Arkansas businesses hiring more employees as holiday shopping picks up
This time of year is always crazy as businesses scramble to find employees to fill seasonal positions. This year could be a little different for those businesses though, as more…
Truck drivers remain in high demand as holidays approach, Arkansas experts say
We've seen shortages for everything throughout the pandemic, from toilet paper to chicken wings. Now, there's another shortage that has persisted even before the pandemic – truck drivers. "The trucking…
DHS Extends Enhanced Rate For COVID-19 Shots In Bid To Encourage More Vaccinations
Arkansas Medicaid providers will be paid a higher rate for administering first- and second-round doses of the COVID-19 vaccines through the end of the year as part of a continuing…
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Arkansas stores see toy shortage as parents begin Christmas shopping
The pandemic has been no stranger to shortages and parents might want to get a head start on purchasing gifts this year because of the most recent one: a shortage…
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State’s COVID-19 cases up by 1,004, deaths by 21
The spread of the coronavirus in Arkansas appeared to be continuing to slow Thursday, with a report showing another drop in active cases in public schools, and the number of…
Merck says a trial shows it has produced the first effective antiviral pill for COVID-19.
The drugmaker Merck said on Friday that it would seek authorization for the first antiviral pill for Covid after its drug, known as molnupiravir, was shown in a clinical trial…