Arkansas’ economy is growing — and quickly. Over the past few years, the state has seen a steady stream of large-scale development projects, including advanced steel mills, manufacturing facilities, production plants and more. The state has also welcomed announcements from…
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Pictured above: Be Pro Be Proud’s Draft Day helps connect students with potential employers. (Photos provided) There are many unsung heroes that keep our economy rolling and make our way of life possible in the first place. Many are the…
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Workarounds: How Employers Are Navigating Remote and Hybrid Work
by Mak Millardby Mak MillardAs far as watershed moments go, the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have triggered the biggest shakeup in work culture since Henry Ford decided to give the five-day, 40-hour workweek a try. What started as a public health measure has since…
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The Hidden Labor Pool: Leveraging Nontraditional Employees Requires Creativity, Empathy
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThere have been any number of terms used to describe the current labor crunch in Arkansas, and with current statistics being what they are, economists can now apply another descriptor: historic. No matter how you slice it, Arkansas is in…
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Workers Wanted: State Needs Bodies to Keep Pace with Jobs
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterOfficials including former state attorney general and current Lt. Gov. Leslie Rutledge (far left) and former AEDC director Mike Preston (third from left) broke ground on a Tractor Supply Co. distribution center in Maumelle. (KUAR) The table is being set…
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WACO Title Sets Hot Springs Grand Opening Date
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWACO Title has announced that it will host a grand opening for its new Hot Springs location at 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 14. All community members are invited. The new space occupies about 1,200 SF in an Arvest Bank…
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Women’s Foundation of Arkansas Opens RFP for 2022 Grant Funding
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Women‘s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) has announced that it has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for 2022 grant funding for organizations with initiatives supporting women and girls in Arkansas. Now through Sept. 30, 2022, the WFA will be accepting applications for multiple grants…
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Walmart to Purchase 4,500 Canoo EVs for Growing eCommerce Business
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWalmart has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo, a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used…
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Brightwater Offers New Sous Chef Apprenticeship Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBrightwater: A Center for the Study of Food and a department of NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) recently launched the American Culinary Federation’s Certified Sous Chef (CSC) Apprenticeship program, which offers more hands-on training by culinary professionals and less traditional classroom…
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Envirotech Vehicles, Inc. Stock Now Trading on Nasdaq Capital Market
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEnvirotech Vehicles, Inc., a provider of new zero-emission, purpose-built electric vehicles, announced last week that the Company’s common stock has been approved for listing and is expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol EVTV. …