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Some Arkansans excited about proposed plan to forgive student loans

February 5, 2021

Less monthly payments for student loan debt would mean more money spent in the state’s economy, but taxes could also increase. The Democrats’ $50,000 student

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U.S. Marshals Museum leaders predict boost to economy

February 1, 2021

Leaders of the U.S. Marshals Museum expect the museum to attract more than 100,000 people per year and pump millions of dollars into the local

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Environmental study recommends new, direct route to XNA

January 31, 2021

The proposed access road to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport shouldn’t significantly affect threatened or endangered species or environmentally sensitive areas if it’s built in

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State jobless rate hit 4.2% last month; Arkansas’ figure 9th-lowest in U.S.

January 27, 2021

Arkansas’ unemployment rate dropped more than 2 percentage points in December to 4.2%, the second-best improvement in the nation, bringing the state much closer to

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Steep increase reported in Arkansas job numbers; December jobless rate falls to 4.2%

January 26, 2021

Arkansas employers added more than 65,000 jobs between November and December, pushing the state’s jobless rate down from 6.3% in November to 4.2% in December,

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How President Biden’s new relief plan could help Arkansas’s economy

January 26, 2021

Susanne speaks with Michael Pakko, a Chief economist and state economic forecaster at U.A. Little Rock, about how President Biden’s 2 trillion dollar relief plan

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What impact could a $15 minimum wage have on Arkansas workers?

January 19, 2021

The Biden Administration is looking at proposing a $15 federal minimum wage increase which would mean higher incomes for thousands of Arkansans. Arkansas’ minimum wage

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Pandemic pauses recent gains in Arkansas’ manufacturing sector employment

January 16, 2021

After more than a decade of struggling to gain employment momentum, Arkansas’ manufacturing sector began showing signs of renewed life in early 2018. And then

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Bubbling crude on a hill in 1921 set off boom times for El Dorado

January 10, 2021

El Dorado’s future came a bubbling out of the ground 100 years ago today, making the city the oil capital of Arkansas and creating a

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Factory sector starts off year strong in state

January 10, 2021

Arkansas’ efforts to build the manufacturing sector jumped off to a strong start this year, beginning 2021 the way it ended last year: demonstrating the

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