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Little Rock is the capital and the most populous city of the State of Arkansas. Major corporations headquartered in Little Rock: Alltel, Dillard's Department Stores, Windstream Communications and Acxiom.Large companies headquartered in Little Rock: Metropolitan National Bank, Rose Law Firm, Nuvell Financial Services, Central Flying Service and Stephens Inc. Large companies headquartered in other cities but with a large presence in Little Rock: Dassault Falcon Jet, Raytheon Aircraft Company and Fidelity National Information Services. Non-profit organizations include Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Heifer International, Lions World Services for the Blind, William J. Clinton Foundation,Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Audubon Arkansas, The Nature Conservancy, and Winrock International. Associations include the American Taekwondo Association, Arkansas Hospital Association, and the Quapaw Quarter Association.  Major employers in Little Rock include Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Entergy, Raytheon, The Sharper Image, Siemens, and Timex. One of the largest public employers in the state with over 9,400 employees, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its affiliates — Arkansas Children's Hospital and the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System — have a total economic impact in Arkansas of about $4.1 billion per year. UAMS receives less than 11% of its funding from the state. Its operation is funded by payments for clinical services (64%), grants and contracts (18%), philanthropy and other (5%), and tuition and fees (2%). The Little Rock port is an intermodal river port with a large industrial business complex. It is designated as Foreign Trade Zone 14. Little Rock was named 22nd out of 361 metropolitan areas as best places for business in 2005 by Forbes Magazine. Moody's Investor Services ranks Little Rock as the second most diverse economy in the nation. Little Rock along with Louisville and Memphis are branches of the St. Louis Federal Reserve district. Information provided by Wikipedia CLICK HERE for helpful links to Little Rock community websites.
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