First Orion

Little Rock,
AR
(2019)

First Orion

Professional Services, Retail and Commercial

NMTC financing for the construction of its new, $15M 60,000 sq. ft. headquarters.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $4,500,000
Total Project Cost: $16,400,000

IMPACT

50 FTE jobs
81 construction jobs

CDEs

Advantage Capital

Investor

Project Description

First Orion, the parent company of PrivacyStar, a maker of call- and text-blocking software, is using NMTC financing for the construction of its new, $15 million, 60,000-SF headquarters at 520 Main St. in the Argenta Historic District of North Little Rock.

MAP

Address: 520 Main Street, Little Rock, AR 72201

Census Tract: 5119002500

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