June 28, 2017
Industry leaders speak on a panel at the Belarus International Investment Forum in 2016.

Arkansas trade director attends Belarus international investment forum

Jun 25, 2017 – Denise Thomas, director of Africa and Middle East Trade will visit Belarus from Tuesday, June 27 – Monday, July 3 to meet with government leaders and participate in the IX International Investment Forum. The Forum takes […]
June 28, 2017

Arkansas trade director visits Argentina to promote relations

June 26, 2017 – Melvin Torres, director of western hemisphere trade for the World Trade Center Arkansas visited Argentina to promote bilateral trade relations between Arkansas and Argentina. Torres’ trip coincided with the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce‘s trip to Argentina as the […]
June 26, 2017

Arkansas trade director testifies to USTR at NAFTA hearing

June 26, 2017 – Melvin Torres, Director of Western Hemisphere Trade for the World Trade Center Arkansas traveled to Washington D.C. on Tuesday to testify on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The NAFTA hearings took place before the […]
June 19, 2017

NAFTA & USMCA

June 16, 2017

World Trade Center Arkansas to accompany Governor, AEDC on trip to Paris

June 16, 2017 – The World Trade Center Arkansas Senior Director of Global Trade Strategy, Boon Tan will attend the 2017 International Paris Airshow which takes place from Monday, June 19 to Sunday, June 25. Tan will travel to Europe […]
June 16, 2017

Dan Hendrix speaks at 83rd Arkansas Municipal League Convention

June 16, 2017 – The World Trade Center Arkansas participated in the Arkansas Municipal League’s 33rd Convention which was held from Wednesday, June 14 to Friday, June 16, 2017 in Little Rock. World Trade Center Arkansas President and CEO, Dan Hendrix […]
June 14, 2017
Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross addresses the U.S.-Africa Business Summit.

Arkansas trade director shares D.C. summit panel with Africa governors, mayors

June 17, 2017 – Denise Thomas, director of Africa and Middle East Trade for the World Trade Center Arkansas attended the U.S – Africa Business Summit 2017 from Wednesday, June 14 – Friday, June 17 as a guest speaker on […]
June 13, 2017
Seal of the EXIM Bank

WTCAR partners with EXIM Bank as REPP participant

June 13, 2017 – The World Trade Center Arkansas has partnered with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) to participate in the Regional Export Promotion Program (REPP). The EXIM Bank is the official export credit agency of […]
May 25, 2017

SIDO names Dan Hendrix as new board member

May 25, 2017 – The State International Development Organizations (SIDO) has named Dan Hendrix, President and CEO of the World Trade Center Arkansas as a new at-large member of their leadership board. SIDO organizes their board with regional leaders and […]
May 25, 2017

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade

May 24, 2017

Discover Global Markets

May 16, 2017
The World Trade Center Arkansas attended the 2017 SIDO, Inc. conference in Washington D.C. Photo by Joseph Gruber.

WTCAR attends SIDO conference, Vice President Pence to give keynote address

May 16, 2017 – The World Trade Center Arkansas is participating in the State International Development Organizations, Inc. (SIDO) 2017 annual conference in Washington D.C. from Tuesday to Thursday. SIDO is the premiere U.S. organization dedicated to supporting state international […]