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WEBWhite River Energetics Expands Facility, Adds 100 Jobs in Des Arc. by AMP Staff September 6, 2024. White River Energetics (WRE), a manufacturer of ammunition primers and energetics, is expanding its facility in Des Arc, Arkansas, with a $70 million investment that will create 100 new jobs. The project includes a $10 million expansion of its ...
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WEB5 days ago · Sanders’ Spokesperson Alexa Henning Leaving for DC Job. by AMP Staff August 6, 2024. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday that her chief spokesperson, communications director Alexa Henning, is leaving to work for a public relations firm in Washington, D.C. Henning’s last day …
Race to the Top: Shake-ups In Store for Arkansas’ Highest Court
WEB5 days ago · Karen Baker (Photo provided) Justice Karen Baker. Baker was first elected to the high court in 2010, won reelection unopposed in 2014 and defeated lower court judge Gunner DeLay in 2022. Baker was previously an associate judge for the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 2001 to 2010. She also served as 20th Judicial District Circuit/Chancery judge ...
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WEB6 days ago · by AMP Staff September 16, 2024. StartupNWA, an initiative of the Northwest Arkansas Council, is accepting applications for its October 2024 VC Immersions series, a program designed to lower barriers for startups seeking early-stage capital. Taking place on Oct. 29-30, the series will connect entrepreneurs with….
AMP's 2024 Women in Banking - armoneyandpolitics.com
WEB6 days ago · by AMP Staff September 17, 2024. The executives named to Arkansas Money & Politics’ 2024 list of Women in Banking were nominated by readers. In a male-dominated industry, their perseverance, hard work and expertise have propelled them to influential positions in Arkansas banking and finance. We are …
Yurachek: UA Finally Has Footing on NIL, But Much Catching Up to …
WEB6 days ago · by Mark Carter September 16, 2024. Arkansas athletics director Hunter Yurachek told the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Monday that the upper echelon of the SEC is probably devoting double the amount on football that Arkansas is spending. “We’ve finally gotten our footing in NIL,” he said. “To catch up, we’ve got to rally people across ...
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WEBAug 22, 2024 · Arkansas has made phenomenal progress in just the last few years by finally reining in the work-punishing income tax. Consider that in 2018, the state’s top income tax bracket was nearly 7 percent, starting at just $35,000.
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WEBAug 14, 2024 · Damage to Forests in North Arkansas from May Tornados Estimated at $89M. by AMP Staff August 14, 2024. The record number of tornados that touched down in Arkansas in May caused an estimated $89 million in total economic impacts and potential environmental risk associated with the forest damage …
Manufacturers Bullish on Natural State; Will Workforce Be Ready?
WEBMar 14, 2024 · A bird’s eye view of Arkansas economic development in 2024 would include some now-familiar landmarks — more growth in northwest Arkansas and in the state’s fast-rising steel industry, for starters — but also reveal new points of interest, in addition to challenges that continue to pose a threat to progress.. Those new points of interest begin with the amount of capital investment ...
2022 Arkansas Money & Politics Future 50 - AMP
WEBby AMP Staff July 14, 2022. 2022 Arkansas Money & Politics Future 50. Arkansas Money & Politics is proud to showcase its Future 50 for 2022. The Future 50 represents those Arkansans — business, political, cultural leaders — recognized by AMP readers as poised to do big things in their fields. They could be up-and-comers, business leaders ...