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Did You Know?
Arcelor Pine Bluff, Inc., is a leading U.S. producer of steel cord for passenger and truck tires and wire for industrial hoses. (The typical daily wire production at the Pine Bluff plant is enough to circle the globe four times.)
About Us
Metro Little Rock Alliance (MLRA) is a coalition of 11 counties (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 11 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.
2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Conway County
Barry McKuin
Christy Hockaday, St. Anthony's Medical Center
Faulkner County
Bill Hegeman, Conway Development Corporation
Garland County
Tom Butler, Arkansas Welding Supply
Steve Trusty, Simmons First Bank of Hot Springs, Vice-Chairman of the Board
Grant County
Ken Bragg, Resource Management Service, LLC
Hot Spring County
Blake Robertson, Ouachita Technical College
Lynn Lile Wright, Jack, Nelson, Fink, Jiles & Gregory, PA, Treasurer
Jefferson County
Ted Drake, Bridges, Young, Matthews & Drake, Immediate Past Chairman
Mac Bellingrath, Automatic Vending of Arkansas, Inc.
Lonoke County
Michael Florence, ALPS Laminating, Inc.
David Moody, Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Pulaski County
Mike Chandler, Crosby National Swage, Jacksonville
Mike Wilson, Attorney at Law, Jacksonville
Frank Thomas, Stephens, Inc., Little Rock
Mike Maulden, Entergy Arkansas, Little Rock
Mike Watson, City of Maumelle, Maumelle
Russell Harris, Entergy Arkansas, Maumelle
James Dietz, Rector Phillips Morse, North Little Rock
Saline County
Harry Allen, Saline County Abstract & Guaranty Co.
Eddie Black, Chairman of the Board
White County
Belinda LaForce, City of Searcy
Steve Lightle, B-B Oil Co., Inc., Searcy
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