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Did You Know?
Searcy, AR is home to Yarnell Ice Cream Company. It is the only ice cream company in the state and started in 1932.
About Us
Metro Little Rock Alliance (MLRA) is a coalition of 12 counties (Clark, Conway, Faulkner, Garland, Grant, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Lonoke, Perry, Pulaski, Saline and White) dedicated to central Arkansas becoming recognized as the premier location for new and expanding business within the mid-south.
It is our mission to cultivate regional growth and prosperity throughout the area by marketing the region's strengths and advantages to prospective companies and site location consultants for the purposes of attracting investment and creating jobs.
The organization began meeting as the Central Arkansas Economic Development Alliance (CAEDA) in 2001 and formally organized itself with funding in 2003. Each of the 12 counties within the alliance contributes annually to the organization's budget. CAEDA changed its name to the Metro Little Rock Alliance in 2004 to incorporate "Little Rock" and improve the region's name recognition both nationally and internationally. The name change came as part of the adoption of the region's Strategic Plan. This plan provides direction for all our economic development activities for the imminent future.
Representatives from each MLRA contributing county make up the organization's governing Board of Directors.
2012 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Clark County
Lewis Shepherd, Henderson State University
William Wright, Southern Bancorp Bank
Conway County
Barry McKuin
Alan Ward, Liberty Bank of Arkansas
Faulkner County
Garland County
Steve Trusty, Simmons First Bank of Hot Springs, Chairman of the Board
Grant County
Ken Bragg, Resource Management Service, LLC
Hot Spring County
Blake Robertson, College of the Ouachitas
Lynn Wright, Jack Nelson Jones Jiles & Gregory, PA, Vice-Chairman of the Board
Jefferson County
Lester Melton, United Water Arkansas, Inc.
Mac Bellingrath, Automatic Vending of Arkansas, Inc.
Lonoke County
Michael Florence, ALPS Laminating, Inc.
Pulaski County
Mike Chandler, Crosby National Swage, Jacksonville
Barbara Merrick, Entergy, Jacksonville
Mike Maulden, Entergy Arkansas, Little Rock, Treasurer
Mike Watson, City of Maumelle, Maumelle
Danny Games, BHP Billiton Petroleum, North Little Rock
Virginia Hillman, City of Sherwood
Saline County
Harry Allen, Saline County Abstract & Guaranty Co.
Eddie Black, Immediate Past Chairman of the Board
White County
Steve Lightle, B-B Oil Co., Inc.
Donnie Miller, Regions Bank
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