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The city of Berryville received a $400,000 grant from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 11, to help with infrastructure improvements at the Berryville Business Park.
Berryville Mayor Tim McKinney and economic development director Dean Lee accepted the grant funds in a ceremony at the State Capitol.
Altogether, the AEDC awarded $10 million in grants to 13 communities throughout the state.
McKinney said the city is grateful for the state funding, which will be used to complete water and sewer infrastructure in the business park. The majority of the city’s match for the grant will come in the form of manpower, with city crews completing the work.
“The sky is the limit for Arkansas’ economy when our government and private sector work together to grow investment and jobs,” Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a news release announcing the grants. “The Arkansas Site Development Program tells companies worldwide that Arkansas is open for business and will help each of the recipient communities attract new businesses.”
AEDC developed and announced the Arkansas Site Development Program in June 2024. Eligible recipient locations are industrial sites of at least 30 contiguous acres of land, listed on the Arkansas Site Selection Database, and owned or optioned by the applicant.
“Ensuring that our communities have company-ready sites is critical for Arkansas’ economic success,” said Secretary of Commerce Hugh Mc-Donald. “The Arkansas Site Development Program has been a model of collaboration between Gov. Sanders, the Arkansas General Assembly, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and local stakeholders to build a program that will set a course for future success across our state.”
AEDC received a total of 28 applications for the Arkansas Site Development Program, totaling $44,646,370.37 in requested funding.
“Strong communities with competitive industrial sites are essential for winning economic development projects, and the Arkansas Site Development Program will play a major role in equipping our state’s communities to win,” said Clint O’Neal, executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
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