As Little Rock’s chief growth officer, Mayor Scott has made our city an economic engine for the region, second only to Nashville in growth. We added over 14,000 jobs and pushed regional employment past 400,000. The Little Rock 2030 plan accelerates this momentum. We are recruiting top-tier employers, cutting red tape for local small businesses, expanding fresh food access in neglected neighborhoods, and enforcing tough standards on data centers to safeguard our residential quality of life.
Jobs, Small Businesses, and Economic Opportunity
Expanded Vision
Port Megasite Recruitment: Securing a major manufacturing employer for the 1,475-acre Port Megasite to create quality, high-paying jobs.
Grocery & Food Access Partnerships: Eliminating food deserts by partnering with grocery providers, utilizing city price offsets to keep healthy food affordable, and launching a second mobile market.
Unlocking Tools, Resources & City Pathways: Connecting Little Rock’s municipal needs with mission-driven startups and local founders. Through this partnership, entrepreneurs gain direct access to city resources, tools, and procurement opportunities to solve key community challenges in housing, childcare, healthcare, education, and financial mobility.
Small Business Contracting: Reviewing municipal procurement policies to remove unnecessary barriers, expanding direct outreach, and ensuring qualified local small businesses have a fair opportunity to compete for city contracts.
Empowering Small Businesses: Implementing a new small business certification program based on our recent disparity study, creating defined contracting opportunities to support and sustain growing local enterprises.