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Forrest City offers an option to more expensive locations in Little Rock and Memphis with its location along Interstate 40, 50 miles from Memphis and 90 miles from Little Rock, with the lower cost-of-doing-business you’d expect in a rural location.

Situated atop and to the west of Crowley’s Ridge, Forrest City’s industrial sites and properties are outside the 500-year floodplain and either adjacent or convenient to the interstate.

​Transportation assets and links within easy reach include:
  • Junction I-40 and I-55, 25 minutes
  • Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal (Marion, AR), 30 minutes
  • Port of West Memphis (channel port, rail access under construction, commodity capacity), 30 minutes
  • Memphis International Airport (FedEx hub), 45 minutes
  • Port of Memphis (slackwater harbor, rail access, container capacity), 45 minutes
  • Junction I-40 and I-430 (link access to I-30), 75 minutes
  • Little Rock National Airport, 90 minutes
  • Port of Little Rock (rail access, slackwater harbor), 90 minutes
 

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  • Memphis International Airport (FedEx hub), 45 minutes
  • Port of Memphis (slackwater harbor, rail access, container capacity), 45 minutes
  • Junction I-40 and I-430 (link access to I-30), 75 minutes
  • Little Rock National Airport, 90 minutes
  • Port of Little Rock (rail access, slackwater harbor), 90 minutes
 
City Population:
County Population
Regional Laborshed Population
Major employers in Forrest City include:
  • Federal Correctional Institute (minimum security), 650
  • Boar’s Head (food processing), 600
  • Core-Mark (wholesale grocery warehousing and distribution), 350
  • Mestek (HVAC OEM parts), 150
  • Belleville Shoe (shoes and boots), 150
Forrest City’s Cost of Living Index is 76, driven by lower costs of housing, utilities, health care and transportation.
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Forrest City Industrial Park is owned by the non-profit Forrest City Industrial Development Commission. Four sites, ranging from 9 to 53 acres, remain in the fully developed industrial park. Land prices range from $8,000 to $15,000 per acre. FCIDC also holds an option on property for Phase II of the industrial park, located south of Interstate 40 and within a mile of the existing park, is available for immediate development.  (See Sites and Buildings)
Follow the link below to view information regarding available buildings and industrial locations.