Business Organizations

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American Wine Society - Arkansas Chapter
The American Wine Society–Arkansas Chapter was a non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of k...
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Ancient Order of United Workmen
In the quickly industrializing world of the late nineteenth century, so-called “friendly societies” or fra...
Wall of portrait text plaques with central round sign "Arkansas Business Hall of Fame"
Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
The Arkansas Business Hall of Fame was created by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of A...
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Arkansas Capital Corporation
aka: First Arkansas Development Finance Corporation
Arkansas Capital Corporation (ACC) is a private, not-for-profit com...
Arkansas Certified Development Corporation (ACDC)
In 1989, the Small Business Administration (SBA), a federal government agency, asked the Arkansas Capital Corp...
Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education (ADCTE)
The Division of Career and Technical Education oversees vocational and technical education in the state. It wa...
Arkansas Economic Developers (AED)
In 1976, a group of professionals and volunteers involved in the economic development of Arkansas organized Ar...
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Arkansas Economic Development Commission
The Arkansas Industrial Development Commission (AIDC) was created in 1955 by Act 404 of the Arkansas General A...
Arkansas Forestry Association
The Arkansas Forestry Association (AFA) is a private association of firms and individuals in the forestry indu...
Arkansas Planning and Development Districts
aka: Arkansas Economic Development Districts
Planning and Development Districts are not well recognized but are ...
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Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA)
The Arkansas Science and Technology Authority (ASTA) was created in 1983. Its mission is to bring the benefits...
Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) had its beginnings in 1979 as part of t...
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Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau (ASPB)
Founded in 1912 by executives of a dozen prominent Arkansas timber firms, the Arkansas Soft Pine Bureau (ASPB)...
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
aka: Associated Industries of Arkansas (AIA)
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industrie...
Arkansas Water Works and Water Environment Association
Comprising the operators of water and sewer systems statewide and their affiliates, the Arkansas Water Works a...
Arkansas World Trade Club
aka: Arkansas Exporters Roundtable
The Arkansas Exporters Roundtable (AER, now Arkansas World Trade Cl...
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Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo
Founded in 1892, the Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is a fraternal organization of lumbermen and those in trade...
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Global Ties Arkansas
aka: Arkansas Council for International Visitors
Global Ties Arkansas—formerly the Arkansas Council for Internatio...
Hot Springs Country Club
Hot Springs Country Club is home to Arkansas’s first golf course and is considered one of America’s oldest...
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Northwest Arkansas Council
The Northwest Arkansas Council is a private, nonprofit organization that works toward the development of the n...