1. 1 ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Mike Preston February 2016

2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEN T IN ARKANSAS

3. RESULT S Unemployment 4.8% 38,000 Jobs Created Percentage of Job Growth 19 th out of 50 118 new and expanding companies have signed agreements with AEDC since January 13, 2015 5,000 New Jobs $2 Billion Capital Investment Average Wage of $41,200 per Year

4. 2015 JOB CREATION 190 Jobs 40 Jobs 120 Jobs 10 Jobs 25 Jobs 100 Jobs 85 Jobs 64 Jobs 75 Jobs 225 Jobs

5. RECENT ACTIVITY 5 Major Market Recruitment Trips ◦ Dallas, TX ◦ Atlanta, GA ◦ Silicon Valley, CA ◦ New York City, NY ◦ Las Vegas, NV

6. RECENT ACTIVITY 5 Foreign Countries Visited on Business Recruitment Trips ◦ France ◦ Germany ◦ Cuba ◦ Japan ◦ China

7. ARKANSAS INC.

8. WHAT’S NEXT Arkansas Inc. Enhanced Communication with Partners & Stakeholders SJR 16 “Jobs for Arkansans” Incentives Discussion Competitiveness Issues to Address Envision What’s Around the Corner

9. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A TEAM SPORT

10. 10 900 West Capitol Avenue, Suite 400 Little Rock, AR 72201 www.ArkansasEDC.com 501-682-1121 ARKANSAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION