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,
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
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
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
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
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
The coronavirus pandemic has been unrelenting, but the revenue crunch Hot Springs and Garland County leaders braced for was short-lived. April collections of the city’s
Arkansas’ economy continues to outperform its forecasts, according to the most recent revenue report. The December revenue report, released Tuesday by the Department of Finance
Modeling 2021 economic conditions may be akin to trying to hit a satellite with a BB gun. The virus is expected to rage well into
Nestle USA is expanding its Jonesboro plant, the company said Wednesday, investing $100 million and adding a new line for the production of Hot Pockets, which will create 100 more jobs.
The jobs will be added over the next two years and will be part of a plan to renovate and expand the Nestle plant by 90,000 square feet, according to a Wednesday news release. Construction on the addition is expected to begin in January.
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