The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas are committed to matching your company with the right location. We serve approximately 460,000 homes, farms, businesses and industries in Arkansas, encompassing more than 60 percent of the state's land area.
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas play an active role in the community and economic development of our state. By maintaining a low cost and abundant power supply backed by an active infrastructure enhancement and business recruitment program, the cooperatives plan to keep Arkansas a vital, powerful economic opportunity for your company.
There are about 60 Fortune 500 firms with operations in Arkansas. Five of these firms, ALLTEL Corporation, Dillard's Department Stores, Inc., Tyson Foods, Inc., and Wal Mart Stores, Inc. are headquartered here. Five of the largest trucking companies are located here including J.B. Hunt Transport. Manufacturers such as Whirlpool Corporation, B.F. Goodrich Aerospace, Maybelline Cosmetics, Green Bay Packaging/Kraft Paper, Remington Arms, Bekaert Corporation, Scroll Technologies and steel giant Nucor-Yamato Steel also have operations in Arkansas. Knowledge and information-based companies such as Acxiom Corporation, BEI Sensors and Systems, and Electronic Data Systems are here. The world's largest marketer of rice, Riceland Foods, is headquartered here.
To help attract businesses to Arkansas, the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, in conjunction with the Office of the Governor and the Arkansas Department of Economic Development, offer a combination of competitive incentives; an excellent infrastructure network including telecommunications, water, truck, rail and interstate highways; and affordable power rates. We are capable of supplying an abundance of electricity through ten generating stations which utilize low-sulfur coal, oil, natural gas or hydroelectric power.
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have an experienced and supportive economic development department. Just one call, and our economic development staff will become your partner in finding potential sites and evaluating cost to make your business or industry more profitable. We are experienced and dedicated to working with client confidentiality and have a commitment to respond promptly with complete information.
Arkansas offers a quality of life that makes recruiting high-quality personnel an easy job. A strong, documented work ethic among residents makes the area a desirable location for any business or industry.
We invite you to discover why industry leaders like Nucor-Yamato Steel, B.F. Goodrich Aerospace, Bekaert Corporation, Scroll Technologies and Green Bay Packaging/Kraft Paper have chosen the natural beauty and assured long-term power supply offered by this state and the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas.
