In January, Gov. Mike Beebe announced the second expansion of Arkansas Works, his strategic initiative to coordinate education, training and economic development in Arkansas communities. SAU Tech has been chosen to be one of the two-year colleges in Arkansas to participate in the three-year pilot program, according to a news release from the university.

The new initiative is an expansion of features found in the Arkansas College and Career Planning System, and includes a pilot program that has hired and placed 43 full-time College and Career Coaches in 21 of Arkansas’s most econom...