by - February 17, 2013 9:39 pm
With state lawmakers contemplating a $125 million bond program to advance a $1.1 billion steel mill project in northeast Arkansas, a competitor is quietly pushing back at the capitol by…
by - February 12, 2013 11:03 am
In 2008, Hewlett-Packard announced a decision to locate a major customer service center in Conway, Arkansas. It was the culmination of a lot of foundation laid by economic developers for…
by - January 31, 2013 10:22 am
Officials with Inuvo and Arkansas on Thursday (Jan. 31) announced the company would move its corporate headquarters from New York to Conway, Ark. The Internet marketing and technology company anticipates…
by - January 29, 2013 5:08 pm
A quick study of the potential long-term economic impact of the planned $1.1 billion steel mill in Northeast Arkansas suggests that the operation could eventually boost Arkansas’ GDP by $236…
by - January 29, 2013 11:04 am
Arkansas landed its first official "superproject" as Big River Steel announced plans to construct a $1.1 billion-plus steel mill in Mississippi County near Osceola. The mill will employ 525 workers…
by - January 16, 2013 2:24 pm
Grant Tennille, former communications director for Gov. Mike Beebe and current Arkansas Economic Development Commission Director, sat down with Talk Business for a conversation on the legislative agenda he plans…
by - October 11, 2012 1:09 pm
Arkansas leaders know that the continued competition between our state and others for job prospects will always be a big business slugfest. Sometimes we’ll win. Often, we’ll lose. Those are…
by - October 8, 2012 3:50 pm
Firestone Building Products Co. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Prescott manufacturing plant to celebrate the completion of a $36 million expansion project. Gov. Mike Beebe (D), U.S. Rep. Mike…
by - October 5, 2012 3:11 pm
Grant Tennille teased during a Friday panel discussion in Rogers that the state is looking to soon close on what could be the largest private-sector economic development announcement in the…
by - September 24, 2012 2:37 pm
ConAgra Foods on Monday (Sept. 24) announced an expansion of its food facility in Russellville, adding more than 80 jobs with total investment of more than $100 million, according to…
by - September 4, 2012 12:54 pm
The state’s economic chief says if there are further cuts beyond Gov. Mike Beebe’s grocery tax reduction, they should be focused on targeted pro-business efforts and not undermine current economic…
by - August 31, 2012 11:53 am
An expansion of a company in Sherwood, Ark., will bring 150 new jobs to central Arkansas. Custom Aircraft Cabinets (CAC), a specialized woodworking and upholstery manufacturer supplying private, corporate and…
by - July 12, 2012 5:24 pm
Louisville, Ky.-based American Air Filter Co. (AAF) will invest $516,000 in its Fayetteville plant and add an estimated 58 jobs. The Fayetteville plant, which makes panel and pleated air filters…
by - May 9, 2012 6:09 pm
And now for something completely different: Good economic news about a Fort Smith manufacturing company. Fort Smith-based River Bend Industries hopes to add at least 25 jobs to its plastics…
by - April 24, 2012 10:47 am
As a kid and young adult, Grant Tennille lived in a lot of different places, but for the better part of the last decade, he's called Arkansas home. Tennille, 43,…
by - April 12, 2012 3:30 pm
For the first time the leaders of three prominent state agencies left the confines of Little Rock to meet in Northwest Arkansas. Thursday (April 12), the Economic Development, Highway and…
by - April 10, 2012 11:28 am
Officials with the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) have begun the process of sending site location consultants “building profile” info about Whirlpool’s…
by - March 20, 2012 4:38 pm
There is an interesting footnote to today’s (Mar. 20) jobs announcement from Russellville, which is bringing 25 jobs to a company that services Arkansas Nuclear One. The press release from…
