Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Lockheed Martin announced at the Paris Air Show Monday that the company is investing $142M in Camden and adding 326 jobs supporting defense contracts for the United States and its allies.
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Companies are seeing that long-term investments in social, environmental and governmental initiatives are more beneficial than initiatives without sustainable practices or missions.
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Some positions require you to master the balancing act while quickly changing from hat to hat. If you find yourself in this position, here are some practical tactics you can implement to make jumping from project to project as painless as possible:
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East Village pioneers such as Rock Town Distillery, Rebel Kettle and Lost Forty paved the way to bringing fresh business to the newest downtown development. These are the newest neighbors:
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The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) will sponsor “The Dish,” a business and networking event for food and beverage industry professionals. Local “foodpreneurs” Amy Moorehead of Nexus Coffee & Creative, Jack Sundell of The Root Cafe and Collin McReynolds of Crave Fuel will speak and participate in a question and answer session.
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First Orion, a phone security software company, announced the selection of its new global headquarters building. The multi-story, multi-million-dollar office will be located in Argenta as anchor tenant of the future Argenta Plaza.
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Fans of cookie butter, pickle popcorn and “Two-Buck Chuck” are working together to bring a Trader Joe’s store to Arkansas. The Facebook page “Bring Trader Joe’s to Little Rock” has over 5,000 likes from fans supporting efforts in bringing the chain to central Arkansas.
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El Dorado is getting its mojo back. In the 1900s, it was one of the state’s wealthiest and most popular cities but the population dropped drastically by the 2010s. In an effort to revitalize the town to its former glory and beyond, the city plans to invest $100 million headed up by former president of Marvel Comics, Terry Stewart.
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The modern shopper wants to know what she’s buying before it lands in her cart and she’s searching on her mobile device. This was founder Sean Womack’s thinking behind the creation of AISLE9 — the mobile media company focused on making shopping easy, enjoyable and engaging.
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Mollie Yoder is a small business guru. Yoder’s first venture, Blackbean Accounting, has been running since 2008, and this March she will open children’s boutique, Bologna Joe’s.
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Financial website SmartAsset has determined that New Orleans ranks No. 8 of 58 major cities in the USA for women in technology. In determining the ranking, SmartAsset considered four criteria: 1) Women as a percentage of the tech workforce; 2) Gender pay gap in tech; 3) Income after housing costs; 4) Three-year tech employment growth.
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Will we treasure digital messages and email exchanges the way we do our old handwritten letters and journals? The answer is most likely and tragically no.
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The 2016 Miss Arkansas Pageant concluded this past Sunday. It was filled with Arkansas pride and, of course, glamourous gowns.