For the past 20 years, a half-cent for every buck spent in Newport has pumped millions of dollars into local economic development, helping to stem an exodus and turn Jackson County into a commuter destination for 3,000 incoming workers per day. read more >
Steve Purtee has been promoted from city accountant to financial director for the city of Jonesboro. read more >
Mallory Jordan has been hired as marketing and communications specialist for Arkansas State University-Newport. Kathryn Baker has been hired as marketing director for E.C. Barton & Co. in Jonesboro. read more >
College of the Ouachitas is planning a high-tech way to address the truck driver shortage in Arkansas. read more >
Workforce development has become a popular issue as industry leaders have said they have a hard time finding enough quality workers to fill their needs. It’s a renewed focus of groups like the Northwest Arkansas Council, which recently announced a three-year plan to strengthen the area’s workforce development and the ties between employers and schools. read more >
Four institutions in northeast Arkansas hope their planning will help people in the area land a job on the Big River Steel construction project. read more >
