ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATION HUB

Establish an Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in Pine Bluff and Make the City and the Region an Economic Engine for Southeast Arkansas.

EMPLOYABILITY TRAINING

Make Targeted Employability Training, Offered by the Department of Labor, Widely Available to Pine Bluff Residents and Employers.

ENDORSE RENEWAL OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE SALES TAX

Support the Renewal of the 3/8 Cent Economic Development Sales Tax to Ensure the Stability of the Jefferson County Alliance and Expand its Capabilities.

Pillar members participated in the design of the GFPB Plan.

Nick Makris

Chair

General Manager,
M.K. Distributors, Inc.

Mike Gerfen

Staff

Director,
Community Workforce Analysis and Assistance

Pat Anderson

Simmons Bank

Drew Atkinson

Chief Financial Officer,
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel

Jeffrey Billingsley

Charles Boyd, Sr.

Julie Bridgforth

Relyance Bank

Steven S. Brown

Keidra Burrell

Vivian Butler

Christopher Doolittle

Dane Duffield

Tracy V. Dunbar

Dee Herring-Gatlin

John Lawson

Kristin McCool

Lou Ann Nisbett

President and CEO.
The Economic Development Alliance of Jefferson County

Ron Powell

Joseph Rayfus

Chris Rittenhouse

Jeffrey Shorts

Monica Smith

Ryan Watley

CEO,
Go Forward Pine Bluff

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