by - June 18, 2025 6:25 pm
U.S. and Arkansas economic growth continues to slow with fewer jobs added this year and the cost of living rising with inflation on essentials like food and shelter, according to…
by - January 31, 2025 7:11 pm
On the same day significant and disruptive tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico were announced by President Donald Trump, economists spoke at a business luncheon in Rogers about the health…
by - January 26, 2024 7:41 pm
After a better-than-expected economy in 2023, a 2024 economy should see reduced consumer spending, lower wage growth and a slightly higher unemployment rate, according to economists speaking Friday (Jan. 26)…
by - January 28, 2022 5:52 pm
Businesses are eager to move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic but it will be a road riddled with several hurdles before any semblance of normalcy returns. That was the consensus offered…
by - May 24, 2018 4:16 pm
Without approximately 6,600 new jobs year-over-year in Northwest Arkansas, the state would have lost ground, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director for the Center for Business & Economic Research at the…
by - January 26, 2018 7:00 pm
Northwest Arkansas continues to be Arkansas’ economic engine, with Jonesboro also showing good numbers in recent years, according to Mervin Jebaraj, director for the Center of Business & Economic Research…
