The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. Frank Braun as the new dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services, effective Aug. 16. Continue reading “UA Little Rock Names Braun as New Dean of College of Business, Health, and Human Services”
The University of Arkansas System was awarded a three-year $900,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to boost the state’s workforce recovery from the economic impact of COVID-19. Continue reading “UA System Awarded $900,000 Workforce Training Grant”
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will host the Little Rock Regional Economic Briefing Thursday, Nov. 12.
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The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI), based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on Arkansas.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration. The two-year project will include the creation of an economic recovery plan as well as the development of a history of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the state.
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The Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Research Bank of St. Louis will host a briefing on the Little Rock region’s economic development Thursday, Nov. 14. Continue reading “UA Little Rock economists to discuss state, local economic forecast”
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will teach leadership skills to up and coming regional leaders in Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana through a new institute designed to promote economic development in the four-state region. Continue reading “Arkansas Economic Development Institute to train budding business leaders to boost economic development in four-state area”
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $156,850 from the Arkansas Department of Human Services Division of Childcare and Early Childhood to improve the lives of Arkansas children and families. Continue reading “Arkansas Economic Development Institute awarded grant to provide early childhood services information in Arkansas”
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will soon team up with the University of Arkansas Community Design Center to lay the groundwork for the revitalization of downtown Pine Bluff. Continue reading “Arkansas Economic Development Institute to begin work with ‘Go Forward Pine Bluff’”
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $10,000 from the Simmons First Foundation to assist efforts to revitalize the city of Pine Bluff. Continue reading “Arkansas Economic Development Institute receives grant to assist in Pine Bluff revitalization”