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Read our reports and publications to learn more about important programs, projects, and trends in Arkansas and the region.
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) examined the feasibility of building and profitably operating a 3-Star hotel in De Queen, Arkansas.
A comprehensive set of school readiness indicators to inform public policy for young children and their families.
A comprehensive set of school readiness indicators to inform public policy for young children and their families.
An economic assessment of the East Broadway Corridor and Census Tract 28 that can serve as a benchmark for future development efforts.
Continued and sustained growth in virtually every retail sector made Bryant one of Arkansas's most economically dynamic cities.
This report summarizes the findings from an analysis of socioeconomic conditions in Arkansas after the first six months of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The ArkLaMec region (five counties in Southeast Arkansas and five parishes in Northeast Louisiana) received three Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Declarations for severe storms and flooding from late 2015 through early 2016. The severe weather brought about a break in the economic supply chain in some portions of the region exceeding 45 days. Our effort was not only to historically document the events, but to also develop individual community and regional strategies to aid in community recovery; resulting in raising the level of readiness for the communities and region to respond to the next disaster.
The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is a substantial academic and economic powerhouse in its region, supporting an estimated $142.7 million economic impact to Sebastian County in 2019.
The Jasper, Arkansas Future Strategic Community Plan is a conclusive blueprint for addressing the land use challenges facing the city of Jasper and implementing a series of practical and commonsense recommendations designed to improve economic viability and advance the quality of life for residents.
Arkansas’ School Readiness Indicators provide reliable measures with which the state’s families, legislative leaders, educators, and communities may continue to track and pursue strategies that will move us toward the goal of Getting Ready for School.
Thrive Hempstead represents the collective opinion on how to revitalize the community to meet the inevitable economic and social changes that come with an uncertain future.
This report presents figures from the Argenta area and some of its entertainment drivers and shows the way in which these venues attract visitors from outside the city and central Arkansas.
The role of the Decennial Census in the geographic distribution of federal funds through federal spending programs guided by the data collected.
*Update to 2018 release.
AEDI provides research, technical assistance, and training to support and enhance economic development and thus improve the quality of life/place throughout the State.
The Red River Leadership Institute is dedicated to preparing leaders that will create real economic development opportunities for the Red River Region and beyond.
Arkansas’ School Readiness Indicators provide reliable measures with which the state’s families, legislative leaders, educators, and communities may continue to track and pursue strategies that will move us toward the goal of Getting Ready for School.
The Central Arkansas Planning and Development District is responsible for developing a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) that identifies economic and community development priorities for the District.
Federal rural assistance programs use census-derived data to distribute funds through grants, loans, loan guarantees, insurance programs and direct payments to rural communities.
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) partnered with the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District (NWAEDD) to bring the ACCESS community development program to the city of Yellville in the NWAEDD region.
A critical economic breakdown of key indicators for Arkansas’ Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Arkansas-Louisiana Multimodal Economy Corridor – Building a regional economic development program around a multimodal transportation infrastructure
NWAEDD developed a comprehensive economic development strategy (CEDS) following new EDA 2016 guidelines that identifies economic and community development priorities for the District.
AEDI held a presentation with stakeholders to share tools, applications and data that can be used to enhance the efforts of Arkansas’ two-year colleges.
This report provides a short history of the program, an overview of the program’s implementation in Arkansas, and positives and negatives associated with Trade Adjustment Assistance.
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute worked with Little River County residents to create a grassroots plan that will better their quality of life and become a catalyst for a sustainable economy.
A critical economic breakdown of key indicators for Arkansas’ Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
AEDI researchers utilized a RIMS II model to estimate the economic impacts of this layoff on the associated Texarkana Labor Shed.
A feasibility study to improve Arkansas River navigation conditions while incidentally improving flood control, hydropower, recreation, and fish and wildlife.
The role of the Decennial Census in the geographic distribution of federal funds through federal spending programs guided by the data collected.
*Updated in 2019.
Arkansas’ School Readiness Indicators provide reliable measures with which the state’s families, legislative leaders, educators, and communities may continue to track and pursue strategies that will move us toward the goal of Getting Ready for School.
At the 33rd Annual REMI User’s Conference, AEDI staff made a presentation on the topic “Implications of a Change in Retirement Savings in Arkansas.”
A report to provide relevant information to stakeholders — community organizations, businesses, foundations and government — for use in grant and policy-making that will strengthen women’s status in Arkansas.
Think BIG Little Rock has been a year-long strategic assessment and implementation process aimed at improving the Little Rock region’s overall quality of place and making it a community in which young professionals will want to live and work.
The Southwest Little Rock Alliance partnered with AEDI to create a study recognizing the potential of Southwest Little Rock as a wonderful place to live, work, play, and invest.
Arkansas’ School Readiness Indicators provide reliable measures with which the state’s families, legislative leaders, educators, and communities may continue to track and pursue strategies that will move us toward the goal of Getting Ready for School.
In recent years, a number of states in the US have changed their laws regarding its production and consumption. This is a summary of the current legal status of marijuana and the social and financial impact on states that legalized its consumption.
How does the economic performance of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area compare to other Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
The purpose of this study is to inform stakeholders by using survey and ticket purchase sales information to measure economic and social contributions of Hempstead Hall in Hempstead County.
The mission of the AEDI is to provide research and strategies to state, community, and industry leaders to promote economic growth and enhance the quality of life in Arkansas.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates of total and per capita personal income as well as additional detail on the sources of personal income by type and major industry for Arkansas.
State and County Economic Data contains various data including population, employment, personal income, etc. for all of the counties in Arkansas.
Population change on and off the state diagonal as related to per capita personal income in 2015.
This report focuses on gleaning relevant information from the components of population change about how the populations of Arkansas Cities have grown over this 6.25 year period.
This brief report traces the changing nature of the minority status of Arkansas’ racial and Hispanic populations that have been enumerated in the U.S. Censuses since 1990.
This report analyzes population change within the individual counties found within Arkansas’ Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and focuses on gleaning relevant information about how the populations of Arkansas cities has grown over this 6.25 year period.
This research was conducted to estimate the potential economic effects of the lack of White River navigation on the areas of Jackson, Monroe, Prairie, and Woodruff counties in Arkansas.
The Go Forward Pine Bluff Strategic Plan is a conclusive blueprint for addressing the systemic problems facing the City of Pine Bluff.
The primary purpose of this study is educational, and it strives to make readers aware of the facts, the costs, and the consequences of this type of income maintenance program for Arkansas.
The Delta Regional Authority works to improve regional economic growth and opportunity through strategic economic development investments in the Delta region’s communities, families, and businesses.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates of total and per capita personal income as well as additional detail on the sources of personal income by type and major industry for Arkansas.
State and County Economic Data contains various data including population, employment, personal income, etc. for all of the counties in Arkansas.
Arkansas’ School Readiness Indicators provide reliable measures with which the state’s families, legislative leaders, educators, and communities may continue to track and pursue strategies that will move us toward the goal of Getting Ready for School.
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