by - May 28, 2018 12:37 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city Jonesboro had its sales tax receipts rebound in May after falling in April, and the city is now on pace with its collections during the first…
by - June 21, 2017 7:16 pm
Arkansas had a record low unemployment rate in May of 3.4%, and Northeast Arkansas has followed that unprecedented trend. Craighead County has an unemployment rate of 2.5%, its lowest mark…
by - January 18, 2017 6:10 pm
The Great Recession devastated many parts of Arkansas when the economy began to flounder in 2008. Unemployment rates spiked, jobs withered, real estate sales halted, and median incomes stagnated. One…
by - March 22, 2016 12:54 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Perrin said the old saying about not being able to build an oasis in a desert has been turned on its head when it comes to lower…
