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'We'll see a slowdown': Arkansas economist concerned with national economic trends

By Art Benavidez | Nov 25, 2021

While the state's economy had enjoyed a rapid recovery, a prominent economic forecaster states that recovery on the national economy is still going to impact the state.

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'Another sign of our booming economy,' Arkansas Gov. declares as unemployment rate falls once again

By Art Benavidez | Nov 24, 2021

Unemployment continues to drop as recent reports suggest that the state’s economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arkansas leaders plan legal action against workplace vaccine mandates

By Art Benavidez | Nov 9, 2021

The state is preparing to go to court over the Biden administration’s workplace vaccine mandate.

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Poll shows Arkansas voters concerned about economy, overall positive toward state

By Art Benavidez | Nov 8, 2021

A recent study shows that voters in the state are concerned about the economy, but have an overall positive direction that the state is headed in.

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'Arkansas in a good position': Tax revenue exceeds projections for 31st straight month

By Art Benavidez | Oct 13, 2021

For the past two years, the Arkansas state tax revenue has surpassed projections.

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Razorbacks hope to improve on last season, SEC well represented in AP Poll

By Art Benavidez | Aug 22, 2021

The AP Top 25 Poll has been released and to no one’s surprise the Arkansas Razorbacks are not ranked, however that isn’t stopping the team from hoping to improve on last year’s 3-7 season.

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Arkansas’ unemployment rate holds steady at 4.4%, aids economic recovery

By Art Benavidez | Aug 4, 2021

While other states have struggled to keep their unemployment numbers low, Arkansas has sustained a low rate of unemployment that has been crucial to the state's strong economic recovery.