Welcome to the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District.
Our goal is to be the vehicle that links the private and public sectors together while working to advance economic and community development in Northwest Arkansas.
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2019-2023 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
View and download the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District’s 2019-2023 comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) that identifies economic and community development priorities for the District.
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News & Events
Off to the Races – Another WIOA Success Story!
April 22, 2019 - WIOA participant Nikita Fletcher has been accepted to the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, NC and will begin classes in August of 2019. This is an opportunity that few female mechanics receive, Her goal is to complete the yearlong...
No Cost Septic Systems Installed for Eligible Benton County Residents
October 12, 2018 -- In 2016, Benton County was awarded $185,000.00 from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to replace failing septic systems in low to moderate income households. Since that time, 13 systems have successfully been replaced in Benton County....
Gassville Awarded $848,000.00 from ANRC
April 13, 2017 -- The City of Gassville has received $848,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to construct a new sewer extension that will provide service to 64 residents within the city who are...