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NWAEDD & Retail Strategies to Host Retail Academy

by Chelsey Weaver | Sep 24, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWAEDD News, Uncategorized

The Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) was recently awarded a Rural Business Development Grant from USDA-Rural Development.  Through this grant, NWAEDD will partner with Retail Strategies, LLC to offer the Retail Academy course to six...
$2.4 Million Awarded for Northwest Arkansas Communities

$2.4 Million Awarded for Northwest Arkansas Communities

by Chelsey Weaver | Aug 27, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWAEDD News, Uncategorized

Pictured above is Michelle Steiner(Executive Director for Grandmas House), David Ethredge (Prosecuting Attorney), and Teresa Garrett (Victim Witness Coordinator for Grandmas House) Through a coordinated effort with NWAEDD four Northwest Arkansas communities were...
Ten Northwest Arkansas Communities Awarded $622,250.00 in State Grants

Ten Northwest Arkansas Communities Awarded $622,250.00 in State Grants

by Jeremy Ragland | Oct 25, 2019 | Grants, NWAEDD News, Uncategorized

Ten Northwest Arkansas communities  were awarded $622,250.00 in state grant funds at an awards ceremony held at the State Capitol on October 24, 2019. Funding came from a variety of grant programs for projects that ranged from equipment to park improvements. NWAEDD...
EDA Awards City of Harrison $1.6 Million for Goblin Drive Project

EDA Awards City of Harrison $1.6 Million for Goblin Drive Project

by Jeremy Ragland | Apr 26, 2019 | Grants, NWAEDD News, Uncategorized

April 26, 2019 – Congressman Steve Womack and Assistant Secretary of Legislative and Governmental Affairs Michael Platt from the United States Department of Commerce  announced a $1.6 million grant through the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for phase...
Off to the Races – Another WIOA Success Story!

Off to the Races – Another WIOA Success Story!

by Jeremy Ragland | Apr 22, 2019 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWAEDD News, Uncategorized, WIOA Success Stories

    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...
No Cost Septic Systems Installed for Eligible Benton County Residents

No Cost Septic Systems Installed for Eligible Benton County Residents

by adam1 | Oct 12, 2018 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas

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...
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