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AEDC: Plenty of Workers for New Industry If Arkansans Obtain Skills

Arkansas has plenty of workers for new industries if those workers can be equipped with the necessary skills, the deputy director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission told attendees at Thursday's Breakthrough Solutions Conference in Little Rock.    // read more

Delegates Represent Arkansas at Economic Convocation in Washington D.C.

Thirteen economic influencers and college students were chosen by the National Academies to represent Arkansas at a national economic convocation held in Washington, D.C. Tuesday.   // read more

The Business of Sustainability

What does environmental sustainability have to do with selling tires, televisions and laundry detergent? Businesses and organizations can become more sustainable in virtually all facets of operation.    // read more

Developer Announces Planning of New Multi-Tenant Building

IDEA Partnerships, LLC and Clayco Realty Group announced that they are embarking on design and pre-leasing of a new, 60,000 SF office and laboratory multi-tenant building in the Arkansas Research and Technology Park.   // read more

Arkansas Economy In Good Shape, But Worker Shortage Remains a Concern, Panelists Say

The specter of economic doom and gloom that has dominated the national scene isn't so apparent in Arkansas, according to a discussion at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Economic Forecast Conference.   // read more

Rising Rail Use Helps Firms

The rail industry in Arkansas is growing, reflecting a national trend, and a railcar manufacturing plants in northeast Arkansas are capitalizing.    // read more

Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup Winners Announced

Winners of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup business plan competition received a total of $104,000 in cash prizes.   // read more

Arkansas Institutional Fund Invests $5M in Noro-Moseley

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority announced Monday that the Arkansas Institutional Fund has committed $5 million to the sixth fund of Atlanta-based venture capital fund manager Noro-Moseley Partners.   // read more

In Job Creation, Goals Confront Market Reality

Arkansas has made some gains in bringing up the state's per capita income, but more work is needed.   // read more

Infrastructure Fuels J. B. Hunt Intermodal

Infrastructure improvements and high diesel prices are driving intermodal growth for rail companies and J.B. Hunt.   // read more
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