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When: April 28-May 1, June 2-5, September 22-25, or聽October 20-23, 2026
Where: Bentonville, AR
Registration fee: $2,850
About: The聽Active Transportation Academy聽is a four-day professional development course that equips engineers, planners, advocates, and elected officials with practical strategies to create safer, more connected communities through walking, biking, and micro-mobility.聽Participants experience Northwest Arkansas firsthand by traveling its multimodal corridors and learning from regional leaders and partners.
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When: February 22 – 24, 2026
奥丑别谤别:听Little Rock, AR
Registration fee: Full Registration – $400聽Monday Day Pass聽| $200聽Tuesday Day Pass | $200聽AOES Business Pitch Competition | $40聽Henry Awards Banquet – $75
础产辞耻迟:听This year Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism is excited to co-locate with Arkansas Outdoor Economy Summit! These annual gatherings include sessions on tourism and travel trends, marketing strategies, the economics of the outdoors, industry workforce development efforts, and more.
When: March 23-26, 2026
Where: Phoenix, Arizona
Registration fee:听$1,295.00 | $695.00 | $495.00
About: The 2026 National Community Investment Conference highlights strategies for advancing economic opportunity through access to credit, investment, and financial services, with a focus on effective partnership models. Attendees will hear about successful approaches for attracting and deploying capital in a variety of sessions tailored to financial institutions, community organizations, and public entities who are striving to meet the needs of the communities they serve.
When: April 13-16, 2026
Where: Little Rock, AR
Registration fee: $750
础产辞耻迟:听Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course (MSBEDC), a premier program dedicated to empowering professionals with the essential training and education vital for launching or advancing their careers in economic development. Organized by AEDCE, this event continues its legacy of serving economic developers in the Mid-South region.
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When: April 29, 2026 – September 30, 2026
础产辞耻迟:听The 75Strong Business Building Program is a 24 week聽virtual & FREE intensive program designed for Arkansas businesses聽looking to create a strategy to scale. Gain access to聽business growth professionals, a network of other聽companies across Arkansas looking to grow, and business聽growth curriculum designed to help you overcome聽obstacles and chart a path to sustainable growth. Applications are open now through April 10.
CDI 2026
When: July 27 – July 31, 2026
Where: Conway, AR (51青楼)
Registration fee:听$600
础产辞耻迟:听CDI is a three-year community and economic development training program, with one week of training per year. Participants that graduate from CDI are eligible to become a certified Professional Community and Economic Developer (PCED).