Investments Will Benefit 5 Million Rural Residents The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and…
Less than 60 days into his job as the new executive director of the Fort Smith A&P, Tim Jacobsen is optimistic about the future of the tourism industry in the…
The number of people in Arkansas hospitalized because of the coronavirus dropped Wednesday to its lowest point since the fall as the state added 803 new virus cases. The Department…
Arkansas on Tuesday lowered the eligibility age for receiving the coronavirus vaccine from 70 to 65, making shots available to another 115,000 people in the state, according to Gov. Asa…
Snarled supply chains, labor shortage thwart full reopening; ‘everyone was caught flat-footed’ U.S. manufacturers aced the shutdown of their factories and warehouses last spring in response to Covid-19. They’re botching…
The pandemic hit Arkansas small businesses hard. Some are coming back from the brink Three different businesses found a way to adapt, survive and maybe even thrive after the virus…
President Joe Biden is targeting federal pandemic assistance to the nation's smallest businesses and taking steps to further equity in what is known as the Paycheck Protection Program. The administration is…
Seventy-six of Iowa’s 82 critical access hospitals ended the last fiscal year with negative operating margins, an IowaWatch analysis of their most recently reported financial data shows. Only six critical…
In the hunt to gain access to Covid vaccines, large employers like Tyson Foods are faring no better than a lot of individual Americans. Tight supplies are leaving them mostly…
US stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow closing at a record high and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq paring back earlier gains as investors digested the economic growth…
Inflation expectations are detaching themselves from reality, meaning markets might be overplaying the rise in U.S. Treasury yields, according to Carl Weinberg, chief economist at High Frequency Economics. Global markets…
Federal Reserve officials' view of the US economy improved in January as vaccines rolled out and Democrats pushed for additional fiscal stimulus, according to meeting minutes published Wednesday. Members of the Federal Open…
The University of Arkansas said Monday (Feb. 15) it will partner with state government, Shorter College in Little Rock and a private company to identify Arkansans hit hardest by the…
Grants have been helping towns where the financial bottom line has been impacted by the pandemic. It’s quiet along Main Street, partly because of the time of year and partly…
Less monthly payments for student loan debt would mean more money spent in the state's economy, but taxes could also increase. The Democrats' $50,000 student loan forgiveness plan would make 36…
Modeling 2021 economic conditions may be akin to trying to hit a satellite with a BB gun. The virus is expected to rage well into the year, even with vaccines.…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a significant disruption to the national and state economies, but sales tax collections clearly show the Arkansas consumer was not scared away. Most economists say…
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.2% in November and was slightly below the U.S. jobless rate of 6.7% announced earlier this month. Statistics released Friday indicate that job growth…
As health officials from rural areas prepare to vaccinate people scattered over thousands of miles in what could be the most complex such campaign in U.S. history, they face the…
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be driving treehouse and airstream vacations as summer destinations. Airbnb says recent data shows COVID-19 is driving Americans to trade big city vacations for suburban…