by - January 30, 2024 11:46 am
Black River Technical College (BRTC) vice president of Institutional advancement Dr. Karen Powers Liebhaber was recently selected as a fellow of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy. Additional Arkansans…
by - November 30, 2023 8:42 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $31 million in investments to 34 projects across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Missouri through the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF)….
by - October 16, 2023 10:17 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is awarding over $2.3 million in investments to six projects in Arkansas through the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program (SEDAP). The six new investment projects…
by - September 18, 2023 7:23 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) graduated 37 regional leaders from the Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, an extensive, nine-month leadership development program that brings together public, private, and nonprofit…
by - February 28, 2023 6:51 pm
Delta Regional Authority Co-Chairman Dr. Corey Wiggins grew up in a rural part of Mississippi, about nine miles from Hazlehurst, a town of 4,000 residents. From an early age, he…
by - October 6, 2022 4:47 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Thursday (Oct. 6) that $1.7 million will be invested into five Arkansas infrastructure projects through DRA’s Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF). The investment will be…
by - August 7, 2022 3:04 pm
Dr. Suzzette Goldmon has participated in many leadership programs. When she was selected to take part in a program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (HKS) she…
by - February 22, 2022 10:09 pm
The Delta Regional Authority announced Tuesday (Feb. 22) a $3,239,382 investment that will boost economic development and improve the quality of life for Arkansas communities and residents. The investment will…
by - February 14, 2022 3:44 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to launch the Delta Small Business Academy (DSBA), a program to help small business and entrepreneurial communities within the Mississippi River…
by - December 9, 2020 12:41 pm
One of the major reasons America is the world’s economic superpower is our ability to move goods and services cheaper and faster than any other nation in the world. Arkansas,…
by - December 8, 2020 12:46 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) named six Arkansas leaders as fellows of the 2021 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. DLI is an extensive, nine-month executive leadership program that brings…
by - December 6, 2020 12:06 pm
Infrastructure, workforce development, and small business growth have been the major areas of focus for Chris Caldwell’s three years at the helm of the Delta Regional Authority. The DRA turned…
by - November 30, 2020 4:26 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Monday (Nov. 30) it will invest $1.687 million in 13 programs within the Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions through the Delta…
by - September 17, 2020 1:30 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Thursday (Sept. 17) a $5,325,649 investment that will boost economic development for Arkansas communities and residents. The investment will be matched by $23.6 million…
by - July 6, 2020 10:03 am
The Little Rock Port Authority announced Monday (July 6) $11 million in investments to support transportation infrastructure improvements in the port’s footprint. As many as 1,500 new jobs may be…
by - May 19, 2020 10:41 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has launched the application cycle for the 2020-2021 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy. Since 2005, DLI has provided leadership development to more than 500…
by - May 12, 2020 12:29 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Tuesday (May 12) plans to develop the DRA Regional Development Plan IV, a new economic development strategy that will outline the agency’s priorities and…
by - May 1, 2020 11:52 am
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the U.S Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), has announced the availability of approximately…
by - February 5, 2020 2:49 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) awarded Winrock International a $675,785 grant to help fund the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) program through October 2021. Modeled on the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps…
by - December 18, 2019 7:46 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) a $181,931 investment to support Opportunity Zones (OZ) in communities across Arkansas. Opportunity Arkansas, an initiative of the Arkansas Economic Development…
