Jim Youngquist

The Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks how the pandemic has affected the state socially and economically. read more >

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to create an Arkansas Recovery & Resiliency Plan and develop a history of the economic effects of COVID-19 on the state. read more >

Under its new name, the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, based at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, is refocusing as a proactive entity promoting economic growth in the state. read more >

The Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Institute for Economic Advancement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a Little Rock Economic Briefing on Wednesday. read more >

An economic development resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >

Business college deans in Arkansas are working together to survey economic development trends and pattern their respective colleges’ curricula to meet job demands in the state. read more >

Business college deans in Arkansas are working together to survey economic development trends and pattern their respective colleges' curricula to meet job demands in the state, according to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Institute for Economic Advancement. read more >