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Arkansas: Closing The Deal

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A steady stream of new and expanding business keeps Arkansas moving, backed by the Natural State's great quality of life.

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W&W|AFCO Steel Investing $18.7M In Arkansas Expansion

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W&W|AFCO Steel will add add 115 jobs at a new steel fabrication facility in the former LM Wind Power building at the Port of Little Rock.

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The first large-scale mass timber residence hall in the U.S. is under construction at the University of Arkansas

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The University of Arkansas’s new 202,027-sf, 708-bed residence hall, dubbed the Stadium Drive Residence Halls, is set to become the first large-scale mass timber residence hall and living learning setting in the country. The project is currently under construction on a linear four-acre site that slopes from north to south.

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Feature Story: 2015 Economic Development Awards

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How Cell Phone Use While Driving Laws Vary

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Arkansas has a hand-held cell phone ban for drivers 18 to 20 years old, and for all drivers while in a school zone or highway construction zone. Vermont’s law applies only in work zones. West Virginia. Louisiana and Oklahoma limit the ban to Learner or Intermediate license holders. Text Messaging.

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Ports And FTZs: Enter With Less Risk

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Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZs) Program was created in 1934 with the goal of helping businesses in the U.S. According to the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ), in 2014, goods exported directly from U.S. The value of shipments into zones totaled nearly $660 billion, compared with $798 billion the previous year.

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Linking The Global Supply Chain

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A number of states are now in the matchmaking business, all trying to help companies solve their increasingly complex and demanding supply chain issues.