Four State, 12 County Economic Development Initiative

05/03/2019

Here we grow again! Congrats to our friends in New Boston.

Road Ranger Travel Center is coming to New Boston. It will be located on 12 acres of land on the northwest side of the intersection of Interstate 30 and McCoy Boulevard and will cost $9 million to build, according to a local media report.

04/06/2018

A brewing trade war between the United States and China is making Texas cattle ranchers nervous about potential tariffs on their beef exports.

02/17/2018

Interesting...report shows Texarkana region more closely tied to Little Rock and Memphis. Do you agree?

A massive commuter dataset and algorithmic approach have created a unique, new map of America's megaregions.

09/11/2017

Governor's Small Business Forum- Texarkana Hosted by The Office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Workforce Commission and the City of Texarkana, Texas Partners: AEP SWEPCO, Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce, New Boston Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Texas Small Business Development Center, Te...

08/18/2017

Interesting read...Texarkana is considered a fairly large rail hub in the US

We Texans have a lot of pride, and for good reason. We have great sports teams, great universities, an actively growing population and the...

08/16/2017

Congrats to Ina McDowell for investing in herself! We all need to adopt the mindset of continuous learning and improvement. Thank you for your leadership Ina McDowell! You are making Texarkana a better place to live, work, play and learn!

Ina McDowell, Executive Director, Main Street Texarkana has recently completed Year 1 of the 31st Annual Community Development Institute(CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas on August 4, 2017. CDI trains community leaders and economic development professionals on how to strengthen their local…

08/04/2017

08/01/2017

TexAmericas Center officials gathered with local community members last month to find out about the region's economic development strengths and weaknesses—and they weren't disappointed.

07/18/2017

“The Texarkana Region is READY to attract new companies into the region that will bring new jobs and capital investment...”-Deane Foote, President and CEO of Foote Consulting. Read the full Texarkana Region Workforce Target Analysis report here:http://www.fourstatesregionalpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TexAmericas_FCG_FINAL_Revised0713.pdf

07/18/2017

Thanks to a grant from Texas Mutual Insurance Company, Texarkana College is offering a free 40-hour Confined Space safety training course beginning July 31. The course will offer essential safety training for employees of area businesses and industries free of charge at Texarkana College’s TC@TexAme...

07/16/2017

Note AEP/SWEPCO's territory is not singled out...but look at Ohio and you find AEP OH. AEP communications states that the SWEPCO system coming off of the Louisiana grid is the fifth lowest cost system in the US.

ACEEE’s Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard looks at the performance of the 51 largest electric utilities in the U.S. and highlights cutting-edge efforts.