Category: Corporate
By The Arkansas Black Vitality Staff May 23, 2025 – If you are heading out for a bit of vacation for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, expect to face heavy traffic on the highways and at the airport if you plan to fly to your holiday destination. At the start of the tradition beginning of […]
May 19, 2025 – Arkansas stands to lose over $1 billion in infrastructure funding to bring high-speed internet to rural areas across the state if the Trump administration has its way. According to the National Association of Counties, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sent termination of funding letters on […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 18, 2025 – The Black unemployment rate in Arkansas rose significantly in March in tandem with the higher state and national employment situation, leading some economists to predict an emerging labor pool crisis in the months ahead. The Arkansas Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Bureau […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff April 3, 2025 – As many corporate allies have scaled back their previous commitments to Black businesses, workers, communities and institutions, Entergy Arkansas recently announced a new initiative to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their students. On April 2, Entergy Arkansas launched the “Power of Prosperity” partnership […]