Frequently Asked Questions

This is an ever-growing list of questions that we receive on a numerous basis. If you have any questions that are not specified in this document, please contact us at (info@dina.org).

• What is DINA?
• Why can I not print your data tables on my printer?
• How do I get my company in your Business Listings?
• Where can I find information on my ancestors?

What is DINA?

The Development Information Network of Arkansas (DINA) is a compendium of economic development resources throughout the state of Arkansas. It includes information about the state of Arkansas, its cities, utilities, universities, and nonprofit organizations involved in the economic development efforts for the state. Wherever possible, information about the state is brought to you directly via the World Wide Web. Information may also be obtained by corresponding with the representative of each organization listed.

DINA is a project of the Research Group of Institute for Economic Advancement (IEA) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The IEA was founded in 1959 to promote the economic development of the State of Arkansas.

DINA was launched in October 1995 at the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas Annual Meeting. Since that time, DINA has grown to an economic development alliance that joins over twenty cities and over fifteen economic development organizations throughout Arkansas.

For more information, please visit the About DINA section of this website.

Why Can I Not Print Your Data Tables On My Printer?

This is probably the single most frequent question that we receive in all of our mail. Including information that is presented in a table is always difficult within the guidelines of HTML 2.0. When these tables are created, they are printed out using a normal fixed-width font at 12 point type. This allows the pages to be displayed both on the screen and on a printed page.

This is how to rectify this situation.

1. Change your printer settings to landscape (11" wide and 8.5" tall) rather than portrait (8.5" wide and 11" tall). This is typically found under the Page Setup command under the File menu.
2. Change your fixed-width font within your web browser to a font such as Courier 10 point.

This should allow you to print the page normally.

Where can I find information on my ancestors?

This is another question that we receive on a frequent basis. However, the best help that we can give is our historic census data which is generally not of much help. So to find this information, we suggest that you contact the County Courthouse or County Clerk of the county in which the person you are looking for was born.