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Achieve mastery with the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Course offered by Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions. This course will enable participants to drive meaningful change in their organizations and elevate their expertise. Grants are available through the Arkansas Office of Skills Development to offset course costs. Keith Gammill, GPCC | Eddie Majeste | Candy Burris

ARise is an ambitious initiative of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and led by Startup Junkie, aimed at propelling tech and tech-enabled companies in Arkansas to new heights of innovation and economic vitality. Learn more and apply for the program here at arisearkansas.org. Startup Junkie | Conductor | ARise

Recent legislation in Arkansas will lower the state’s top-end individual income tax rate from 4.4% to 3.9%, and it will lower the top-end corporate tax rate from 4.8% to 4.3%.

A big thank you from The Arkansas State Broadband Office to all those who made the Arkansas #BEAD Digital Opportunity Conference a huge success! From moderators and panelists from around the country and right here in Arkansas, nearly 400 attendees were able to learn, network, and collaborate around the historic opportunity presented by the BEAD program. A special thank you to our team at The Arkansas State Broadband Office who worked tirelessly to ensure the conference's success. A quick nod to our fantastic moderators and expert panelists: Jill Springer Philip Powell Abby Hughes Holsclaw Lane Bailey Laurie Ringler Harrison Lane McBride Doug Maglothin Jon Wilkins Jason Hunt Edyn Rolls Jase Wilson Jack Lawrence Mac Keers Len Pitcock Drew Clark Konark Singh Angela Thi Bennett Hunter Phillips Goodman Catherine Krantz Sandy Royce Martin Hal Vandiver Sanci Hughes Richardson Solomon Graves David Stehlin Tina Moore, Ed.D. Anna Lee Powell Jake Varn Joseph Sanford, MD Cara Osborne Aaron Pilkington, MHA Amy Huffman Kelsey Clark Scott Anderson Kathy Van Benthuysen #NaturallyConnected #ARConnect #ARCommerce #arpx #arleg #TopTenState #LeaderInTheSouth #DigitalOpportunity #Broadband #BEAD

Under the leadership of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Arkansas General Assembly passed legislation during a special session that cut the state's personal and corporate income tax rates. Read more: https://shorturl.at/oU0bc

Check out the new edition of the Food and Beverage newsletter to read about the latest industry news - including Westrock Coffee’s new manufacturing facility in Conway. 

"A workgroup of state financial regulators from Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, and Washington State investigated and found that Abra operated a mobile application for buying, selling, trading, and investing in cryptocurrency without obtaining the required licenses." Please read more at the link about this important settlement including twenty-five state financial regulators: https://lnkd.in/g_vrzxaG

Registered Apprenticeship continues to be a proven solution for recruiting, training, and retaining world-class information technology workers. In 2023, the Department of Labor reported there were over 6,300 apprentices in the information technology industry, a 221% increase over the past 5 years. Learn more about implementing a Registered Apprenticeship Program at your IT company at https://ow.ly/FnPH50Sih9n

"Across Arkansas, international companies are manufacturing goods and products that are shipped around the world. These companies know Arkansas provides the business climate and the workforce they need to succeed." Read more: https://lnkd.in/eA3Ae-AP

AEDC team members are attending the 2024 SelectUSA Investment Summit this week, highlighting the advantages of doing business in Arkansas. They are joining other Team Arkansas partners, including World Trade Center Arkansas and the Little Rock Regional Chamber, to promote the Natural State.