LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 25 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release on June 24: Together Arkansas, an opioid response initiative developed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC), has received the endorsement of Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, and Kirk Lane, Arkansas Drug Director. The o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 22 -- Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas issued the following news release: The Governor opened his press conference by noting that the Arkansas unemployment rate declined in May by 1.3% to 9.5%. This means 46,378 are employed that were not in April. This is also almost 4 points less than the national unemployed rate of 13%. The Governor presented a plan for payments for Emergency Medical Service Workers. The CARES Act Steering   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 22 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: O.W. Gurley, a wealthy Black entrepreneur from Arkansas, moved to racially segregated Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1906 and bought 40 acres of land. On it, he built three, two-story buildings and five homes for Black people who were not allowed to live on the white side of town. Soon, word spread across the country about opportunities for Black people in the segregated section of Tulsa, which Gurley named "Greenwood"  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 27 -- USA Rice Federation issued the following news: Dr. Merle Anders was honored this week as part of Field to Market's 2020 Trusted Adviser Spotlight Series, recognizing his outstanding leadership in implementing innovative approaches to scale sustainable agriculture. Through his role with the Rice Stewardship Partnership and his work as an independent crop consultant, Anders supports rice farmers across Arkansas in scaling their adoption of sustainable practices to i  more