Gov. Hutchinson Introduces New ArFuture Grant- Gives Arkansas Access to Affordable Higher Education
August 08, 2017Governor Asa Hutchinson recently announced the creation of the “Arkansas Future Grant” (ArFuture) for traditional, home school and non-traditional stu...
Read >Highland Pellets Creates Sustainable Fuel for the Future of Arkansas
August 04, 2017An Arkansas company is blazing the trail in the timber and forest products industry as a producer of sustainably sourced biomass. In April of this yea...
Read >Arkansas Timber Industry Provides Value with Incentives, Rebates
July 26, 2017It’s a great time to be in the timber and forest products industry, especially in the state of Arkansas. In addition to an abundance of timber, sustai...
Read >Domtar Corporation Ashdown Mill Boasts $1.9B Industry Impact
July 21, 2017The Arkansas timber industry can add another company to its growing list of global expansions in the state. Domtar Corporation completed a major expan...
Read >Arkansas NSF EPSCoR Newsletter - Summer 2017
July 11, 2017 Read >Arkansas: Heart of the Nation's Wood Basket
June 29, 2017To maintain the forests of the future, there must be a commitment to long-term sustainability and stability of economic growth and production. The tim...
Read >Healthy Forests Part 2: Key Components to Sustainable Forest Management in Arkansas
June 27, 2017A thriving timber industry starts with trees. In Arkansas, we are located in the heart of the nation's "Wood Basket," with 19 million acres covering m...
Read >Apptegy Startup Gets $5.7M Infusion
June 23, 2017Apptegy, the Little Rock-based technology startup company, received a $5.7 million investment from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City this year. The com...
Read >Healthy Forests Part 1: How the Arkansas Wood Basket Escapes Wildfires
June 21, 2017One of the larger ongoing threats to our nation’s forests and to our timber industry is wildfire. The United States Forest Service (USFS) reports that...
Read >Fayetteville Ranked a Top City for Millennial Job Seekers
June 20, 2017According to a new poll from financial education website Growella, Fayetteville, Arkansas, ranked #15 in the list of top cities to live for millennial...
Read >Timber-Related Resources Are Abundant in Hot Springs, Arkansas
June 19, 2017Hot Springs, Arkansas, sits squarely in the middle of the Ouachita Mountains (pronounced “Wash-it-ah”), one of the most densely wooded regions in Nort...
Read >Asa Hutchinson: The Economic Development Governor
June 15, 2017Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson was ready to get to work in the first few minutes of his new administration on January 13, 2015. One of his first act...
Read >Training the Timber Trade in Arkansas
June 08, 2017The forestry economy is deeply integrated in Arkansas. Every new job in the timber industry creates 2.5 jobs in the state, and forest industries provi...
Read >Canada's Conifex Timber Brings Modernization to Arkansas Sawmill
June 06, 2017Conifex Timber Inc. is investing $80 million to re-start and re-tool what will be a state-of-the-art sawmill facility in El Dorado, Arkansas. The timb...
Read >It Pays to Live in Arkansas
May 30, 2017There are many perks when it comes to moving to Arkansas – the natural beauty, southern hospitality, abundant job opportunities and how far a dollar w...
Read >Global Investments Support Arkansas Job Growth
May 23, 2017Arkansas is among the top five states in foreign direct investment growth over the last five years. According to the Organization for International In...
Read >Three Takeaways from the Industrial Asset Management Council Spring Professional Forum
May 22, 2017Twice a year, several of us at AEDC make a point to attend the Industrial Asset Management Council (IAMC) forums. The most recent event was held last ...
Read >The 'Wood Basket' of Arkansas
May 04, 2017Surging economic development and dozens of new jobs are coming to the state of Arkansas because of the influx of companies seeking to take advantage o...
Read >Arkansas Inc. Podcast - Forestry in Arkansas, with Max Braswell, EVP - Arkansas Forestry Association
May 02, 2017Executive Director Mike Preston talks with Max Braswell, Executive Vice President of the Arkansas Forestry Association. Mike and Max talk about the re...
Read >Arkansas Commits Over $2B in Timber Industry
April 28, 2017Since January 2015, the state of Arkansas has signed incentive agreements with 29 forest products companies for 17 different locations. The deals are ...
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