FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Chancellor Joe Steinmetz spent a day visiting the Randolph County city of Pocahontas last week, speaking with local leaders and educators, touring local industries, and meeting local U of A alumni. Steinmetz responded to an invitation from alumnus and Pocahontas native Dick Trammel. The chancellor was joined on the visit by his wife Sandy and …
NEA Intermodal Director Completes Arkansas’s Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Graycen Bigger of The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority recently completed the Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course offered through Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE). She joined thirty-seven other participants from 4 different states in the four-day April program. Offered annually in the spring, the Mid-South Basic Course provides an intensive overview of the …
Northeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority and Arkansas Community Foundation to Host Regional Forum
Pocahontas, AR- The Northeast Arkansas Intermodal Authority, in association with the Arkansas Community Foundation, is facilitating a regional community forum at Black River Technical College for residents of Randolph, Lawrence and Clay Counties to explore the need for a local community foundation affiliate. The forum is an important aspect of the community engagement process and will determine the charitable needs …
Governor Hutchinson Signs Bill, Applauds Legislators For Biggest Highway-Funding Plan in State History
LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson signed the largest and most comprehensive highway-funding plan in Arkansas’s history today, which fulfills his goal of implementing a long-range strategy to bring the state’s roads and bridges up to date and to pay for their upkeep into the future. This bill will provide $95 million annually through user fees and dedicated funds from casino revenue. …
Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority Launches Economic Development Planning Effort
POCAHONTAS, AR. (June 8, 2018) – The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority will launch a comprehensive economic development strategic planning project designed to refine the top targeted business/industry targets for the region but as well as uncover emerging or niche business sectors. Additionally, this planning process will focus on establish strategic priorities to further enhance job growth, quality of life …
Bigger Named NEA Intermodal Executive Director
Pocahontas, Arkansas (February 15, 2018) – The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority announced today that Graycen Colbert Bigger has been named as the agency’s new Executive Director. Bigger, who lives in Randolph County, is a communications and community development consultant with more than a decade of experience in the communications industry. “I am excited and grateful for this new …
Peco Job Fair
Peco will be holding a job fair this Tuesday, September 13, 2016, from 10am to 8pm at BRTC in Pocahontas, AR. Openings for: Debone for days and evenings. Evisceration for evenings. Maintenance on evenings and 3rd shift. And many more opportunities!
U.S. 67 Opens at Hoxie/Walnut Ridge
U.S. Highway 67 opened the new location just south of Walnut Ridge on August 11, 2016. U.S. 67 previously ended at Arkansas Highway 226 at Cash before continuing in Walnut Ridge/Hoxie, and heading north. Congressman Rick Crawford said the opening is good for the entire region. “Economic development takes place better on paved, 4-lane roads,” Crawford said. “What we’ve seen here …
Highway 67 at Walnut Ridge to open in August
WALNUT RIDGE, AR (KAIT) Traveling to Central Arkansas will now be easier for people living near Lawrence County. District 10 Engineer for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department Walter McMillan said Highway 67 at Walnut Ridge will open August 11. McMillan said this area near the interchange on Highway 67 will be 18 miles of new construction.
Construction to Begin on Highway 67 Bridge at Pocahontas
The Arkansas Highway & Transportation Department has notified the Randolph County Chamber of Commerce that beginning Tuesday, June 21st repair work will begin on the southbound lane of Highway 67 on the bridge. Traffic will be one lane only for one to two weeks. Then beginning Tuesday, July 5th work will begin on the old northbound bridge which will entail …
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