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INDUSTRY
THIS MONTH EMPLOYMENT
PREVIOUS MONTH
CONSTRUCTION
52,200
54,000
GOVERNMENT
216,300
216,900
MANUFACTURING
164,400
163,100
HEALTH CARE
182,500
180,500
TRADE & TRANSPORTATION
259,400
258,600
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
61,300
61,300
LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
RATE
PULASKI COUNTY
192,160
186,109
6,051
3.1
BENTON COUNTY
139,926
136,740
3,186
2.3
WASHINGTON COUNTY
127,684
124,988
2,696
2.1
FAULKNER COUNTY
62,240
60,535
1,705
2.7
SALINE COUNTY
58,502
56,979
1,523
2.6
3000
2500 LABOR FORCE
EMPLOYED
UNEMPLOYED
RATE
CALHOUN COUNTY
2,435
2,339
96
3.9
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
2,488
2,384
104
4.2
MONROE COUNTY
2,724
2,609
115
4.2
WOODRUFF COUNTY
2,786
2,651
135
4.8
DALLAS COUNTY
2,846
2,721
125
4.4
2000
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CONGRATULATIONS TO A MAN WHO’S DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO BUILDING A BUSINESS, AN INDUSTRY, A STATE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HIM.
YOUR LEGACY WILL LONG OUTLAST THE BUILDINGS YOU’VE HELPED CONSTRUCT.
CHARLES NABHOLZ CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
ARKANSAS BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE 2019
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Leading ARCOM and Leading Arkansas Congratulations Dr. McClain for being selected as one of Arkansas’ Top Healthcare Leaders.
Rance McClain, DO
Dean, Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
7000 Chad Colley Boulevard • Fort Smith, AR 72916 479-308-2243 (ACHE) • www.acheedu.org
Serving Arkansas for over 130 Years Together, with compassionate physicians, caregivers, volunteers and the generosity of many, we are striving to meet the needs of the communities we serve. Offering the most comprehensive cardiology network in the state, and an internationally recognized neurosurgery institute, we are committed to being the best place to receive care.
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Unprecedented child health. Defined and delivered. Arkansas Children’s is the state’s only health system built just for kids. By working within the communities we serve, it’s our mission to make children better today and healthier tomorrow. Arkansas Children’s offers care through two pediatric hospitals, regional clinics around the state, telehealth services, education and outreach. We are Champions for Children where they live, learn and play.
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IN GOOD COMPANY Stephens Welcomes the Class of 2020 to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. Congratulations to the newest Arkansas Business Hall of Fame inductees. We thank you for your strong support for our state, and for the University of Arkansas’ Sam M. Walton College of Business.
Gerald Alley
Olivia Farrell
Con-Real, LP
Arkansas Business Publishing Group
Charles Nabholz
Reynie Rutledge
Nabholz
First Security Bank
STEPHENS INC. • MEMBER NYSE, SIPC
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ty n u o C n o s r e ff e J The Gateway to Southeast Arkansas
3 Multimodal: port, rail,
interstate, multiple highways and regional airport
3 Competitively
priced real estate opportunities available in two established industrial neighborhoods
3 Jefferson Industrial
Park is a 785-acre park with all utilities, streets and rail in place or readily available
3 Harbor Industrial
District is a 372-acre park located on an Arkansas River slackwater harbor and home to Foreign Trade Zone 14J
3 The University of
Arkansas at Pine Bluff (4-year university) and Southeast Arkansas College (2-year community college)
3 Well trained workforce
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Electrical machinery, equipment: US$117.2 billion (40.4% of total exports) Footwear: $22.7 billion (7.8%) Machinery including computers: $15.9 billion (5.5%) Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $15.9 billion (5.5%) Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: $14.8 billion (5.1%) Furniture, bedding, lighting, signs, prefab buildings: $9.8 billion (3.4%) Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $6.2 billion (2.2%) Fish: $5.6 billion (1.9%) Coffee, tea, spices: $4.4 billion (1.5%) Leather/animal gut articles: $4.2 billion (1.5%)
China
$5,165,856,721
France
$1,318,412,077
Mexico
$903,723,809
Canada
$899,326,866
Germany
$322,004,458
Vietnam
$295,903,167
India
$251,685,237
Japan
$236,408,956
Indonesia
$179,961,221
Taiwan
$153,211,883
Leadership. Dedication. Compassion. Congratulations to Wright Lindsey Jennings partner and practice
team leader Judy Henry, who has been elected Chair of the Board of Trustees for Baptist Health.
With Judy’s guidance, the Board oversees a comprehensive healthcare system with more than 200 access points and
approximately 11,000 employees operating 11 hospitals. Judy, we thank you for your continued leadership and we commend your dedication to the Baptist Health mission and the patients and families served.
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