Economic developers across the state work behind the scenes to assist existing businesses, attract new ones and grow their communities. Here are snapshots of nine economic developers, like Katherine Holmstrom of AEDC, who work to make Arkansas a better place…
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Allison Thompson
- BusinessJanuary 2021Magazine
2021 Influencers of the Year: Allison J.H. Thompson, Executive Director, Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAllison J.H. Thompson has more than 20 years of economic development experience. She served more than 12 years as director of economic development for the city of Cedar Hill, Texas, simultaneously serving as executive director of the Cedar Hill Economic…
All photos and renderings provided by the Quapaw Nation. Like the Quapaw Nation chief who led his tribe back to the fertile lands of what is now Jefferson County two centuries ago, the soon-to-be opened casino in Pine Bluff that…
By Ryan Nix / Photography by Jamison Mosley Pine Bluff, one of the oldest cities in Arkansas, is making strides into the future. After a few decades of gradual decline, Pine Bluff now is home to a progressive municipal government, dynamic…