AEDC

Across the globe, industries are still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted supply chains, limited operations or shuttered businesses altogether. Arkansas is no different, having seen restaurants and other businesses have operations reduced in an…

Applications are now open for wildlife conservation grants. The Arkansas Economic Development Division of Rural Services has more than $735,000 available through the grant program. The application for grant funding is open through Oct. 8. Drawn from fines collected by…

Twenty-three communities have received funding from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) through the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. In total, the Arkansas communities received $7,162,966. These funds were provided as part of the General Assistance allocation, which assists…

Mike PrestonArkansas Secretary of CommerceExecutive Director, Arkansas Economic Development Commission Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Preston executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) in March 2015 and Secretary of Commerce in July 2019. Preston is highly regarded as a…

Arkansas communities have received more than $317,000 in funding through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). AEDC Division of Rural Services awarded approximately $317,500 to 39 counties and communities in Arkansas as part of two grant programs. In total, the…

Economic development leaders will have the opportunity this month to learn more about grants available through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and how to apply for them. During November, AEDC will host a series of five workshops throughout Arkansas on…

Arkansas communities have received more than $8.8 million in grants today from programs administered through the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). Seventy-eight communities around Arkansas have been awarded funds from four different AEDC programs. These programs include the Arkansas Community…

The Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce has named a new chief economic development officer. Zane Chenault will be stepping into the position, replacing long-time employee Chung Tan who recently moved to a similar role at the City of Fayetteville. Tan had…

Pat Brown, Director, Minority and Women Business Division, AEDC Small business – from retail to restaurants, construction and hospitality – is the engine that runs our state’s economy. These entrepreneurs are dreamers and hard workers with an idea for a…

Crossett is the latest Arkansas city to be designated a Competitive Community by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). The south Arkansas town, which had an estimated population of 4,913 according to the U.S. Census Bureau, is the smallest community…