AR-TX REDI

Cooperation key to Twin Cities’ future

Cooperation. Between the two Texarkanas. We have heard this before. There have been many calling for just that. And for years we have been touting the idea on this page.

Perhaps now it’s a bit closer to reality.

Last week, members of AR-TX Regional Economic Development Incorporation met with city officials from both sides of the line to share a vision of growth in our area that hinges on cooperation.

AR-TX REDI is made up of local business and community leaders. They want to see the cities come together in a joint effort to attract new business and jobs through positive promotion of our area’s assets. These include our workforce, transportation infrastructure, educational institutions and plentiful water resources.

Right now it’s still on the drawing board. There is a lot to be done. And that may lead to skepticism from the community.

After all, as we said this isn’t new. We’ve heard it before and nothing much ever seems to get done.

But AR-TX REDI has some good people behind it. The kind of folks who know how to get things done. With support from the public, cooperation with local governments and that can-do spirit, we may finally see some much-needed progress for our Twin Cities.

We support their efforts. We encourage all our readers to do so as well. And we hope this new incarnation of an old idea bears economic fruit.