An Economy That Manufactures Growth, Among Other Things

Locating your business in El Dorado puts you in the center of a thriving manufacturing and business community. El Dorado is home to petroleum leader Murphy Oil Corporation and other Fortune 500 companies. Deltic Timber, Anthony Forest Products, Great Lakes Chemical and Pilgrim's Pride have all located here because of close proximity to raw materials and affordability of energy and skilled labor. The city’s unique strengths in the oil and timber industries continue to help our economy grow and diversify.

El Dorado is the retail trade center for a large part of south Arkansas and north Louisiana. Seventeen percent of the county’s workforce is in retail and service trades, so it’s clear that the community has a vibrant consumer economy.

The city’s location in south central Arkansas is at the very heart of the vibrant Sunbelt. This puts you in an enviable business position -- right in the center of things. El Dorado is within 500 miles of 20 percent of the total U.S. population, giving you quick access to major markets such as Dallas, Atlanta, New Orleans, St. Louis, Memphis, Houston, and Oklahoma City.