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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 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 …
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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Last month Entergy New Orleans reached a milestone approval for an innovative urban solar energy solution – a $15 million project to construct 5 MW in aggregate of utility-owned, distributed-scale solar photovoltaic systems.
Secured by long-term leases, these systems will be located on customer-owned rooftops across New Orleans. Entergy New Orleans …
Originally posted on Talk Business & Politics
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on March 26 unveiled a new initiative designed to aid local communities to recruit and successfully compete for new job prospects and economic development dollars.
Hutchinson and AEDC Director Mike Preston launched the newly created …
Originally posted on Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Mississippi County in Arkansas is the fourth-largest steel-producing county in the United States, and local leaders are taking the initiative to ensure the growing steel industry in Arkansas has the workforce it needs for today and tomorrow.
Originally posted on Arkansas Business
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced that the University of Central Arkansas will receive a $500,000 grant to develop a cyber range to train college and K-12 students.
