LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 (TNSxrep) -- The Arkansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on June 24, 2025: * * * Arkansas Unemployment Rate is Unchanged at 3.7% in May LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (June 24, 2025) -- Today the Arkansas Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the Arkansas seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 3.7% between April and May. The United States jobless rate was also unchanged at 4.2%. Arkansas Civilian Labo  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Arkansas Space Grant Consortium Awarded $800,000 Grant to Advance NASA Workforce Development and STEM Education By Angelita Faller The Arkansas Space Grant Consortium (ASGC), headquartered at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has been awarded an $800,000 grant by NASA to support workforce development, STEM education, and aerospace research throughout the state. The funding is part of NASA'  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Huggins '91 Establishes Pre-Nursing Scholarship to Honor Mother University of the Ozarks alumna Shannon (Carlisle) Huggins '91 (pictured, left) and her family of Arlington, Texas, have created an endowed scholarship for pre-nursing students to honor the life and legacy of her mother, a long-time surgical and school nurse in Texas. The Janeice Carlisle Pre-Nursing Scholarship was established with a  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 - Walmart, Bentonville, Arkansas, announced it has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission to resolve a lawsuit regarding its money transfer agent services and anti-fraud program. The agreement, approved by the FTC and pending District Court approval in the Northern District of Illinois, requires Walmart to pay $10 million and continue its efforts to prevent fraud-induced money transfers. Walmart did not admit to any wrongdoing in the allegations, which had a  more