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…
Brad Lacy
by Tyler Hale DXC Technology, a global information technology services company, has announced plans to create 1,200 new jobs in Conway. Local and state officials, as well as business leaders, gathered today (Oct. 22) in the Meadows Office & Technology…
In his almost 20 years as head of Conway Development Corporation and over 10 years with the Conway Chamber of Commerce, Brad Lacy has seen the landscape of Conway grow almost beyond recognition. And more change is ahead. Conway’s Retail…
Brad Lacy, the president and CEO of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce and Conway Development Corporation, was a geography major who didn’t leave his college town. His postgraduate interest in urban planning evolved into a a curiosity about, and…
The University of Central Arkansas celebrated the grand opening today of UCA Downtown, a multiuse space in the heart of downtown Conway. The 2500-square-foot facility will be home to culinary, fine arts, technology and other community education and lifelong learning programs…
The University of Central Arkansas’ 2015-16 academic year operating budget does not include an undergraduate tuition and fees increase, the university announced May 15. The UCA Board of Trustees approved the budget, and this is the first time in more…