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Arkansas Unveils Final BEAD Proposal for Public Comment; State on Track for 100% Broadband Coverage
08/25/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas State Broadband Office today released the state’s final proposal for the...
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Arkansas’ Premier Founder-Funder Event Goes Statewide with Onward FX Expansion
08/21/2025Arkansas Economic Development Commission partners with Northwest Arkansas Council to debut statewide event in Little...
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Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 3.7% in July
08/19/2025Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, announced...
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Urgent Scam Alert for Former Unemployment Insurance Claimants
08/12/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Commerce is warning the public of a...
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Arkansas Maintains Record Employment, 3.7% Jobless Rate in June
07/18/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 18, 2025) — Today, the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction...
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Arkansas Unemployment Rate is Unchanged at 3.7% in May
06/24/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 24, 2025) — Today the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Bureau...
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Arkansans Impacted by April Severe Storms and Tornadoes Can Now Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance
05/28/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced today that, as a...
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Arkansas Ranked in Top 10 for Overall Economic Outlook
05/27/2025Arkansas was recently named one of the top states for overall economic outlook for 2025....
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Arkansas’ Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.7% in April
05/21/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 21, 2025) — Today the Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with...
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Disaster Unemployment Assistance Available to Arkansans Impacted by March Severe Storms and Tornadoes
05/20/2025LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Hugh McDonald announced today that, as a result...
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