Welcome!
Our CCED team is excited to venture into the blogging community! The CCED blog will be our newest tool to effectively and easily communicate our activities to followers, stakeholders, partners, and UCA...
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The Summit 2015
CCED Director Amy Whitehead and Assistant Director Josh Markham presented at The Summit 2015 on April 30. At the 40th annual conference, Amy and Josh led a large group of non-profit, volunteer, and...
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Faulkner County Economic Development Boot Camp
On May 8, 2015, the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) held the first ever Faulkner County Economic Development Boot Camp. The Boot Camp, modeled after our premiere community and...
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Effective Collaboration at the Local Level
The concept of collaboration seems very straightforward. The term has gained a great deal of traction among community and economic developers as organizations and cities seek to build upon existing...
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2015 Arkansas Rural Development Conference
One of our favorite conferences to attend is the Arkansas Rural Development Conference (ARDC) hosted by the Arkansas Department of Rural Services. Since our target audience at the Center is small to...
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Clarksville First Impressions Tour
If you have ever heard a member of our team use the word “FIT” we aren’t pushing you to go to the gym and sweat – we’re referring to a program we offer that focuses on the well-being and health of your...
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2015 Breakthrough Solutions Conference
Our staff knows that summer is officially upon us when our calendar hits Dr. Mark Peterson‘s Breakthrough Solutions Conference. One of our favorite conferences to attend, Breakthrough Solutions aims to...
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Good Community Branding Adds Value
The current competitive economic environment is making it harder for communities to command attention and display relevancy. Thus, many Arkansas communities are getting lost in the crowd. One way these...
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Introducing Our Summer 2015 Intern
Today on the blog we want to explore a vital part of our team at the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) – our interns. Every fall, spring, and summer we search for the best and...
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Driving Tour in Heber Springs
Even though our team at the Center hasn’t posted to the blog in a while doesn’t mean we aren’t busy – on the contrary, we are very, VERY busy. Heading into late June and all of July our internal brain...
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This week on the Center’s blog, we are featuring a special guest that is VERY close to our staff (both literally and figuratively). Kandace Keeney is the Professional Development & Special Projects...
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Paris Builds Community Momentum
“Paris builds community momentum” was written by the Center’s Director Amy Whitehead and was featured in Arkansas Municipal League’s City & Town magazine. On May 30 the City of Paris in Logan...
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Mulberry a Community Planning Success Story
“Mulberry a community planning success story” by CCED Assistant Director Josh Markham was originally published in Arkansas Municipal League’s City & Town magazine. “Where there is no vision, the...
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To set up this particular blog post we can’t help but start off with a little song – so please feel free to listen as you scan over this post: As a sponsor of Destination Downtown 2015, CCED Director...
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Conway Small Business Institute: Small Business Marketing
On Thursday, September 24, the UCA campus was host to the first session of the innovative Conway Small Business Institute (CSBI), a product of a partnership between the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce...
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Western Arkansas Economic Development Boot Camp
On October 13, 2015, the Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) held a Western Arkansas Economic Development Boot Camp for community leaders in Western Arkansas at the Janet Huckabee...
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Saving Your Small Town – Batesville
Our team always enjoys time spent in Independence County – those folks are hard working, dedicated, and ready to take action to make their communities flourish! Over 40 community leaders from multiple...
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Welcome 2016! As the new year kicks off and our team settles back into our routines, we are beginning to plan programs, technical assistance projects, and state-wide training events that will fill up...
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The Road to Recovery in Faulkner County
“The road to recovery in Faulkner County” by CCED Project Coordinator Shelby Fiegel was originally published in Arkansas Municipal League’s City & Town magazine. April 27, 2014, will be forever...
View ArticleThe Arkansas Delta: Why It Still Matters
The Arkansas Delta – why does it still matter? This is the question that was examined, poked, and prodded on Thursday, April 7 at “The Arkansas Delta: Why It Still Matters,” presented by Simmons Bank....
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