TUM BETWEEN NESBORO MUNITY-MINDED INVESTMENT Positioned almost perfectly between Memphis and Jonesboro, the City of Trumann, Arkansas, is leaning into the advantages that geography, infrastructure, and community spirit have given it. Just 45 minutes from Memphis, with direct interstate access and an active rail line, Trumann sits in a sweet spot for logistics, commuting, and business attraction.Yet for Mayor Jay Paul Woods, the city’s real strength is not what it looks like on a map, but what it feels like to live there. “We’re not Jonesboro, we’re not Batesville, we’re not any of those other towns,” he says. “We’re Trumann – and we want to be the City of Trumann, where we are. We have the perfect opportunity to be an explosive town.”That opportunity rests on a compelling mix: a much lower cost of living than 186 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 07, ISSUE 01
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