John Shelnutt

When the pandemic began devastating commerce in March 2020, Arkansas cities slashed budgets and tabled projects, fearing sales tax revenues would fall off the shelf. read more >

State tax officials say Arkansas' July net available general revenue was $665.9 million, up 43.9% from the same month last year and 8.6% above forecast. read more >

State tax officials say Arkansas' June net available general revenue was $589.7 million, down 9.6% from the same month last year and 16.1% above forecast. read more >

State tax officials said Tuesday that Arkansas’ May net available general revenue was $365.8 million, down 3.4% from the same month last year and 28.3% above forecast. read more >

State tax officials say Arkansas' April net available general revenue was $537.3 million, down 28.5% from the same month last year and 49.4% above forecast. read more >

Arkansas revenue collected during the first four months of the fiscal year was up 1.3 percent from the same period last year, but $36 million below forecast, according to a monthly report. read more >

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

Analysts say gasoline prices are likely to stay at six-year lows through the end of the year, a boost for Arkansans’ pocketbooks and the bottom line of the state’s trucking and tourism industries. read more >

Arkansas ended the fiscal year with a surplus of $191.6 million, according to data released Thursday by the state Department of Finance & Administration. read more >

Arkansas legislators by Monday had filed at least 10 bills dealing with state incentives for the $1.1 billion Big River Steel manufacturing plant proposed for a site near Osceola (Mississippi County). read more >