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...
Read >Rex Nelson named 2016 Rural Advocate of the Year
May 26, 2016Rex Nelson, director of corporate community relations for Simmons Bank, has been named Rural Advocate of the Year for 2016. The honor was presented t...
Read >2016 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Global Trade
May 24, 2016The Arkansas District Export Council (ARDEC) presented The Governor's Awards for Excellence in Global Trade during a luncheon on May 24th at the Gover...
Read >Chief Executive magazine ranks Arkansas among “Best States for Business”
May 20, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 11, 2016) – Chief Executive magazine released its annual Best & Worst States for Business survey, and Arkansas jumped 10 sp...
Read >Hytrol Hosts Open House For $12 Million Expansion
May 20, 2016Hytrol hosted an Open House event May 20 to celebrate the completion of its $12 million expansion with a presentation, ribbon cutting, and group tour ...
Read >SIG SAUER to Relocate Ammunition Facility to Jacksonville, Arkansas
May 04, 2016Newington, NH (May 4, 2016) – SIG SAUER, Inc. today announced it has finalized plans to relocate its ammunition manufacturing operation from Eubank, K...
Read >Arkansas Economic Development Commission submits RFQs for three marketing contracts
May 04, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 4, 2016) – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Marketing and Communications Division today announced that...
Read >Sprint opens regional headquarters in Little Rock
April 29, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 29, 2016) – Sprint (NYSE: S), Governor Asa Hutchinson, Mayor Mark Stodola, and the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commer...
Read >GW Communications announces plans to locate new operation in Paragould
April 28, 2016GW Communications, a company providing broadband solutions to telecommunications, cable and other industries, today announced plans to locate a new of...
Read >Sun Paper to open bio-products mill in Arkadelphia
April 26, 2016Headquartered in China’s Shandong Province, Sun Paper ranks among the top 500 Chinese enterprises and one of the world’s top pulp and paper makers. Th...
Read >4 Reasons Why Big River Steel Chose Arkansas
April 22, 2016An interview with Mark Bula, CCO of Big River Steel
Read >State to host Public Hearing regarding the 2016 Action Plan
March 29, 2016The State Consolidated Plan Advisory Committee is hosting a public hearing to obtain citizen comments on the draft 2016 Action Plan for the period of ...
Read >Bekaert launches expansion program at manufacturing plant in Rogers
March 23, 2016Bekaert announced today a major expansion program for the company's manufacturing plant in Rogers. The announcement took place at the Rogers plant in...
Read >FMH Conveyors to expand operations in Jonesboro
March 23, 2016Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, Duravant is a global engineered equipment company with an over 100-year operating history. Through their portfolio...
Read >Big River Steel Commissions First Equipment at Osceola Flex Mill™
March 18, 2016Big River is currently in the process of hiring the 425 employees it will need to run its operations, with those positions having an average annual co...
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