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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 14, 2024) – On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 22, 2024) Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Workforce Policy and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...

Little Rock, Ark. (September 30, 2024) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas State Broadband Director Glen Howie today announced that the National Telecommunications and Information...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 4, 2024) – Arkansas Workforce Connections is proud to announce the celebration of September as National Workforce Development Month in the...

Program provides funds to enhance industrial site readiness LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 10, 2024) – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) is launching the Arkansas Site Development Program...

Little Rock, Ark. (March 29, 2024) – The Arkansas Department of Commerce has named Cody Waits as the first director of the newly created Arkansas...

On March 12, the Arkansas State Broadband Office released the state’s new state broadband map. The new state broadband map can be accessed on the...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the Arkansas Workforce Strategy, a report from her Chief Workforce Officer detailing ways to grow and develop...

Arkansas continues to be one of the top states for inbound movers in the country. United Van Lines recently named Arkansas as the #4 state...

Little Rock, Ark. (Jan. 22, 2024) – Arkansas has been spotlighted for one of its 2023 projects by a leading economic development publication. Industry publication Business Facilities has...