formation of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Report on the Economic...
Read >Hope completes Prospect Readiness Education Program
March 10, 2017Hope has successfully completed the requirements for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Prospect Readiness Education Program (PREP...
Read >Big River Steel Becomes First Steel Production Process to Achieve LEED Certification
March 01, 2017As part of its grand opening ceremony, Big River Steel announced that it has been recognized as the first steel production facility to be LEED certifi...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson signs economic development acts into law
February 17, 2017Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law three acts on Wednesday, February 16, targeting growth in the state’s innovation and technology sector.
Read >Manufacturing Solutions to host Kata Practitioner
February 14, 2017Manufacturing Solutions, a department of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Existing Business Resource Division, will host a Kata Practiti...
Read >Manufacturing Solutions to host exporting seminar
February 07, 2017Space is still available in a series of three ExporTech workshops to help company leaders develop customized export plans. Manufacturing Solutions, a...
Read >Mars Petcare Fort Smith Site Honored with Safety Award
February 03, 2017Today Mars Petcare’s Fort Smith facility is being honored with a Two Million Man Hour Safety Award from Arkansas Department of Labor for accumulating ...
Read >Great Lakes Solutions Expands Operations in El Dorado
January 30, 2017Great Lakes Solutions, a business of Chemtura Corporation, a global specialty chemicals company, today announced the opening of a new 11,000 square-fo...
Read >Conifex to modernize and re-start sawmill in El Dorado
January 27, 2017Sawtimber purchases are expected to amount to 700,000 tons per year, or $30 million, from suppliers within an approximate 60-mile radius.
Read >Bentley Story makes top 50 economic developer list
January 25, 2017Bentley Story, director of business development for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, was named one of the “2017 North America’s Top 50 Ec...
Read >Gamo/Daisy Facility to Expand
January 18, 2017At the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, Keith Higginbotham, President of Gamo Outdoor USA and Daisy, along with Arkans...
Read >National Park College hosts LEAN 101 training for Airtech Supply Inc.
January 05, 2017National Park College (NPC), Airtech Supply (Airtech) Inc. and Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions Group (AMS) recently received a “grow-your-own” grant ...
Read >Council on State Taxation gives high marks to Arkansas on annual score card
January 03, 2017Arkansas tied for fifth place on the Council on State Taxation (COST) 2016 Scorecard of Tax Appeals and Procedural Requirements. Arkansas, which was a...
Read >Solfuels USA Acquires Biodiesel Plant in Helena
December 19, 2016The acquired Helena, Arkansas facility is a 40 Million Gallons capacity biomass-based diesel refinery situated on a 38.2 acre property with the abilit...
Read >Mars Petcare Expands Operations in Fort Smith, Arkansas
December 14, 2016Mars Petcare today announced the company will expand its Fort Smith pet food manufacturing facility. The site, which produces CESAR® and NUTRO® brand ...
Read >Big River Steel Commissions Melt Shop and Hot Mill
December 14, 2016Big River Steel, the world’s first Flex Mill™, has begun operations in its melt shop and hot mill. These are the third and fourth areas of the mill to...
Read >Gov. Hutchinson, Microsoft Initiate Partnership to Promote Computer Coding, STEM-Related Programs
December 13, 2016This article was originally published by talkbusiness.net on December 12, 2016 Photo curtesy of talkbusiness.net Written by Wesley Brown Gov. Asa Hutc...
Read >Governor Asa Hutchinson names Col. Gary Holland as AEDC’s Director of Military Affairs
December 08, 2016Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced that retired Col. Gary Holland has been hired as the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Directo...
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