Tagged: Coronavirus Aid Relief & Economic Security Act (cares)

Omicron and UAMS’ Financial Prognosis

Omicron and UAMS’ Financial Prognosis

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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock is unsure how the fast-moving omicron variant will affect its financial health for its current fiscal year. read more >

COVID-19 Disrupts Trends, Hospital Revenue

COVID-19 Disrupts Trends, Hospital Revenue

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An analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Services Survey data on hospital visits shows the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital revenue in the United States, notably big declines in revenue during the pandemic’s early days and then big jumps in revenue once Congress approved pandemic relief. read more >

Arkansas Races to Bridge Broadband Divide

Arkansas Races to Bridge Broadband Divide

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Money to upgrade broadband infrastructure is being spread across Arkansas at a furious pace after the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the depths of the digital divide and delivered federal dollars to address it. read more >

78 Companies Receive $100,000-Plus From BIG Program

78 Companies Receive $100,000-Plus From BIG Program

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The Business Interruption Grant program awarded all but 11 cents of its appropriation to 2,136 businesses out of 3,118 applications received during the application period in November. read more >

Arkansas Hospitality Tax Receipts Plunge in 2020

Arkansas Hospitality Tax Receipts Plunge in 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic sent hospitality tax collections in Arkansas plummeting last year, and the blow to some tourism bureaus in the state, which rely on the taxes for revenue, was even worse than those figures show. read more >

In Wake of Unemployment Scams, Tax Forgiveness

In Wake of Unemployment Scams, Tax Forgiveness

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The Arkansas General Assembly is expected to pass legislation to forgive taxes on unemployment benefits paid to Arkansans in 2020 and 2021, in part because unemployment scams ran rampant. read more >

COVID-19 Slashes UAMS Profits

COVID-19 Slashes UAMS Profits

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At the end of February 2020, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock had a surplus of $22 million. But then COVID-19 surfaced. read more >

Convention Centers Can’t Wait for Legislative Session

Convention Centers Can’t Wait for Legislative Session

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Arkansas’ hospitals and other industries have urgent concerns for the Legislature to address in the regular session that will commence on Jan. 11, but a key piece of the hospitality industry has needs that are more urgent. read more >