State Chamber, Associated Industries of Arkansas Name 2023 Board Members
Gary Head was elected chair of the State Chamber, and Greg Williams was picked to lead the AIA board. read more >
Gary Head was elected chair of the State Chamber, and Greg Williams was picked to lead the AIA board. read more >
Turner was previously vice president of marketing at Staley Inc. of Little Rock and had key posts at the Stone Ward advertising agency. read more >
The program's two mobile workshops, which offer hands-on experience with skilled professions, began traveling across North Carolina earlier this month. read more >
Mark Lambert previously worked in the bureau’s commodity and regulatory affairs department. read more >
Making things is a big deal for all Arkansans, especially those 150,000-plus who work in manufacturing. read more >
Just one segment of consumerism, political consumers are defined as those who purchase or choose not to purchase for political reasons certain goods and services. read more >
The workshop is part of a broader initiative aimed at encouraging Arkansans to consider technical training. read more >
Businesses still need to be mindful of state and federal regulations. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson opposes the bill but has not said whether he'll veto it. read more >
Randy Zook of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce warns lawmakers that the proposal could force employers between choosing whether to violate state law or federal regulations. read more >
The thought that the federal government is reaching down, via the OSHA and other mechanisms, to put this amount of pressure on employers to vaccinate their employees is remarkable. read more >
Raw materials, labor and fuel price increases are forcing producers to both economize and pass on the costs to customers. 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 >
President Joe Biden announced his administration’s $2.3 trillion plan for infrastructure investments March 31. As one might expect, a great many people found fault with it. read more >
The majority-Republican House votes 65-26 in favor of the measure, called a “class protection" bill, sending it to Gov. Asa Hutchinson's desk. read more >
An Arkansas Senate panel advanced a drastically scaled-back hate crimes bill that doesn't include specific references to race, sexual orientation or gender identity. read more >
Arkansas legislative leaders introduce a drastically scaled-back hate crimes measure that no longer explicitly refers to race, sexual orientation or gender identity, drawing the the ire of longtime proponents of such laws. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
The Arkansas Legislature approves a bill allowing doctors to refuse to treat someone due to religious or moral objections, sending it to the governor over complaints that would create a blanket right to discriminate against patients. read more >
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas Inc. announced their 2021 officers and directors last week. read more >
