by - November 18, 2014 8:14 pm
The Springdale Chamber of Commerce highlights a menu of 10 suggested actions to create a seamless workforce training system that upgrades workplace skills faster and more efficiently. The plan, a…
by - October 23, 2014 4:20 pm
The state of Arkansas definitely has room to improve in battling other states in the region for economic development projects and the day-to-day economy, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce president…
by - October 1, 2014 4:37 pm
As a culture, Americans got used to the idea that manufacturing was a dying industry as more and more jobs went overseas and automation made a workforce seemingly unnecessary. With…
by - September 23, 2014 8:30 pm
Arkansas has jobs. Arkansas has people who need jobs. Arkansas has too many people who need jobs who can’t do the job. Those problems were the subject of a daylong…
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 - August 13, 2014 7:28 pm
Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue in economic development, Chris Masingill, director of the Delta Regional Authority, said Wednesday at a DRA-sponsored summit that brought…
by - June 13, 2014 3:52 pm
The West Memphis campus of Mid-South Community College is hyping its musical past with an eye on the jobs of the future. Dr. Glen Fenter, the long-time leader of the…
by - May 27, 2014 5:02 pm
Representatives from Arkansas’ manufacturers and other state business leaders met with Gov. Mike Beebe and his workforce cabinet on Tuesday (May 27) for what was described as a “candid” forum…
by - February 18, 2014 10:31 am
A slice of drama was cut from the state capitol on Tuesday as a state senator previously opposed to the private option said she would now vote to fund it….
by - May 19, 2012 11:42 am
The worsening crisis in Europe and the slow recovery in the U.S. are distracting attention from a longer-term problem. Across the developed world, well-paid jobs in the middle of the…
