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Gas prices make upward trek

March 4, 2021

Gas prices were low for most of the pandemic but are now increasing due to increased demand. Last April, the national average price for gas

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Pandemic unemployment hits Arkansas women harder than men

February 25, 2021

The pandemic has caused people to lose their jobs and businesses to close. New data shows that these impacts are hardest on women–and even more

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Some Arkansans excited about proposed plan to forgive student loans

February 5, 2021

While the Biden administration is reviewing possible student debt relief, Arkansas economists are discussing what the impact of student loan forgiveness would mean for the

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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 bring millions of dollars into the local

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Environmental study recommends new, direct route to XNA

January 31, 2021

An environmental assessment found that a proposed access road to the Northwest Arkansas National Airport shouldn’t significantly affect threatened or endangered species or environmentally sensitive

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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 to 4.2% in December, the second-best improvement in the nation. Arkansas now has the ninth-lowest unemployment rate in the nation. Because

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

January 26, 2021

Arkansas added more than 65,000 jobs between November and December. The state’s jobless rate dropped from 6.3% to 4.2% in December. However, Michael Pakko is

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

January 26, 2021

Dr. Michael Pakko was interviewed about how President Biden’s 2 trillion dollar relief plan and new stimulus checks could help Arkansas’s economy.

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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. Arkansas’ minimum wage is currently $11 an hour, much higher than the

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Pandemic pauses recent gains in Arkansas’ manufacturing sector employment

January 16, 2021

Manufacturing in Arkansas struggled to grow for more than a decade, then finally saw improvement in 2018, which continued until the pandemic hit. Dr. Michael

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