Category: Business
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK– July 7, 2026 – The Bezos Earth Fund announced today that Little Rock is among eight U.S. cities to receive a $100 million investment as part of its Greening America’s Cities initiative to fund community-designed parks, beautiful large-scale green spaces, and immersive outdoor areas. Funding will be distributed […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. – June 22, 2026 – Nearly two weeks before some Medicare recipients will be able to access so-called GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month, the nation’s largest retailer announced a nationwide effort to help those same beneficiaries better understand new prescription drug coverage options for the […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – May 12, 2026 – Inflation is heating up again across the country — and Arkansas families are feeling the burn at the gas pump more than most. New federal data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that consumer prices rose 0.6% […]
JONESBORO – April 24, 2026 – Arkansas State University (ASU) and New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) have selected the first cohort for a new program the smooth the path for entering freshmen to eventually become doctors. A-State and NYITCOM announced that six students were selection on Monday (April 20) to […]
