NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ECONOMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY
COVID-19 presents great challenges to Northwest Arkansas (NWA) as it does to every other community, but the region is in strong standing to weather this global pandemic.
Read MoreCOVID-19 presents great challenges to Northwest Arkansas (NWA) as it does to every other community, but the region is in strong standing to weather this global pandemic.
Read MoreNew report offers data-driven recommendations for NWA leaders and lessons for other communities navigating the economic crisis
Read MoreRoss DeVol and Angie Cooper
We are all invested in the idea of upward economic mobility, grounded in the notion that with hard work, we can build a better life for ourselves, our communities and our children. Unfortunately, the analysis in this report makes it clear that the distribution of opportunity has been and continues to be uneven.
Because of the digital divide, not all parts of U.S. have benefited from the utility of broadband connectivity during the coronavirus pandemic
Read MoreRecent federal changes to the unemployment insurance (UI) program authorized employee eligibility under certain conditions related to COVID-19
Read MoreTrade and tariffs with China cause economic hardship on America’s Heartland Economy – counties and crops across the Heartland are affected most.
Read More5G, the fifth generation of wireless communications, has the potential to make the opportunity cost of rural living much larger, maybe insurmountably so.
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