Did You Know?
Kaolin clay, used in making Niloak Pottery begun by C.D. "Bullet" Hyten in 1910, is still found today in Benton, AR.
Arkansas Workforce
The Metro Little Rock Alliance boasts an available workforce to support key
industry clusters of Arkansas industries including:
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Aerospace
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Automotive
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Biotechnology
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Financial Services
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Food Processing
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Healthcare
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Logistics and Distribution
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Software/Information Technology/Telecommunications
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Tourism/Entertainment/Conventions/Retirement
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Non-Profit
Our diverse workforce ranges from low-skilled farm and production workers to
technically-skilled production and high tech information technology employees.
This available Arkansas workforce is an important contributor to Arkansas having the
lowest cost of doing business of any state in the South, according to Business
Facilities magazine
The Metro Little Rock region's public and private sector leadership focuses on
providing continuous workforce education and training through
universities, community colleges and trade-schools.