ROGERS — Today marked the start of a new chapter for Arkansas and the Western Hemisphere, as the landmark trade deal between the United States, Mexico and Canada took effect less than a year after the three countries signed the […]

ROGERS — With the implementation date nearing for the United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement (USMCA), the International Trade Administration has unveiled a new website that aims to provide key information about the agreement and how to prepare for exports on July 1. USMCA, […]

ROGERS — Arkansas exports remained strong in 2019, accounting for $6.2 billion in trade while supporting over one-fourth of the state’s workforce, according to a newly released report compiled by the World Trade Center Arkansas. “Arkansas has a diverse economy, […]

LITTLE ROCK — After a whirlwind tour across the state, which included export meetings with over a dozen Arkansas business over a three-week span, Melvin Torres was ready to supplant his usual face-to-face meetings with remote assistance in the wake […]

Editor’s Note: The following commentary by Melvin Torres, the director of Western Hemisphere Trade for the university-based World Trade Center Arkansas, ran earlier in the publication Arkansas Money & Politics. Over a month ago, if you asked what I did for a […]

ROGERS — The World Trade Center Arkansas has received a $700,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to expand trade, export and commercialization opportunities for Arkansas businesses and agribusiness affected by severe weather events last year. Procured by the […]

ROGERS — The World Trade Center of Arkansas is joining forces the U.S. Commercial Service for a key trade mission this fall to the Caribbean, where companies will have one-on-one opportunities to meet with business leaders and buyers in the […]

SAN ANTONIO — The North American Development Bank (NADB) is soliciting bids for an infrastructure project in northwest Mexico that’s open to Arkansas companies. The local water utility, Organismo Operador Municipal de Agua Potable, Alcantarillado y Saneamiento de Nogales (OOMAPAS) […]

ROGERS — Business leaders from Northwest Arkansas and Belarus say there are exciting opportunities for bilateral trade between the two regions after a Belarusian trade delegation visited the World Trade Center of Arkansas for training, store visits and business-to-business meetings. […]

ROGERS — The World Trade Center of Arkansas is working closely with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to promote economic resilience and ease concern among small businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The Center utilizes the State […]

LITTLE ROCK — Robert S. Moore, Jr., a former speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives and current advisor to the World Trade Center of Arkansas, has been elected chairman of the Arkansas Highway Commission, according to Arkansas Business. Moore, […]

JONESBORO — The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been good for Arkansas’ economy, and its replacement could have a similarly positive impact on the state, according to Melvin Torres, director of Western Hemisphere trade at the World Trade […]