Attraction
Biggest Locations in Region's History Make Little Rock Hottest Market in South
Southern Business and Development magazine put Metro Little Rock atop its regions thriving in a tough economy. Editor Michael Randle wrote that there is “no doubt in our minds which southern market we would place at the top of the list." And that went to press before the region's last seven major announcements.
Here are the locations since February 15, 2006, when the Little Rock Regional Chamber first began staffing the Metro Little Rock Alliance:
|
Location |
Date |
Capital Investment |
New Jobs |
|
Dillard's Internet Fulfillment Center |
December 22, 2010 |
$41.5 Million |
350 |
|
Windstream |
July 13, 2010 |
$13 Million |
210 |
|
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. (W.G.S.R.L.) (India) |
May 3, 2010 |
$30 Million |
230 |
|
Southwest Power Pool |
February 26, 2010 |
$84.5 Million |
200 |
|
Caterpillar |
January 5, 2009 |
$140 Million |
600 |
|
Schulze Burch Biscuit |
March 12, 2009 |
NA |
250 |
|
Allied Wireless Communications Corporation (AWCC) |
December 15, 2009 |
$6.6 Million |
250 |
|
HP |
June 19, 2008 |
$28 Million |
1,200 |
|
BJ Services Company |
February 26, 2008 |
$82 Million |
150 |
|
Stanley, Inc. |
October 30, 2007 |
$10.7 Million |
150 |
|
Sage V Foods |
September 17, 2007 |
$20 Million |
200 |
|
AT&T Internet Support |
September 17, 2007 |
$3 Million |
175 |
|
LM Wind Power (Denmark) |
July 18, 2007 |
$150 Million |
1,100 |
|
Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. (W.G.S.R.L.) (India) |
June 30, 2007 |
$160 Million |
300 |
|
ACCENT Marketing Services |
June 20, 2006 |
$2.5 Million |
450 |
|
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) |
December 12, 2006 |
$41 Million |
150 |
|
Boyd Metals |
April 7, 2006 |
$6.3 Million |
46 |
|
Cardinal Health |
October 11, 2005 |
$12 Million |
500 |
|
Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. |
October 4, 2005 |
NA |
150 |
|
Ring Container Technologies |
September 9, 2005 |
$15.5 Million |
35 |
All projects originated with and were coordinated by the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, Metro Little Rock Alliance and Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
For more information, Joey Dean (Vice President, Economic Development; Executive Director, Metro Little Rock Alliance), 501.377.6006.