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Arkansas Securities Department joins $80 million enforcement action against Block, Inc., Cash App for BSA/AML violations

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (January 15, 2025) – Arkansas and 47 state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated action against Block, Inc., for violations of Bank Secrecy...

Arkansas Securities Department joins $17 million multi-state enforcement settlement with Edward Jones

Multi-state working group finds supervisory failures with respect to Class A mutual fund shares LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (January 13, 2025) – The Arkansas Securities Department, a...

Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Remains Stable at 3.3% in November

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Dec. 20, 2024)— Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Workforce Policy and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced...

Arkansas Approved for $10.1M in Broadband Funding from NTIA

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (December 19, 2024) – The State of Arkansas has received approval for more than $10.1 million in funding to bring statewide digital...

Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.3% in October

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 19, 2024)— Today, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services, Workforce Policy and Innovation, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced...

Governor Sanders, Department of Commerce Award $48M in Employer-Driven HIRED Training Grants

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (November 14, 2024) – On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary Hugh McDonald, Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, and Arkansas Workforce Connections...

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...

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