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.…
While Arkansas continues to suffer from the Covid-19 pandemic and the only health-sciences university hospital in the state, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), approaches its capacity for severe…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is meeting with House and Senate on Monday to talk about schools requiring masks as Arkansas leads the country in Covid-19 infections. The Republican governor said he…
The new Covid-19 Delta variant continues to spread across Arkansas causing the state to become the leader in new cases. The state had more than 2,000 confirmed cases on July…
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) plans to change its visitor policy, allowing only one visitor per patient per day. This is planned to go into effect on…
Arkansas is second only to Louisiana in the country for new COVID-19 cases per capita. Reporting new cases at a rate over 40/100K in the past two weeks according to…
As schools prepare to reopen, Gov. Asa Hutchinson says countering the Corona Virus, delta variant will be the top priority, but mask mandates will not be the tool used. Since…
Dollar General, headquartered in Goodlettsville, is launching into health care, starting with the hiring of a “chief medical officer.” In its announcement this week, the discount retailer with 17,000 stores…
Heartland Forward, A group appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson was tasked with coming up with a strategic plan to reopen Arkansas' economy. Six primary areas of importance were determined; talent…
The Federal Reserve Bank says the recently ended Paycheck Protection Program was widely successful in helping small businesses despite a slow start and criticisms about how the program initially handed…
Applications for unemployment benefits has fallen once again, this time to the lowest level seen during the pandemic. This comes as further evidence of broader economic recovery from the COVID-19…
One of Central Arkansas' top tourist destinations, the Clinton Presidential Center, plans to reopen for the first time in over a year, giving officials hope that tourism in the region…
Another group of restaurant owners were informed this week that their Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) award grants were rescinded amid court judgments that found that the way the U.S. Small…
Original article from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette here. In May, Gov. Asa Hutchins announced Arkansas will stop offering federal dollars as unemployment benefits and will begin pushing that money back…
The sale of new homes fell in May by 5.9%, larger than economists anticipated. The median price of a new home sold in May rose to $374,400, up 18.1% from…
The Federal Aviation Administration will be issuing $8 billion in federal grants to airports to aid in recover from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Most of this money is to go to…
Tourism in Hot springs, Arkansas has broken a record with hospitality tax showing a 138% increase in spending in restaurants, hotels and AirBnBs. National parks also recorder record numbers of…
Original Article from APNews.com here. The May rise in consumer prices that the Labor Department reported Thursday reflected a range of goods and services now in growing demand as people…
An economic study conducted by the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed consumer spending of national park visitors in 2020. The study found that the Buffalo National…
Original article from A State News here. JONESBORO – Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development, Arkansas Economic Development Institute, and the Central Arkansas Planning and Development District have…