"IS CLARK COUNTY BETTER OFF TODAY THAN IT WAS IN 1987?"

• 15-17% Unemployment
• Fafnir Closed
• Reynolds Closed
• Levi's Closed
• Low sales tax base
• Depressed property values
• Empty store fronts downtown
• Businesses & families leaving Clark County
• In 1987 there was ONE person employed in our Industrial Park - the guard at the Fafnir Building. It was his job to keep people out.

• Over 1,800 new jobs
• Over $35,000,000 per year in new salaries
• One of the lowest unemployment rates in Arkansas
• An expanded tax base
• An increase of over $1,500,000 per year in sales tax revenue
• A very strong real estate market
• A 1.5 million dollar Business Park Access Road
• A developing 41-acre Business Park
• The Southwest Arkansas Technology Learning Center
• Over 50% increase in Real & Personal property assessment
• A much brighter future for our children and grandchildren