AEDC Division of Rural Services awards nearly $357,000 in community grants
June 10, 2021The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Division of Rural Services has awarded community grants totaling $356,802.26 to 36 counties and co...
Read >Fort Smith Ebbing Air National Guard Base Selected to Host F-35 Training Center
June 07, 2021The Department of the Air Force selected Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the preferred location to establish an F-35 Lightnin...
Read >L’Oréal USA Expands North Little Rock Facility, Announces $12+ Million Investment Bringing New Jobs to the Community
May 26, 2021L’Oréal USA today announced that it is expanding its North Little Rock (NLR) facility and plans to invest more than $12 million in the plant and hire ...
Read >Custom Craft Poultry Brings Business To Little Rock
May 24, 2021Custom Craft Poultry, a locally owned business based out of Arkansas, is opening a new poultry processing plant in Little Rock, the company announced ...
Read >AEDC Establishes Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division, Names Katherine Andrews Director
May 13, 2021The AEDC announced that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and has named Katherine Andrews the Director of the depart...
Read >$3.2 Billion Available Nationwide for Emergency Broadband Benefit
May 11, 2021Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce announced it is working to help build consumer awareness about the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), a new...
Read >Winrock International Announces New Online Hub for Opportunity Zone Investment
May 10, 2021The Opportunity Arkansas online portal will connect citizens, community leaders, venture capitalists and others to catalyze investments in Arkansas’s ...
Read >Arkansas to Opt Out of Federal Supplemental Unemployment Program, Governor Hutchinson Announces
May 10, 2021Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Division of Workforce Services to end the State of Arkansas’s participation in the federal supplemental unemp...
Read >Drax to Kickstart Development of $40M Arkansas Pellet Plants
May 06, 2021Drax Group, a sustainable biomass production and supply company, will begin constructing the first of three new “satellite” pellet plants in Arkansas.
Read >Arkansas EPSCoR Seeking Scientific Research Project Ideas for DART Seed Grant Program
May 04, 2021The Arkansas National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research’s (NSF EPSCoR) current Track-1 project, “Data Analytics...
Read >Windsor Door to add 42 new employees at its Little Rock location
April 29, 2021The company announced that it will be adding a third production line and second shift at its Little Rock manufacturing center.
Read >CoorsTek doubles down on expansion in Benton
April 26, 2021CoorsTek, a world-leading engineered ceramics manufacturer, announced an additional expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Benton, Arkansas.
Read >Tyson Foods to Expand Arkansas Poultry Operation
April 22, 2021Tyson Foods will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its ...
Read >Cypress Cold Storage completes Maumelle expansion, creates 30 new jobs
April 06, 2021Cypress Cold Storage announced the grand opening of the company’s expanded facility in Maumelle.
Read >Registration open for 2021 Rural Development Conference
March 31, 2021Registration is now open for the 2021 Arkansas Rural Development Conference.
Read >New venture FiberPro to bring nearly 70 new jobs to Hot Springs
March 26, 2021FiberPro announced that it is expanding its manufacturing facility in Hot Springs, investing more than $3.1 million and creating 69 new jobs over thre...
Read >New AEDC initiative partners with colleges to promote desired industry skills
March 24, 2021The Arkansas Department of Commerce launched a new initiative to designate high-achieving state college workforce training programs that meet specific...
Read >Anchor Packaging Breaks Ground on Plant Expansion in Paragould
March 02, 2021Anchor Packaging celebrated the groundbreaking of a $21.5 million expansion to its Paragould manufacturing facility, which will create 45 new jobs.
Read >Owens Corning to expand manufacturing presence in Fort Smith
February 22, 2021Owens Corning plans to to build a new 550,000-square-foot manufacturing facility on 56 acres, adjacent to its current property in Fort Smith.
Read >Dansons set to open pellet mill in Hope
February 10, 2021Dansons will open the country’s largest barbecue wood pellet mill and distribution center in Hope, Arkansas. This investment will create approximately...
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