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% […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK – March 20, 2026 – The first day of Spring arrived in Arkansas today (Friday, March 20), but the only thing budding at the pump was frustration, as gas prices crept toward $4 a gallon and left drivers from Blytheville to Bentonville feeling the pinch. According to the […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff WILSON, Ark. – March 11, 2026 – A Boston-based private equity group that previously claimed to have invested over $4 billion in one of the largest solar and energy storage projects in the United States announced today that it is withdrawing from the decade-long project, located in northeast Arkansas. Swift […]
By Arkansas Black Vitality Staff Feb. 4, 2026 – Fuel prices in Arkansas and across the U.S. are expected to rise above $3 per gallon in the coming weeks as international oil markets react to President Trump’s launch of Operation Epic Fury in Iran over the weekend, experts predict. As of today, the average price […]