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Economic Development ALLIANCE Your Business Advantage for Je erson County, Arkansas JEFFERSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Located in the south-central United States, the bustling community of Jefferson County, Arkansas offers businesses multimodal connectivity paired with small town costs and southern charm. Experience An ideal location for expanding or relocating Jefferson County, Arkansas companies, Jefferson County prides itself on providing a business climate ideal for growth Economic Development ALLIANCE All 4 and expansion. for Je erson County, Arkansas Seasons With statewide and local incentives and programs, as well as low operating costs, and great logistics infrastructure, Jefferson County is perfect for your site selection needs.
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Utilities Higher Education Electric: Entergy Arkansas Solid Waste: Waste Management Gas: CenterPoint Energy Telecommunications/ Wastewater: Pine Bluff Fiber: AT&T, HughesNet, Wastewater Utility Pine Bluff Cable TV, Ritter Southeast Arkansas University of Arkansas at Water: Liberty Utilities Communications, and College (SEARK) Pine Bluff (UAPB) Verizon Incentives Employment Services • Local fund to support • Can help facilitate with city • ACT Work Ready • Express Employment industry relocation & permitting authorities and Communities Initiative Professionals expansion projects AEDC regarding State of • Arkansas Workforce Center • Jefferson Area Technical Arkansas incentives at Pine Bluff Career Center • ATeam Staffing
870.535.0110 | 510 Main Street | PO Box 5069, Pine Bluff, AR 71611 | jeffersoncountyalliance.com Economic Development ALLIANCE Jefferson County, Arkansas for Je erson County, Arkansas YOUR BUSINESS ADVANTAGE Workforce Local 86% 27,809
Within Commutable Distance* Estimated Population 86% of people in Jefferson County have a high-school 218,780 diploma or higher and 18% have 66,824 a bachelor’s degree or higher. Source: U.S. Bureau of Census *commutable distance is defined here as 42 miles
#3 Best State for overall cost of doing business — CNBC, 2019 Annual Top States for Business Report
Multi-Modal Transportation Port of Pine Bluff Air • Natural Slackwater Harbor along Pine Bluff Regional Airport/ the Arkansas River Grider Field • Foreign Trade Zone Designation • Local general aviation airport is jet capable with a 6,000 ft. • Directly connected to Harbor JEFFERSON lighted, asphalt runway with ILS Industrial District and available charter services COUNTY 530 • Offers transloading, barge PORT OF Bill & Hillary Clinton National PINE BLUFF loading and unloading, in-transit UNIVERSITY Airport/Adams Field OF ARKANSAS warehousing, and bulk storage PINE BLUFF 79 • Commercial airport that 270 operates 7 airlines and 3 cargo Union Pacific Railroad PINE • Electronic switching yard in Pine carriers SOUTHEAST BLUFF Bluff ARKANSAS • Located 42 miles away in Little COLLEGE s R i v e • Mainline directly intersects Rock, AR JEFFERSON + r Jefferson Industrial Park REGIONAL 65 GRIDER • Network includes 32,000 mi. of Road Network FIELD AIRPORT rail across the western United • I-530 79 States • US 63, 65, 79, 270, 425 and AR 425 63 • On the northwest route 54, 88, 104, 190, 365 between Memphis, Tennessee • 42 miles south of Little Rock, and Shreveport, Louisiana Arkansas and 137 miles from Memphis, Tennessee
870.535.0110 | 510 Main Street | PO Box 5069, Pine Bluff, AR 71611 | jeffersoncountyalliance.com Economic Development ALLIANCE Jefferson County, Arkansas for Je erson County, Arkansas YOUR BUSINESS ADVANTAGE Available Sites Major Employers Jefferson Industrial Park Harbor Industrial District • 937-acre park • 372-acre park • Union Pacific mainline • Immediate access to an Arkansas and rail spurs River slackwater harbor • 10 miles from Port of Pine Bluff • Foreign Trade Zone designation • 11 miles from Pine Bluff • Union Pacific rail spurs Regional Airport (Grider Field) • 7 miles from Pine Bluff Regional • 38 miles from Bill and Hillary Airport (Grider Field) Clinton National Airport • 47 miles from Bill and Hillary • 3 minutes from I-530 Clinton National Airport • Easy access to I-530
“The pro-business attitude of the community and the forward thinking of our municipal leaders and economic developers have made this area ideal for businesses who depend on rail and waterways for shipments and deliveries” — Tim DeJarnette, President of The Strong Company, Inc.
What can Jefferson County Alliance do for you? • Facilitate contact with City and County authorities 10% 1000+ • Facilitate contact with AEDC regarding State of Arkansas Sales Tax Acres of Industrial Parks incentives • Locate real estate opportunities • Connect with local educational institutions and workforce pipelines • Help with B2B contacts in the region • Assist stakeholders with community integration 4 1 • Introduce industry leaders to the established network of Transportation Networks Foreign Trade Zone the Alliance’s Jefferson County Manufacturing Council
870.535.0110 | 510 Main Street | PO Box 5069, Pine Bluff, AR 71611 | jeffersoncountyalliance.com