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 ...
Read >Governor Announces Partnership to Expand Arkansas Tech Accelerator Initiative
August 03, 2016Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the first phase of a high-tech accelerator initiative for the State of Arkansas. FIS, a global leader in fina...
Read >Why China Is Coming to Arkansas
August 02, 2016“The first thing I point to is the great momentum we have in our state,” says Mike Preston.
Read >Arkansas Leads Nation in GDP Growth at 3.9%, Tourism, Fishing and Hunting Sectors Thriving
July 28, 2016Arkansas’ designation as the Natural State played a major role in the strongest economic expansion in the U.S. among all 50 states in the first quarte...
Read >Texarkana Completes Prospect Readiness Education Program
July 25, 2016The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Community Development Division today announced that Texarkana, Arkansas, has successfully comple...
Read >Metova Partners with UCA to Create Arkansas Coding Academy
July 19, 2016Metova Inc, in partnership with the University of Central Arkansas, today announced the opening of the Arkansas Coding Academy. The Arkansas Coding Ac...
Read >Arkansas is the workforce of the future: Gov. Hutchinson
July 15, 2016In an ever-changing global marketplace, the one factor any state can count on is the skills of its upcoming and existing workforce. Here in Arkansas, ...
Read >Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson opens Arkansas’ European office
July 13, 2016Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson today officially opened Arkansas’ new European office in Berlin, Germany. The opening of the Arkansas office was cele...
Read >So, Arkansas Is Leading the Learn to Code Movement
July 12, 2016Arkansas may be one of the last states that comes to mind when you think of major hubs of tech talent. And yet, last month, it became the first to pas...
Read >Governor in Europe This Week to Recruit New Partners
July 05, 2016Governor Hutchinson has traveled to Europe this week on a business recruitment mission. He will travel first to London, England, to attend the Farnbor...
Read >Company Gets Grant to Boost Production of Submarine Batteries
June 23, 2016Exide Technologies (www.exide.com), a global provider of stored electrical energy solutions, has been awarded a $30.7 million cost-sharing grant from ...
Read >Caddo River Forest Products to reopen lumber mill in Glenwood
June 22, 2016Caddo River Forest Products today announced they are planning to reopen the Glenwood, Arkansas sawmill. The company will invest up to $50 million in...
Read >Arkansas FIRST Robotics Competition team to travel to China
June 13, 2016MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas (June 13, 2016) – A team of eight students and two mentors from Mountain Home, Arkansas, will travel to Shanghai, China, Augus...
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