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.
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.
News & Events
NEW WALKING TRAIL COMING TO THE WELCOME HOME COMMUNITY
Searcy County, AR (March 2023) Searcy County Judge Tony Horton had the privilege of traveling to Little Rock on March 3, 2023 to accept a $100,000.00 FUN Park Grant from the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to construct a walking trail in the Welcome...
CITY OF MARSHALL RECEIVES STATE HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT
Marshall, AR (September 2022) The City of Marshall will receive a State Hazard Mitigation Grant from the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management through the Department of Public Safety. In late July, the City received notification that its Walnut/Ozark Street...
NWAEDD HELPS COMMUNITIES SECURE $1.8 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS DURING LAST QUARTER OF 2021
Harrison, AR (January 2022) The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) is pleased to announce that 14 communities across the nine-county region have recently been awarded grant funds totaling more than $1 million from state & federal...