Regional Economic Development Inc. has asked Texarkana, Arkansas, and Miller County to buy land so that it can recruit a heavy industrial user, ideally an automobile manufacturer, according to REDI Executive Director Rob Sitterley. The city has already agreed to contribute at least $230,000...

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas A&M University-Texarkana officials have announced that the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has voted to approve the university's plan to launch a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree in the fall of 2020. Initial funding for the expansion of...

More than $350 million invested to date to restart operations Texarkana, TX – Today, Texarkana Aluminum, a national leader in stainless steel, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its newly upgraded aluminum coil rolling mill. Since its acquisition in October 2018, more than $350 million has been...

AR-TX REDI is taking Texarkana USA to the next level by marketing the region as a premier business location through an aggressive strategic marketing plan. Central to these efforts is the launch of a new state-of-the-art website (www.ar-txredi.com) showcasing the assets and attributes of the area....

Texarkana has made a good list! We are one of the cheapest places to live, according to the recent article on Yahoo Finance, we made the list, just barely, but we’re there!

Here are some of the factors they used in the finding from the Council for Community and Economic Research’s calculations: They looked at costs of living like housing, utilities, groceries, health care and transportation. They also included miscellaneous expenses like going out to dinner or the movies.

It was a significant event that some might have missed:
On August 7, the ArkLaTex area campus of the University of Arkansas officially changed its domain name to “UAHT” — adding “Texarkana” to the abbreviation for The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana.
While many may not realize it, this is a watershed moment for Texarkana, Arkansas and Texarkana, Texas.

In most places, a dividing line acts to separate people. In this border town, the line brings folks together. Texarkana is one city that happens to straddle two states, so it has plenty of built-in divisions. As its name suggests, the Texas-Arkansas border runs right through town of nearly 70,000....

Governors from both sides of the state line will converge in downtown Texarkana on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 3 p.m. to announce the creation of the AR-TX Regional Economic Development Incorporation (AR-TX REDI)—an organization formed to serve as a catalyst for regional growth and a...

The grand opening of Texarkana's new FedEx Freight Service Center on Friday signals a new era for the area's economic development, officials say. "We are thrilled FedEx is expanding operations in the Texarkana region. The company's investment in a new world-class facility and creation of local...