A POWERFUL HISTORY OF POWERING YOUR FUTURE. The mission to deliver reliable and affordable power by our 17 electric distribution cooperatives remains as strong today as when we were first charged with bringing electricity to rural Arkansas. Now covering more than 60 percent of Arkansas, we provide reliable and affordable service to more than half a million homes, farms and businesses. From bringing simple, but essential electric lighting to rural Arkansas to powering the next generation of smart homes, we’ll be there where and when you need us, powering our future, together.
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Champions for Children Arkansas Children’s is the state’s only health system built just for kids. With two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, a philanthropic foundation, regional clinics, telehealth, education and outreach, we’re reaching more children in more ways where they live, learn and play. Including yours!
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Delivering innovative solutions that empower our clients and promote a sustainable future.
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OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE LEADER MENTAL HEALTH
Congratulations to CEO Scott Street, MBA, FACHE from your colleagues and team members at Medical Center of South Arkansas. Thank you for your energized, visionary leadership and dedication to our mission of safe, compassionate, high-quality healthcare for our community.
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Thank You, Arkansas Money & Politics! Conway Regional Named BEST PLACE TO WORK From all of us at Conway Regional, we would like to thank Arkansas Money & Politics for this recognition. We’re also grateful for the same distinction from Arkansas Business and Modern Healthcare, a national medical publication. Part of the reason our hospital is such a great place to work is because every member of our team shares the same priority: serving you, the patient.
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A comprehensive network of care, here for you.
+ 40 Clinic Locations – Primary Care and Specialty Care + Cancer Support Home + Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute + Pat Walker Center for Seniors + Primary Stroke Center
+ Regional Trauma Center + Total Joint Center + Walker Heart Institute + Willard Walker Hospice Home + Women and Infants Center with Level III-A NICU and Ronald McDonald House
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IT ALL STARTED ON A NAPKIN Great business ideas often get their start on a simple napkin. And once that idea has legs, that’s when the Arkansas Economic Development Team can provide valuable assistance with investment incentives, workshops, tax credits and grant programs to get your business up and running. To learn more about these programs, visit ArkansasEDC.com/Start.
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Most Recent Annual Data
Previous Year
Population Estimate, July 2017
537,463
525.176
2.3%
Real GDP (millions of chained 2009 dollars), 2017
$25,341
$24,507
3.4%
2.8%
2.9%
-0.1%
Total Nonfarm Employment, 2017
253,500
245,900
3.1%
Median Household Income, 2017
$56,038
$51,848
8.1%
Average Annual Wages, 2017
$45,830
$44,980
1.9%
Business Establisments, 2017
13,047
12,653
Percent of Adult Populations with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2017
31.8%
30.9%
0.9%
Poverty Rate, 2017
12.1%
13.2%
-1.1%
R&D Expenditures (in thousands), 2016
$145,020
$133,660
8.5%
Average Annual Domestic Airfare, 2017
$538
$509
5.8%
Indicator
Average Annual Unemployment Rate, 2017
Percent Change from Previous Year
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Thank You
Kim and Chris Fowler! This power couple has made a transformational impact on the health of children in northeast Arkansas. Thank you for being Champions for Children and for helping to expand care close to home at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Jonesboro Clinic!
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innovation. 2019 Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Claiborne P. Deming Chairman Murphy Oil Corporation
Joe M. Steele Co-Founder Steele Canning Company & Springdale Canning Company Founding Director Beaver Water District
Warren A. Stephens Chairman, President and CEO Stephens Inc.
John W. Tyson Founder Tyson Foods, Inc.
Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Friday, February 8, 2019 Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas
Tickets to the black-tie optional event are available for $150 per person by calling 479.575.6146, emailing abhf@ walton.uark.edu or online at walton.uark.edu/abhf. Sponsorships at all levels are available by contacting Leslie Manthei in the Sam M. Walton College of Business Office of External Relations at lmanthei@walton.uark.edu or 479.575.6120. | AMP
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Have a day off
IN LITTLE ROCK? Here’s how to spend it.
Pick up your rod and reel to help you with your adventures.
Head off to one of Little Rock’s stocked ponds MacArthur Park that’s just minutes away from the nature center.
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Go on a hike at Petit Jean Mountain and see the beautiful trails, waterfalls and overlooks Arkansas has to offer.
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Take a walk around the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center located in downtown Little Rock.
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...to those who we worked alongside in communities throughout the state to pack more than 1.1 million meals in the Fearless Food Fight to support local food shelters helping our neighbors in need. Together, we exceeded a goal of 700,000 meals in celebration of our 70th anniversary. Our work is not done, but if we face the future together, we can keep our great state strong.
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And thank you for trusting us for seven decades to provide health coverage for your employees and their families. As a not-for-profit, mutual insurance company, our commitment to investing in Arkansas and its people began in December 1948 and will continue.