AEDC Awards $645,493.22 to Support Wildlife Education, Improve School Conservation Programs
February 14, 2023The Division of Rural Services has awarded more than $645,000 to support wildlife education and school conservation projects in Arkansas.
Read >Astara Capital Partners Opens Sawmill in Camden With Plans to Create 50-Plus Jobs
February 10, 2023State and local officials gathered to celebrate the opening of the Camden Timbers sawmill, which will create more than 50 new jobs.
Read >Sanders Names Clint O’Neal Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission
January 12, 2023Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will name Clint O’Neal Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AE...
Read >Little Rock-Based Apptegy to Create 300+ High-Paying Jobs Over Next Few Years
January 06, 2023Apptegy is expanding and will be creating more than 300 new jobs in the coming years.
Read >Gränges Breaks Ground on Battery Cathode Foil Expansion in Newport, Arkansas
December 19, 2022Granges is investing in battery cathode foil production and will be creating 43 new jobs in Newport.
Read >State Broadband Office Urges Arkansans to Verify Federal Broadband Map
December 14, 2022Arkansans can now verify the new federal broadband map, according to the Arkansas State Broadband Office.
Read >Lifeplus Breaks Ground on New Facility in Batesville with Plans to Add 150 Jobs, $24 Million Investment
December 09, 2022Lifeplus International is investing $24 million and will be creating 150 new jobs in Batesville, Arkansas.
Read >Governor Hutchinson Announces First State Partnership with EducationSuperHighway to Close Broadband Affordability Gap
November 30, 2022The State of Arkansas is partnering with national non-profit EducationSuperHighway to develop programs to address broadband affordability.
Read >Fiocchi USA Selects Little Rock, Arkansas for New Primer Manufacturing Facility
November 15, 2022Fiocchi is expanding its operations in Arkansas with plans to build a new ammunition primer manufacturing facility at the Port of Little Rock.
Read >Albemarle Corporation Invests Up To $540 Million in Arkansas Facility Expansion
November 09, 2022Albemarle is investing up to $540 million to expand and modernize two bromine facilities in Magnolia.
Read >AEDC Division of Rural Services Awards Nearly $352,586 in Community and Block Grants
November 09, 2022AEDC's Division of Rural Services has awarded more than $352,000 in grants to communities and counties across the state.
Read >Rheem® Invests $20 Million in Fort Smith Operations, Creates 100 Jobs
November 07, 2022Rheem is investing more than $20 million to ensure that its Fort Smith facility remains a world-class manufacturing operation.
Read >Bartlo Packaging Moves New Jersey Operations to Helena, Plans to Create 50 New Jobs
November 02, 2022Bartlo Packaging is expanding in Arkansas and plans to add approximately 50 new positions at its operations in Helena.
Read >Highbar LLC Announces Arkansas Site Selected for First Rebar Mill
November 01, 2022Highbar has selected a northeast Arkansas site near Osceola to build its first rebar steel mini mill.
Read >Owens Corning Embarks on Second Expansion in Two Years, Creates 50 New Jobs
October 18, 2022Owens Corning is expanding in Fort Smith with a $24.5 million investment in its existing facility and is creating 50 new jobs.
Read >Veolia North America and Arkansas Governor Hutchinson Commemorate Economic Investment and Environmental Innovation at Ceremonial Groundbreaking at Gum Springs
October 12, 2022Veolia North America has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art thermal waste treatment facility in Gum Springs, which will create more than 100 new ...
Read >PLP Again Expands Its Operations in Rogers, Arkansas
October 11, 2022Preformed Line Products Company is investing $16 million to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Rogers, Arkansas.
Read >Arkansas Industries Celebrate Manufacturing Day with Plant Tours, Trainings
October 06, 2022Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions and local manufacturers will be celebrating National Manufacturing Day on October 7.
Read >New Lockheed Martin Facility to Support Increased PAC-3 Production
October 04, 2022Lockheed Martin has opened its latest expansion in Arkansas: a new 85,000-square-foot All-Up Round III facility in Camden.
Read >AEDC Division Directors Jean Noble and Esperanza Massana-Crane Honored with National, State Awards
September 30, 2022AEDC division directors Jean Noble and Esperanza Massana-Crane received national and state awards for their work in business and economic development.
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