by - June 1, 2019 11:51 am
Dr. Margaret Ellibee, chancellor for UA-Pulaski Tech, has a pretty full pipeline of students wanting work. The notion that work is the be-all, end-all for higher education is a mindset…
by - March 26, 2019 2:32 pm
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. has partnered with other utility companies, construction contractors, state agencies and community colleges to form the Arkansas Energy Workforce Consortium. The consortium has launched a new…
by - October 31, 2017 5:50 pm
Your team at the Arkansas Economic Development Commission travels tens of thousands of miles every year in search of opportunities to help create good-paying jobs for our fellow Arkansans here…
by - December 6, 2016 11:59 am
Talent gaps in the workforce continue to present challenges for employers and there is no quick fix to the problem, according to Ted Abernathy, partner with North Carolina-based Economic Leadership…
by - November 8, 2016 7:02 am
Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the nation but a lack of skilled labor necessary for a modern and evolving economy could stunt that growth….
by - January 29, 2016 4:14 pm
The art of attracting, recruiting and retaining an existing applicant pool was the focus of the inaugural Northwest Arkansas Employee Solutions Summit held Friday (Jan. 29) in Fayetteville. The event,…
by - October 6, 2015 11:02 am
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services on Tuesday (Oct. 6) announced it has awarded Arkansas Community Colleges (formerly Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges) more than $4 million as part of…
by - February 10, 2015 5:15 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce is preparing a major campaign to call attention to the state’s workforce needs and opportunities. Meanwhile, legislators are preparing to consider a package of…
by - August 26, 2014 8:09 pm
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - June 23, 2014 5:08 pm
Gov. Mike Beebe says math, not health, may eventually determine the fate of the Private Option. During an interview with Talk Business & Politics, Beebe said it would be difficult…
by - June 1, 2014 5:48 pm
More than 40 state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe at the Governor’s mansion last week to discuss job openings, skills gaps, and the need for more coordination among…
by - April 23, 2014 2:24 pm
A recent Gallup poll exploring workplace satisfaction has ranked Fort Smith as the fifth most content workforce in the United States, while the Northwest Arkansas workforce failed to rank. According…
by - June 27, 2013 12:27 pm
The importance of “recognition and virtual awards” is rising among the U.S. workforce according to a recent study, but a professor and business manager say pay and peer review are…
by - March 26, 2012 4:49 pm
The number of employed in the Fort Smith region fell to an estimated 115,893 during January, a low not seen since January 1998. Fort Smith’s metro area jobless rate jumped…
by - March 26, 2012 4:30 pm
Despite the metro jobless rate jumping to 6.2% during January, the number of employed in Northwest Arkansas rose to 217,133, a high not seen since November 2008, according to recent…
by - February 1, 2012 7:40 pm
The unemployment rate in the Fort Smith metro area was 8% in December, up above the November rate of 7.8% but below the 8.5% during December 2010. In the eight…
by - February 1, 2012 7:38 pm
The unemployment rate in the Northwest metro area was 5.6% in December, up above the November rate of 5.5% but below the 6.1% during December 2010. In the eight metro…
