The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, in the central part of the state, a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The largest city in the state’s eastern part is Jonesboro. The largest city in the state’s southeastern part is Pine Bluff.
In the 21st century, Arkansas’s economy is based on service industries, aircraft, poultry, steel, and tourism, along with important commodity crops of cotton, soybeans and rice.
The City of Little Rock is a hub for transportation, business, culture, and government. The northwestern corner of the state is a population, education, and economic center.
Northwest Arkansas is home to Walmart corporate headquarters also called Walmart Home Office in Bentonville. Walmart is the world’s largest company by revenue, with over 10,526 stores and clubs in 24 countries.
The State of Arkansas embraces cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity and has many historic business-friendly communities. Arkansas is rolling out the “Welcome to Arkansas” welcome mat to new entrepreneurs, new startups, business founders, new residents and more value-added businesses.
Local Arkansas entrepreneurs have created business opportunities in the state. With the help of local business leaders, the demand for startup ventures and the need for more goods and services has ignited the spirit of local ownership in Arkansas’s local communities.