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Back To School Means Back-To-Basics Safety

DCIM\100MEDIA\DJI_0143.JPG 8.9.24 – ASP August has arrived in Arkansas, marking the beginning of the new school year. Arkansas State Police (ASP) wants to remind Arkansans that school days bring heavier traffic congestion in the mornings and afternoons when...

Most Arkansas metro job numbers rise; jobless rates also rise

8.5.24 – Talk Business & Politics staff  Job numbers in June were up in most metro areas in or connected to Arkansas, but the jobless rate in all metro areas was up in the June report. Northwest Arkansas had the lowest rate at 2.8%, and the Pine Bluff area...

Arkansas Leads the Nation in Job Growth

7.23.24 – Malvern Daily Record – LITTLE ROCK, Ark. The Arkansas Department of Commerce today announced that Arkansas leads the nation in Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Payroll Job growth. Month-over-month, Arkansas’ total job numbers grew by 0.6%, topping...

Small business sales fall as consumers pause spending

7.21.24 – by MAE ANDERSON The Associated Press Small business sales growth slowed in June as consumers took a pause on spending. That’s according to new data from financial services and payments provider Fiserv. Consumers have been reining in spending as...