Dassault Falcon Jet on Tuesday announced a $100 million investment to expand its facilities in Little Rock. The expansion will include the construction of new buildings to manufacture the latest aircrafts, including the Dassault Falcon 6X, and create 800 new…
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Blake Resigns, Pruitt Named New Little Rock Mayor Chief of Staff
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced Wednesday that current Chief of Staff, Charles Blake, will resign effective Jan. 31 to pursue an opportunity in the private sector, and that Kendra Pruitt will assume the role effective Feb. 1. “It’s…
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Little Rock Granted $1 Million for Stephens Elementary, Community Center
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe City of Little Rock has been awarded a $1 million Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for students and staff at Stephens Elementary School and Community Center. Stephens Elementary, located on 18th St. in…
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Little Rock Requests Proposals for Violence Reduction Initiatives
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAs part of a larger violent crime reduction plan announced in October, the City of Little Rock has begun accepting a wide variety of proposals to tackle community violence. “There are already organizations, whether public or private, that have experience combatting…
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Arkansas Federal Credit Union Moves Headquarters to Little Rock
Arkansas Federal Credit Union opened the doors for its new Little Rock headquarters at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning. Arkansas Federal Credit Union is the state’s largest credit union with more than $1.7 billion in total assets and more…
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Little Rock Mayor, PD Announce City’s Violent Crime Reduction Strategy
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock Mayor Frank Scott, Jr., Chief Keith Humphrey of the Little Rock Police Department and representatives of the Department of Community Programs, announced Wednesday a comprehensive violence reduction strategy for the City of Little Rock. “The rise of violent…
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UAMS Celebrates Completion of LR Campus $50M Electrical Power Plant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the completion of a new $50 million electrical power plant on the east side of its Little Rock campus Thursday morning. The plant is a key component of a $150 million…
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Little Rock Mayor Releases Statement on Plan to Split City into Multiple Congressional Districts
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMayor Frank Scott, Jr. released the following statement on the Arkansas General Assembly’s plans to split the city of Little Rock into two separate congressional districts and Pulaski County into three: “I am deeply concerned about the gerrymandering along racial…
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Voters Reject Little Rock Sales Tax Initiative in Tuesday’s Special Election
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe results of Tuesday’s special election show that Little Rock voters have rejected Mayor Frank Scott, Jr.’s “Rebuild the Rock” sales tax initiative. Early voting for the “Rebuild the Rock” sales tax initiative began Sept. 7 and ended Tuesday Sept.…