by - January 23, 2022 12:32 pm
State leaders and officials in the technology sector saw growth in cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence and greater digital access among other advancements in 2021, and expect to see continued growth in…
by - January 23, 2022 10:09 am
The state of the state’s economy has been contradictory and in flux for nearly two years. In many ways, it has been impaired and derailed; on some fronts, business has…
by - January 20, 2022 11:46 am
The new year begins much as the past two did, with Arkansas’ health care system facing uncertainty amid a pandemic. On Jan. 14, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences…
by - January 19, 2022 3:05 pm
Arkansas’ public schools are now in their third school year that’s been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but educators at least now have plenty of practice, and they have federal…
by - January 18, 2022 11:18 am
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Link here to connect to the State of the State section. On Monday, Jan. 10,…
by - February 16, 2021 10:26 am
Analysts are watching consumer spending, jobs and unemployment, and control of COVID-19 to gauge financial institutions’ year-in-the-making. One influential observer is still keeping his eyes on potential mergers and acquisitions….
by - February 7, 2021 10:00 am
Like nearly every other industry in 2020, the state’s agricultural community had a rough ride. The pandemic may have been the least of its worries. Weather conditions, low commodity prices…
by - January 19, 2021 10:04 am
Retail market watchers expect 2021 to be a year of recovery, but they also agree the pain will continue for some amid dozens of bankruptcies and a plethora of store…
by - January 18, 2021 2:05 pm
This year’s Talk Business & Politics annual State of the State executive roundtable participants are ready for a new start in 2021. AT&T Arkansas President and Arkansas State Chamber chairman…
by - January 18, 2021 1:54 pm
One thing is for certain, 2020 was a year like no other. That was especially true in Arkansas’ tourism industry, which was the hardest hit of any state economic sector…
by - January 16, 2021 9:40 am
After more than a decade of struggling to gain employment momentum, Arkansas’ manufacturing sector began showing signs of renewed life in early 2018. And then the calendar turned to March…
by - January 13, 2021 3:22 pm
The trucking industry will have no shortage of challenges in 2021 as it delivers the COVID-19 vaccines that are expected to lead to some sense of American normalcy. Shannon Newton,…
by - January 12, 2021 5:47 pm
The year 2020 was like none other in the history of Arkansas public education, and regardless of what happens with the COVID-19 pandemic, things will never get back to “normal.”…
by - January 10, 2021 5:00 am
The agriculture sector in Arkansas has faced many brutal challenges in recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic enveloped the world. Relatively low commodity prices fueled by a more than two-year…
by - January 9, 2021 11:55 am
The advanced energy sector expanded in 2020, and its growth is expected to continue into 2021 as the energy industry transitions to renewables. “Advanced energy is growing by leaps and…
by - January 7, 2021 10:45 am
Baldwin & Shell Construction Company President and CEO Scott Copas has navigated tough economic times before. In the past when there was a downturn in the economy, his company would…
by - January 6, 2021 9:53 am
Arkansas enters 2021 “on Normandy beach” – on the counterattack and establishing a beachhead, but with difficult battles still ahead. Dr. Joe Thompson, president and CEO of the Arkansas Center…
by - January 5, 2021 9:41 am
It would not be easy to forecast what might unfold in the state’s banking sector in 2021 without first taking a look back. “2020 was certainly a challenging environment,” said…
by - January 4, 2021 1:54 pm
Editor’s note: The author of this article is a regular columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Arkansas has barreled so far to the political right that Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who qualified…
