Author: Dr. Joe Thompson

Dr. Joe Thompson

Parents must get children vaccinated now for full protection by school’s start

Arkansas students’ scores on the 2021 ACT Aspire exams were down this year in all grades and subjects, a troubling but not surprising sign of the learning loss that resulted…

Federal pandemic recovery funds offer opportunity for Arkansas communities to invest in better future

Editor’s note: This guest commentary is co-authored by Dr. Joe Thompson & Craig Wilson of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement. Craig Wilson, J.D., M.P.A., is the director of health…

Arkansas can do more to fight teen vaping

Teen vaping is surging, with more than a quarter of U.S. high school students now saying they are current users of electronic cigarettes, up from about one in five last…

VC Day in NWA will bring together startups and venture capitalists

Arkansas’ jobless rate ticks lower in March, higher year-over-year

Inaugural Darby Challenge set for late April, more than 100 participants expected

CBID agrees on two downtown Fort Smith improvement projects

VC Day in NWA will bring together startups and venture capitalists

Connections: Saatchi & Saatchi X names Esmond new president

FCRA Trustees agree to begin talks to end the authority

Inaugural Darby Challenge set for late April, more than 100 participants expected

P.A.M. Transportation Q1 profit craters 94%; revenue down 17%

ArDOT kicks off $310M in road projects in Benton, Washington counties

J.B. Hunt Q1 earnings plunge 35%; revenue dips 8%

The Supply Side: Secondhand apparel market continues to grow

Author: Dr. Joe Thompson

Dr. Joe Thompson

Parents must get children vaccinated now for full protection by school’s start

Federal pandemic recovery funds offer opportunity for Arkansas communities to invest in better future

Arkansas can do more to fight teen vaping

VC Day in NWA will bring together startups and venture capitalists

Connections: Saatchi & Saatchi X names Esmond new president

Arkansas’ jobless rate ticks lower in March, higher year-over-year

FCRA Trustees agree to begin talks to end the authority

Inaugural Darby Challenge set for late April, more than 100 participants expected

ArDOT kicks off $310M in road projects in Benton, Washington counties

AG Griffin says ATF should release Malinowski body cam footage

Pea Ridge School District, city partner in $1.55M land purchase

Arkansas Supreme Court to allow touch DNA testing to move forward in West Memphis Three case

Legislative lectern audit finds several issues; Governor’s office calls report ‘deeply flawed’

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Arkansas’ jobless rate ticks lower in March, higher year-over-year

Inaugural Darby Challenge set for late April, more than 100 participants expected