Accelerate Arkansas resources:
2009 Opportunities for Advancing Job-Creating Research in Arkansas
Findings from a newly released study from the Battelle Institute indentifies strategic areas for Arkansas.
Arkansas 180 - Teaching and Research
University of Arkansas Chancellor David Gearhart speaks about teaching and research.
2009 Arkansas Economic Development Commission Strategic Plan
This long-term Strategic Plan was written by Arkansans for Arkansas with significant public and private sector input. The intent of the plan is to achieve economic improvement for our citizens through collaboration and cooperation and strong regional empowerment.
2009 Accelerate Arkansas Legislative Agenda and Strategic Recommendations
The legislative initiatives proposed by Accelerate Arkansas build on its five core strategies and seek to strengthen the link between education and economic development.
2008 The Task Force for the 21st Century Economy - Final Report
The Task Force for the Twenty-First Century Economy was established by the 86th General Assembly of Arkansas to study the role and scope of economic development in the 21st Century in Arkansas, and to identify the programs and services needed for continued development in Arkansas. Additional objectives mandated to the Task Force were to examine the constitutional prohibition on state equity investments and the current structure of the state’s economic development agencies in light of the needs of a 21st Century economy.
2008 The Arkansas Task Force on Higher Education Remediation, Retention and Graduation Rates
The goal established by the Arkansas Task Force on Higher Education Remediation, Retention, and Graduation Rates (Task Force) is to design and implement policies that will enable Arkansas to meet the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) average percentage of citizens holding bachelor's degrees by 2015.
There is growing concern that the United States is not preparing a sufficient number of students, teachers, and practitioners in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A large majority of secondary school students fail to reach proficiency in math and science, and many are taught by teachers who either lack adequate subject matter knowledge or lack passion for the subjects.
2007 Accelerate Arkansas Executive Summary
Arkansas at a crossroad: In 2005, in Arkansas; There were 2,775,708 people, ranking us 32nd in population in the U.S. Total personal income was $74.06 billion, ranking us 33rd in total personal income in the U.S. Total personal income per capita was $26,681, ranking us 47th in total personal income per capita in the U.S. Clearly, our personal income per capita ranking is not desirable. In order to be competitive economically, we must change.
2007 Accelerate Arkansas Strategic Plan - Building a Knowledge-Based Economy in Arkansas
This document is a roadmap for the future economic success of Arkansas developed by Accelerate Arkansas. It provides a direction to move the state forward and close the gap in per capita income between Arkansas and the remainder of the U.S.
2004 Milken Institute: Arkansas’s Position in the Knowledge-Based Economy
Arkansas has been making progress, but most states are focused on investing heavily and nurturing key institutions to improve their position in the knowledge-based economy. Given that Arkansas is starting far behind other states in the knowledge-based economy race, it is necessary to implement both incremental improvements and invest in transformational change to lift its position and begin to close the gap in per capita income with the U.S. average.
2002 Taskforce for the Creation of Knowledge Based Jobs
This report seeks to make recommendations concerning how the gaps that remain might be filled to allow Arkansas to compete effectively for retention of our best people to grow knowledge based businesses and jobs.
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Arkansas Capital Corporation Group
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
Arkansas Development Finance Authority
Arkansas Research Alliance
Arkansas Science and Technology Authority
Arkansas Venture Forum
Innovate Arkansas
Small Business Technology Development Center