ADWIRED

The Arkansas Delta Second Generation WIRED region (ADWIRED) is made up of 17 counties on the Eastern border of Arkansas. The region includes more than two million acres of cultivated land, as well as a large concentration of transportation, logistics and communications infrastructure, making it prime for expansion of education, manufacturing, entrepreneurship and technology.

To address the region’s challenges and leverage its assets, the ADWIRED project will focus on increasing the capacity for research and development (R&D), engineering and workforce and entrepreneurship development in the Arkansas Delta. The project will increase innovation, education and business creation using existing statewide relationships and bringing the state’s science and technology organizations into a regional consortium.

ADWIRED Counties include Arkansas, Ashley, Chicot, Craighead, Crittenden, Cross, Desha, Drew, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Mississippi, Monroe, Phillips, Poinsett, St. Francis, and Woodruff.