Forrest City Chamber of Commerce


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Forrest City, situated atop the beautiful geological formation of Crowley's Ridge, lives up to its logo, "The Jewel of the Delta". Located on busy Interstate 40, Forrest City lies 92 miles east of Arkansas' state capital, Little Rock, and 45 miles west of the mighty Mississippi River and Memphis, Tennessee, the distribution center of the South. We give you the best of two worlds. On one hand, our proximity to these cities offers you the amenities of a metropolitan area. On the other hand, our smaller city atmosphere offers a lower cost of living, less traffic congestion, a more relaxed pace, and sincere community appreciation for you and your business.

Set amid vast acres of rich Delta farmland, the area boasts farms and industries that are on the cutting edge of technology. Forrest City has attracted companies with varied industrial bases, from manufacturers of electronic consumer goods and industrial equipment to deli meat processors and a wholesale grocery distributor. Our industrial park has sites available, infrastructure in place, ready to develop- all within sight of I-40.

Two post-secondary institutions offer numerous training opportunities for industries and the workforce. East Arkansas Community College recently completed construction on its Learning Resource Center, complete with a digital library, compressed video site, and a multimedia learning center. The college has a state-of-the-art computer technology center. In addition to EACC, our community also is home to Crowley's Ridge Technical Institute. CRTI provides technical and vocational training in various fields. Both institutions can offer customized workforce training for area businesses and industries.

Location, sites, infrastructure, available workforce, training, convenience, lifestyle- if these are factors in your site selection criteria, visit the pages in our web site. Email us or give us a call at 870-633-1651 if you have any questions. We would like to work with you on matching the needs of your business and the assets our community.

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