Members of the Arkansas Economic Development Council, a commission composed of business leaders and economic development advisers who represent each region of the state, today passed a resolution to express support for hate crimes legislation to provide enhanced penalties for acts of violence committed due to a victim’s race, color, religion, sex, ethnicity, ancestry, service […]
32 COVID deaths; New orders protect responders; 100+ working on contact tracing
Day 34 – Tue. Apr. 14, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday’s news conference focused on: travel and lodging in the state, two new Executive Orders, COVID cases in prisons, and contact tracing. Dexter Payne, Director of the Arkansas Department […]
30 COVID deaths; Prison cases grow; Gov says peak not here but Post-Peak Advisory Board formed
Day 33 – Mon. Apr. 13, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference focused on prison outbreaks, summer camps and post-peak strategy. Dr. Nate Smith, State Secretary of Health also listed the current statistics for COVID-19 patients as usual. Governor […]
Friday COVID Update: Fauci pleased; 1171 Cases; Unemployment check news
Day 30 – Fri. Apr. 10, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. There will not be updates on Saturday or Sunday unless there is an emergency. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number […]
Thursday COVID Update: Deaths up, Hospitalizations down, Mental health help available
Day 29 – Thu. Apr. 9, 2020 See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number of hospitalizations is down; however, there were 3 more deaths in the last 24 hours. […]
Wednesday COVID Update: Preston tells self-employed to wait 3 weeks, but unemployment checks have been issued
See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor stated that $3 million has been allocated to AEDC’s Bridge Loan Program and he is now adding another $1 million from the Quick Action Closing Fund. He said there have been about […]
Arkansas Rural Development to hold Conference May 23-25 for Improving Economic Conditions
For three days, state legislators, mayors, county judges, and state and federal officials will join community leaders at the annual Arkansas Rural Development Conference. This year’s conference, to be held May 23-25 at the Hot Springs Convention Center, will be hosted by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Rural Services Division and the Arkansas Rural Development […]