White River Planning and
Development District, Inc.
The White River Planning and Development District, Inc. (WRPDD) is a private, non-profit organization recognized by the Arkansas Legislature in 1967 to stimulate economic and community growth within a ten county area in north central Arkansas. One of eight economic development districts in the state, WRPDD was established to efficiently utilize scarce economic resources across a multi-county region, and to provide a better standard of living through coordinated economic planning and development. WRPDD serves the counties of Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, White and Woodruff.
Community and Economic Development
Workforce
Solid Waste Management
Childcare
SERVICES
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMIC BASE OF THE REGION IN ORDER TO PROMOTE LONG TERM ECONOMIC GROWTH
About White River Planning and Development District
The primary mission of WRPDD is to assist local government through strategic planning for sustainable economic and community development and to provide assistance in obtaining and administering state and federal funding to make those plans become reality.
As a part of that mission, WRPDD also works as a community partner with existing and potential new businesses and industries toward the development of new and expanded operations in our area of Arkansas.
For more information about the opportunities that this region of Arkansas has to offer, contact us or visit the web sites below:
Equal Opportunity is the Law
Equal Opportunity Officer:
Brittany Shipley
4441 Harrison Street
Batesville, AR 72501
Phone: 870-793-5233
Email: Brittany@wrpdd.org