Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.3% in September
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Oct. 22, 2024) Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Workforce Policy and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics,...
NTIA Approves Volume 2 of Arkansas’ BEAD Plan
Little Rock, Ark. (September 30, 2024) – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Arkansas State Broadband Director Glen Howie today announced that the National Telecommunications and Information...
Arkansas Workforce Connections Celebrates Workforce Development Month
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (September 4, 2024) – Arkansas Workforce Connections is proud to announce the celebration of September as National Workforce Development Month in the...
Texarkana Regional Airport to receive $16.7 million for improvements
TEXARKANA, Ark. (August 26, 2024) – On Friday, August 23, the Arkansas Legislative Council approved $16.7 million in funding for infrastructure improvements for the Texarkana...
AEDC Launches Arkansas Site Development Program
Program provides funds to enhance industrial site readiness LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 10, 2024) – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) is launching the Arkansas Site Development Program...
Arkansas Receives CSBS Bank Reaccreditation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 7, 2024) — The Arkansas State Bank Department has earned reaccreditation status for bank supervision from the Conference of State Bank...
Cody Waits Named Director of Arkansas Workforce Connection Division
Little Rock, Ark. (March 29, 2024) – The Arkansas Department of Commerce has named Cody Waits as the first director of the newly created Arkansas...
Arkansas State Broadband Office Releases New State Broadband Map; Launches Statewide Mapping Challenge Process
On March 12, the Arkansas State Broadband Office released the state’s new state broadband map. The new state broadband map can be accessed on the...
Governor Sanders Announces Arkansas Workforce Strategy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today announced the Arkansas Workforce Strategy, a report from her Chief Workforce Officer detailing ways to grow and develop...
Arkansas Named #4 Top State for Inbound Movers in 2023
Arkansas continues to be one of the top states for inbound movers in the country. United Van Lines recently named Arkansas as the #4 state...