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Arkansas State Broadband Office Invites Public Input on Draft Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan

LITTLE ROCK Ark. (January 12, 2024) — The Arkansas State Broadband Office (ARConnect) is actively seeking public feedback on the draft of its Digital Skills...

Arkansas Seeking Public Comment on How to Use $1 Billion in Broadband Funds

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 30, 2023) – The Arkansas State Broadband Office (ARConnect) is now accepting public comment on Volume One of the state’s Broadband...

Gov. Sanders appoints Susannah Marshall as Commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 11, 2023) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has appointed Susannah Marshall as Commissioner of the Arkansas Securities Department effective immediately. She...

Arkansas State Broadband Office launches survey, community engagement effort to build Digital Skills and Opportunity Plan

The final report, due in November 2023, will lay out an action plan to get all residents the digital skills needed to enhance education, healthcare,...

Governor Sanders reappoints Susannah Marshall as Commissioner of Arkansas State Bank Department

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 10, 2023) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has reappointed Susannah Marshall as Commissioner of the Arkansas State Bank Department. Marshall is...

Arkansas to receive over $1B to expand broadband in state

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 26, 2023) – Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, along with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, announced that Arkansas will receive $1,024,303,993.86...

Arkansas Department of Commerce launches tornado response resources webpage

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Department of Commerce has created a webpage for Arkansans and businesses that have been impacted by the storms that...

Sanders Names Clint O’Neal Executive Director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Says they will work together to ‘bring thousands of high-paying jobs to Arkansas’ LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced today that she will...

New Coalition Launches to Help Close Arkansas’ Digital Divide

BENTONVILLE, Ark (July 14 2022) – Today, a group of more than 15 local organizations committed to expanding internet access announced the formation of the...

Commerce Secretary Mike Preston names new broadband director

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 11, 2022) – Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston today announced that Glen Howie has been named the state’s new Director of...

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