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Digital Original: Covid-19 pandemic shows more student interest in higher education

August 6, 2020

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –The U.S. is officially in a recession but it’s far from a typical downturn because more people are heading back to school.

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ASU, UALR receive $300,000 grants from U.S. Commerce Department

August 3, 2020

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.8 million in EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to universities across the nation

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Jobless Arkansans get $1B in U.S. aid

July 17, 2020

In 4 months of payouts, disbursement of benefits from state hits $271.3M The state has disbursed more than $1.1 billion in federal unemployment aid to

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New Forecast Shows Arkansas Economy in Better Shape Than Expected

June 17, 2020

Arkansas economist Michael Pakko says the state hasn’t been as hard-hit by the economic effects of COVID-19, and it’s so far escaped the worst of

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April Report Shows Impact Of COVID-19 On Arkansas Metro Areas

June 5, 2020

losses in April compared with April 2019. The Hot Springs metro posted an April jobless rate of 15.3%, the highest rate among the eight metro

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State Revenue Report For May Higher Than Predicted, Though Lower Than Last Year

June 3, 2020

Revenue in Arkansas exceeded predictions but fell below figures from a year ago, according to the latest revenue report from the state Department of Finance

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Businesses Operate With Limited Staff As Workers Stay Home Making More On Unemployment

May 24, 2020

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Arkansas businesses are working with limited staff while some people remain at home collecting more money through state and federal unemployment

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State’s Jobless Rate Surges To 10.2%

May 23, 2020

Unemployment in Arkansas shot up to 10.2% in April, ballooning to double-digits for the first time in more than 35 years. The jobless rate doubled

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Bentonville Ranked 5th Fastest-growing U.S. City; Northwest Arkansas Cities Lead Growth In State

May 21, 2020

Bentonville added more than 10 people per day between 2018 and 2019 and was the fifth fastest-growing U.S. city with at least 50,000 people, according

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Video: Economist Michael Pakko on COVID-19 and Arkansas’ Economy

May 15, 2020

On Wednesday, Arkansas Business spoke to Michael Pakko, chief economist and state economic forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas

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