02 Aug 2021 North Little Rock hires director of Workforce Development

NORTH LITTLE ROCK — Colleen Carr recently joined the City of North Little Rock’s Economic Development Team as the Director of Workforce Development. Carr has 18 years of experience in economic development, program development, networking, event planning and community engagement.

“Colleen will be an asset to our economic development team,” Mayor Terry Hartwick said. “Her experience speaks for itself and I look forward to utilizing her talents.”

Carr will head up retail attractions and small business development. Most recently, Colleen worked as the Director of Economic Development for three years in City of Sherwood. She also worked as the Membership Recruiter and Coordinator for the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Development Coordinator at Big Brother Big Sisters of Central Arkansas. In addition to her experience in economic development, Colleen owned and operated her own business for 10 years in Little Rock and worked as a Case Manager and Licensed Mental Health Worker at Birch Tree Communities.

“Colleen has a great background in community service, small business support and retail attraction that will benefit North Little Rock and promote continued growth,” Robert Birch said.