Successful economic development is usually the result of getting many small things done to clear the way for the bigger things to happen. That was the thinking behind the Community Catalyst program, which is funded by Entergy Arkansas and conducted in partnership with the University of Central Arkansas’ Center for Community and Economic Development and Mississippi State University’s Stennis Institute.   

The four states that comprise the Entergy Region — Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas — are home to the largest industrial base in the United States. The utility owns and operates one of the cleanest, large-scale U.S. power generating fleets with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including 8,000 MW of nuclear power. The company had 2018 annual revenue of approximately $11 billion, and is among the top 20% of companies in North America demonstrating sustainable business practices.