As a young congressional aide working on Capitol Hill in 1993, I watched Ross Perot and Vice President Al Gore on Larry King Live debating the risks and merits of a North American Free Trade Agreement. Not long thereafter, NAFTA was approved by Congress and phased in accordingly.
Little did we …
Originally posted on Site Selection magazine
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Originally posted on The Acadiana Advocate
L ouisiana economic development officials have certified a 45-acre site along Interstate 49 in Opelousas in a move expected to help attract businesses and industry to the area.
The site, called Blue Andrus, is on the south side of Opelousas along the I-49 frontage road …
Originally posted on Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A vacant 160-acre site at the Little Rock port earned a designation that port officials hope will make the land more marketable to industry prospects.
The Select Site certification by Entergy Arkansas is the first under a recently revamped economic development tool the electric utility has …
As the United States approaches full employment, companies looking for talent are challenged to find an educated, trained workforce to meet their growth needs. Mississippi is poised to meet this challenge. Understanding that growth was on the horizon, communities and educators in the state began to focus more intently on …
For the 11th consecutive year, Site Selection magazine has named Entergy as one of the nation’s Top 10 utilities in economic development. The accolade comes as a result of Entergy’s part in supporting projects that resulted in nearly $4.25 billion of capital investment and the creation of more than 4,688 …
One of the primary concerns in business location and expansion is mitigating risk. Entergy Mississippi Economic Development Qualified Site Program is designed to assist businesses to go from concept to operations quickly and efficiently. The program combines specific due diligence, accurate costs and timelines along with a demonstrated ability to …
Originally posted on Arkansas, Inc.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, the Chief Economic Officer, wasted little time in setting the tone at the top.
On day one in office, Hutchinson began making phone calls to CEOs of businesses to convince them that Arkansas is the best place to call home.
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