For pharmacies, GLP-1 drugs present a tough equation. With low supply nationwide and a high price tag, margins are slim for pharmacies that choose to dispense the drugs, and some Arkansas pharmacists told Arkansas Business that they lose money each time they fill an order for them.

In Forbes’ view, one of the things that has held Arkansas back is “enormous” regulation and high tax rates.

One of the federal grants will support new efforts in artificial intelligence to develop better and faster ways to diagnose patients.

Hans Wright, CEO of Windsor America, said that during the last 18 months the plant has grown from about 65 employees working on the floor to 130. The company added an engineer to its staff and is looking for a robotics expert.

Funds will also support manufacturing business growth at the Conway Industrial Park

Dustin McDaniel, former Arkansas attorney general and founding partner of McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock, is leaving the firm to join an international law firm.

The program seeks to accelerate economic development efforts that communities have already started, and with multiple ways to match the funding, the AEDC hopes to reach sites across the state.

Although Clark Contractors will not be hiring any new people after it relocates, it now has the ability to accommodate them, whereas it has just one empty office in its current building.