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SIG Sauer announces plans to open manufacturing facility in Jacksonville

 January 21, 2016

Headquartered in Newington, New Hampshire, SIG SAUER is an ISO 9001 certified company with over 900 employees. It is the largest member of a worldwide...

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Arkansas rings in the New Year on the world’s biggest stage

 January 15, 2016

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston completed a three-day business trip to N...

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Arkansas Clean Cities Coalition and Pea Ridge National Military Park unveil propane-powered pickup truck

 January 12, 2016

Arkansas Clean Cities Coalition and Pea Ridge National Military Park are inviting the public to attend the unveiling of the park’s new propane powered...

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Southworth Products Corporation expands manufacturing facility in Manila

 January 06, 2016

Southworth Products Corp is the world's largest manufacturer of ergonomic material handling equipment and container handling equipment for vertical li...

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Simmons Foods breaks ground on new pet food ingredient facility

 December 15, 2015

Simmons Foods is a vertically integrated, leading supplier of poultry, pet food and feed ingredient solutions based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Found...

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Bad Boy Mowers expands operations in Batesville

 December 14, 2015

Bad Boy Mowers today announced the company is expanding its operations in Batesville, investing approximately $7.8 million in a 68,000 square-foot pro...

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J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. to expand Lowell headquarters

 December 09, 2015

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 Company, focuses on providing safe and reliable transportation services to a diverse gro...

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Jeff Moore named AEDC’s Director of Marketing and Communications

 November 30, 2015

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) today announced that Jeff Moore has been hired as the agency’s new Director of Marketing and Commu...

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Dassault Falcon Jet completes new Little Rock expansion

 November 19, 2015

The history of the Little Rock facility dates back to 1975. In that year, Falcon Jet Corp. – then a Dassault Aviation/Pan American Airways joint ventu...

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Arkansas to host two national economic development conferences

 October 29, 2015

It was recently announced that Little Rock, Arkansas, will host two upcoming international economic development conferences. The two conferences are s...

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Micro Plastics to locate facility in Melbourne

 October 15, 2015

Micro Plastics, the largest manufacturer of threaded nylon fasteners in the world, today announced the company will locate a facility in Melbourne, Ar...

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Baxter International Inc. expanding operations in Mountain Home

 October 15, 2015

Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusi...

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Metova Inc. opens new office in Fayetteville creating new Arkansas jobs

 October 13, 2015

About Metova Inc. Founded in 2006 in Franklin, Tenn., Metova Inc. is a leading emerging tech company creating world-class apps along with strategy, d...

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AEDC to administer $600,079.64 for wildlife education programs

 October 12, 2015

Governor Asa Hutchinson today joined officials with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as they presented a check for $600,079.64 to the Arkansas Ec...

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Governor Hutchinson streamlines state government

 October 07, 2015

First nine months in office produce company expansions, more investments, and new jobs.

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Governor Asa Hutchinson Proclaims Friday, October 2 Arkansas Manufacturing Day

 October 02, 2015

Manufacturing Day is co-produced by the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA), the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM),...

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State Bond Guarantee Programs Receive Ratings Upgrade from Standard and Poor’s

 October 01, 2015

Standard & Poor's credit ratings have achieved wide investor acceptance as easily usable tools for differentiating credit quality. Under present comme...

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UCA, AEDC announce technical assistance

 September 23, 2015

University of Central Arkansas President Tom Courtway and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston announced the estab...

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Delta Regional Authority, state and local partners invest $108 million into the Arkansas Delta economy

 September 23, 2015

The Delta Regional Authority is a federal-state partnership created by Congress in 2000 to help create jobs, build communities, and improve lives thro...

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Governor Hutchinson Announces Initiative to Support Military Installations in Arkansas

 September 21, 2015

Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced the formation of a new statewide initiative to support and promote the state’s military installations and rela...

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