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Bull Shoals to Complete New Wastewater Treatment Facility & Collections System

Bull Shoals to Complete New Wastewater Treatment Facility & Collections System

by Chelsey Weaver | Nov 5, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News

Images provided by Tim Sitler The City of Bull Shoals announced the completion of its new wastewater treatment facility and collection system on September 30th, 2020.  This is a tremendous accomplishment for the City that has been in progress for several years.  The...
Fayetteville to Receive $2 Million EDA Grant

Fayetteville to Receive $2 Million EDA Grant

by Chelsey Weaver | Oct 27, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News

October 27, 2020 U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross made the announcement that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas.  The grant will be used to make roadway infrastructure...
Marshall Completes Sewer Rehab & Expansion

Marshall Completes Sewer Rehab & Expansion

by Chelsey Weaver | Oct 8, 2020 | Grants, Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News

Photo courtesy of Bob King Marshall, AR (10/8/2020) – The Mayor of Marshall, AR, Kevin Elliot, was pleased to formally announce the completion of the city’s sewer rehabilitation & expansion project that was made possible through a grant totaling $231,770 from the...

NWAEDD & Retail Strategies to Host Retail Academy

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

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, NWA News, NWAEDD News

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...
WIOA Participant Reaches for the Stars

WIOA Participant Reaches for the Stars

by Chelsey Weaver | Aug 27, 2020 | Northwest Arkansas, NWA News, NWAEDD News, WIOA Success Stories

WIOA SUCCESS STORIES It is never too late in life to reach for the stars and find your dream job.  Just ask Lynda who decided to change careers after her youngest child graduated.  She left her employer after 12 years in pursuit of a new career in the entertainment...
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2024 Outdoor Recreation Grants Program Recipients

2024 Outdoor Recreation Grants Program Recipients

Congratulations to each of the Arkansas communities who will receive funding through the Outdoor Recreation Grants Program in 2024. We were proud to see many Northwest Arkansas communities represented at the grant awards ceremony. NWAEDD is privileged to partner with...

City of Marshall Receives State Hazard Mitigation Grant
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
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...

Lincoln & Yellville to Receive $490,875 for Wastewater Improvements
Lincoln & Yellville to Receive $490,875 for Wastewater Improvements

November 19, 2021-The City of Yellville and the City of Lincoln were both awarded Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) through its General Assistance set-aside program in the fall of 2021.  Yellville Mayor...

Southwest Region Economic Development Association 2021 Annual Conference
Southwest Region Economic Development Association 2021 Annual Conference

Rogers, AR— 9/1/2021    Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) was pleased that the 2021 Southwest Region Economic Development Association (SWREDA) Annual Conference was hosted in Rogers, AR.  It was a great opportunity to...

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