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AEDC outlines rural impact in 'The Power of Rural' presentation to joint agriculture committees
Summary
Becca Caldwell of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission presented "The Power of Rural" to the joint Senate and House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development committees on May 20, 2025, in Little Rock. Committees approved routine procedural items without objection and adjourned at 3:05 p.m.
Becca Caldwell, director of rural services at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, presented the agency's "The Power of Rural" overview to the joint Senate and House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development committees on May 20, 2025, at the Robinson Event Center in Little Rock.
The presentation, identified in committee materials as Exhibit F, summarized AEDC efforts and impact in rural Arkansas. Hugh McDonald, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Commerce, gave closing comments following the presentation. The transcript records the presentation and remarks but does not provide numerical totals or program-level funding amounts in the spoken record.
Before the presentation, the joint committees handled routine procedural business. They ratified special expenses incurred in conjunction with the May 20 meeting and authorized the committee chairs to approve special expenses going forward; both measures were approved "without objection." The committee also approved the minutes from its Dec. 5, 2024 meeting, again "without objection."
Votes at a glance: ratification of special expenses (approved without objection); authorization for chairs to approve special expenses (approved without objection); approval of Dec. 5, 2024 minutes (approved without objection).
With no further business, Senator Ronald Caldwell called for adjournment and the meeting ended at 3:05 p.m.
