Ross DeVol

The university, which will be located at the former Walmart Home Office campus, will offer free tuition for its initial years of operation. read more >

The state currently faces a critical shortage of STEM graduates, with nearly 58,000 open positions projected in the coming years. read more >

In her new role, Cooper will assume public policy responsibilities, overseeing efforts to transfer the organization's applied research into action at the federal, state, regional and local levels. read more >

The group says the report shows that policies at the state level have to adjust to improve the entrepreneurship environments in heartland states. read more >

The group aims to provide $5,000 "pebble" grants to as many as 1,000 recipients. read more >

Rising income inequality and falling income mobility have given rise to skepticism that any American can achieve a stable, respectable income through hard work. read more >

Arkansas can implement a range of strategies in six key areas to guide itself out of the economic harm caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report commissioned by the governor's Economic Recovery Task Force. read more >

Arkansas can become a leader in the knowledge-based economy if its state government, industries and educators work together to develop a workforce attractive to innovators. read more >

Key leaders from Arkansas businesses, research universities, philanthropic organizations and state agencies will form the new Arkansas Innovation Council at Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s request. read more >

The state of Arkansas had another strong job growth year in 2018, but almost all of it was centered on three main metro areas. read more >

Middle America is likely to suffer the most from China’s tariff increases on U.S. products, according to an August report by the Walton Family Foundation. read more >

The Walton Family Foundation announced Wednesday that Ross DeVol, former chief research officer at the Milken Institute of Santa Monica, California, will join its Walton Fellows Program. read more >