AEDC Rolls Out Web Site For Large Acreage Projects

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission unveiled a new web site it says will better position Arkansas to strategically compete for projects requiring large acreage.

The site – AdvanceArkansasSites.com – pools information from geospatial data to community profiles to photos and maps of existing buildings and properties for economic development projects.

The state has two large-acreage sites, the Little Rock Metro Mega Site and West Memphis Mega Site, which are already featured online. Each location lists property information, demographics and workforce information to educate prospective businesses on the economic and environmental landscape of Arkansas.

“Arkansas must use every tool available to highlight our state’s economic advantages in a competitive global marketplace,” said Gov. Mike Beebe in revealing the web site. “Companies looking to call Arkansas home need easy access to the right information that will immediately put us in the conversation for potential projects large and small alike.”

“It is imperative for our state to continue to find innovative ways to market our competitive advantages to those companies needing large-acre sites,” said Grant Tennille, AEDC executive director. “Advance Arkansas Sites is a proactive tool that allows decision makers quick access to detailed information on Arkansas’s best, large-acreage sites.”