Get the shot, more employers ordering
From Walt Disney World and Chevron to CVS and a Michigan university, a flurry of private and public employers are requiring workers to get vaccinated against covid-19 after the federal…
Tourism, economic development leaders partner to recruit return to Arkansas
While COVID-19 has impacted tourism and travel as well as business expansion, Arkansas is pushing forward to remain open and ready for business. Tourism and economic officials in Arkansas have…
Arkansas governor says no ICU beds available for coronavirus patients
Arkansas does not have any intensive care unit beds available for COVID-19 patients as a surge in virus cases continues to overwhelm the state’s health system, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced…
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State jobless rate 4.3%, but good help hard to find
Business owners and economic development officials remain concerned that the state's shrinking labor force is sapping business growth and recruitment efforts. Friday's announcement is a sign that joblessness in the…
U.S. Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims fell by 29,000…
Virus deaths up in state by 41; ventilator record set for third day
Data reported Tuesday by the Arkansas Department of Health continued to indicate a slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus even as the number of virus patients on ventilators rose…
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Americans Spent Less in July as COVID-19 Cases Surged
Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away from stores. According to Tuesday's report, spending fell at stores that sell clothing,…
Arkansas hospitals announce vaccine requirements for staff
A growing number of Arkansas hospitals said Thursday they’ll require all staff to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped after hitting new records three days…
Most Arkansas public school students under mask mandate
Most Arkansas public school students will be required to wear masks when classes begin next week, following moves by dozens of districts in response to a judge blocking the state’s mask mandate…
Food prices continue to increase as pandemic impacts supply and demand
Economists say the rate of inflation on groceries is five percent. That’s higher than it’s been in 13 years. A local mother of six states that her family grocery bill…
University of Arkansas campuses statewide to require masks
The University of Arkansas’ board of trustees voted Wednesday to require masks on its campuses after a judge temporarily blocked the state’s law banning mask mandates, declaring it as a violation of…
Arkansas COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new high for 2nd day
Arkansas’ COVID-19 hospitalizations hit a new high for the second day in a row on Tuesday. virus hospitalizations rose by 59 to 1,435. Arkansas’ latest surge has been brought on…
Economy Adds 943K Jobs, Jobless Rate Drops to 5.4%
Hiring surged in July as American employers added 943,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, another sign that the U.S. economy continues to bounce back. The July numbers…
Judge Blocks State From Enforcing Mask Mandate Ban
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the law that Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed in April banning mask requirements by governmental entities. Fox ruled against the…
State’s new-case count soars 1,984
rkansas' covid-19 cases increased by 1,984 Sunday -- the largest increase reported on that day of the week by the Arkansas Health Department since early January. Hospitalizations rose too, as…
Unvaccinated Ark. healthcare workers urged to get COVID shot
Healthcare workers are on the frontlines every day fighting COVID-19 but many in Arkansas are not vaccinated. A law passed in April prohibits state-run healthcare facilities from implementing vaccine mandates.…